[UPDATE SOLVED ISSUE] Debian installer fails.

[DERG]

Using Jaunty Alpha 5 with some but not all updates. The problem is in installing .deb files.
I need debian to install a Turboprint.deb file for my printer. The package manager says debian is installed but when I try to install the file, it just appears to start & nothing else (no install window - only a 10 second Gdebi Package Installer in the taskbar that closes on it's own & cannot be opened).
How can I check my system to see where the error occurs? There's no error warning of any kind.
Any ideas?

[Rog131]

Re: Debian installer fails.

Yes, the gdebi (and the gdebi-kde) /1/ are dying silently at here. My bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/337786

gdebi-kde is silently dying when trying to install a .deb package from
the Dolphin.

When trying to install with a cli command:
gdebi-kde <path_to_package>
The error message was:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/gdebi-kde", line 53, in <module>
t = gettext.translation('gdebi', '/usr/share/locale')
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/gettext.py", line 484, in translation
raise IOError(ENOENT, 'No translation file found for domain', domain)
IOError: [Errno 2] No translation file found for domain: 'gdebi'
gdebi-kde died with exit status 1

Other gdebi bugs: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu...ce/gdebi/+bugs

Note !
Check if you have: /var/crash/_usr_bin_gdebi-kde.1000.crash
If you have, this will block the new crash reports


Workarounds:

By Clicking:
If you have the KPackageKit installed: Right click the .deb package > Open With > KPackageKit > Install ?



CLI:

sudo dpkg -i <path_to_package>

Make your own local/private repository:
> http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087550.0


There was warning > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ry/000541.html

After the alpha-5 release we will update the python interpreter from 2.5.4 to
2.6.1. For about 24 hours you will no be able to cleanly update jaunty, until
some packages are rebuilt with python2.6.

and the gdebi-kde is a python script...


/1/ gdebi

Description: Simple tool to install deb files
gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing
its dependencies.

gdebi-kde

This package contains the KDE user interface.

[DERG]

Re: Debian installer fails.

Sam Rog, you're a genius!
KPackageKit worked the 1st time without a glitch!
My hat's off to you, sir!
DERG