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

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

Status in apturl package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  [ Description ]

  Slashes are being appended to URLs passed to apturl, which it isn't
  prepared to handle.

  [ QA ]

  Test 1.

  1. Open a terminal
  2. Run `xdg-open apt://gnome-terminal'

  You should see an error message if it is broken, and either a message
  about gnome-terminal being already installed or an installation prompt
  from apturl if it is not broken.

  Test 2.

  1. Click this link: apt://gnome-terminal

  As above (assuming your browser is configured to correctly pass apt
  URLs over to the system's mimetype handler).

  [ Regression potential ]

  If the fix works, apturl will start working. A potential regression is
  that apturl is broken in some way that causes damage to systems.

  [ Original 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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