[Bug 868188] Re: Software Center cannot open external .deb file google-chrome-stable

[Miguel Fernandez]

I have had this issue also.
I'm usning amd64 version.

Just today I was testing the daily build and I noted that I can install
from the live session but not after installing to HDD. I have a separate
/ and /home partitions as logicals inside an extended partition.

I tried reinstalling and unchecking the 'encrypt home directory' option
and now i can install chrome, opera and other debs.

I reinstalled and checked the 'encrypt home directory' option and again
i get the 'Internal error. the file ***.deb could tot be opened.

It's not so much an Ubuntu software center issue because it also happens with gdebi. I have tried 'gksu gdebi-gtk' and the issue is still the same.
It seems that the issue is quite popular and i think bug reports 858246 	854164 869685 	 868188 are duplicated of the same.

So, short version:
It happens on amd64 and
with thome directory encrypted.

Can you confirm this???

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Title:
  Software Center cannot open external .deb file google-chrome-stable

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Double-clicking the latest version of Google's Chrome .deb file (x64)
  results in Software Center (eventually) loading and displaying the
  following:

  Internal Error
  The file "/home/.../google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb" could not be opened.

  The expected result was that the deb file would open and the option to
  install would be shown.

  Using 11.10 Beta 2:
  Description:	Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
  Release:	11.10
  software-center version 5.0

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 5.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Oct  5 09:54:04 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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