Bug 640136 - KPackageKit __crashes__ trying to install .deb packages
Summary: KPackageKit __crashes__ trying to install .deb packages
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kpackagekit
Version: 13
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Steven M. Parrish
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-10-04 22:17 UTC by Andrei ILIE
Modified: 2010-10-13 14:17 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2010-10-13 14:17:59 UTC
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Description Andrei ILIE 2010-10-04 22:17:20 UTC 
Description of problem:
   KPackageKit crashes when instructed to install a .deb on Fedora 13. It seems like it doesn't validate first the files it tries to install.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
   0.6.0-2.fc13

How reproducible:
   always

Steps to Reproduce:
   1. From the Adobe site, download the Flash Player package (.deb flavour).
   2. Try to install it with the KPackageKit.
  
Actual results:
   KPackageKit crashes.

Expected results:
   KPackageKit should alert the user that Fedora only supports rpms. Afterwards, it should cleanly exit.
Comment 1 Rex Dieter 2010-10-05 00:08:39 UTC 
This is probably one of those cases of "don't do that!"

Try kpackagekit-0.6.1 ?
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kpackagekit-0.6.1-1.fc13
Comment 2 Steven M. Parrish 2010-10-13 14:17:59 UTC 
Yes it is a case of "Don't do that" but the newest version of kpackagekit 0.6.1 does fix the crash and you now get a warning message.
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