[Bug 1726327] [NEW] Can't install apps via clicking on apt url

[Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄]

Public bug reported:

Running latest artful.
Visit http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html
Click big orange "Available on the software center" button (which links to apt://vlc

Expected outcome:-

GNOME Software which would find vlc in the archive

Actual outcome:-

A dialog box appears 
"Invalid URL: 'apt://vlc/' given, exiting
Invalid package name 'vlc/'"

See screenshot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: apturl 0.5.2ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 23 10:30:09 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-02 (81 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170712)
SourcePackage: apturl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apturl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful

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Title:
  Can't install apps via clicking on apt url

Status in apturl package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Running latest artful.
  Visit http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html
  Click big orange "Available on the software center" button (which links to apt://vlc

  Expected outcome:-

  GNOME Software which would find vlc in the archive

  Actual outcome:-

  A dialog box appears 
  "Invalid URL: 'apt://vlc/' given, exiting
  Invalid package name 'vlc/'"

  See screenshot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: apturl 0.5.2ubuntu12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Oct 23 10:30:09 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-02 (81 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170712)
  SourcePackage: apturl
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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