#1019364 gnome-software: Unable to install XXX as not supported

Package:
gnome-software
Source:
gnome-software
Description:
Software Center for GNOME
Submitter:
Tyler Magee Shields
Date:
2023-04-27 16:00:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1019364#5
Date:
2022-09-07 22:15:43 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

I cannot install anything with Software:
	Unable to install XXX as not supported

where XXX is the name of the application.

This seems to be a bug. Tried using solutions from the web, didn't work.
Please fix this bug! Else I may have to keep using the command line or
GNOME Packages (older software) to install stuff.

#1019364#10
Date:
2023-04-27 15:42:18 UTC
From:
To:
I am experiencing this issue on latest Debian testing using gnome-software 43.4-1. However, in my case the packages actually seem to get installed despite this message. Also, it does not seem to happen every time, I am not sure, but it looks like it happens only when there are additional dependencies installed, not just one (main) package.

Sadly, there does not seem to be anything useful/related in the system journal or other logs, however this bug is easy to reproduce when installing using the latest Debian testing amd64 iso (from 2023-04-24 07:10), updating the system after the installation, running Software and installing "VLC" for the first time.

Daniel