#998066 Request for removal of the "Download Package" button in Gdebi UI

Package:
gdebi
Source:
gdebi
Submitter:
Abhishek Deshpande
Date:
2024-11-02 13:51:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#998066#5
Date:
2021-10-29 10:55:41 UTC
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Gdebi shows a "Download Package" button when we try to install a package
that is already available in some repository added in the system.
It seems that this button does nothing in current versions of Gdebi, and
therefore can be removed from it. The use of this button was not documented
anywhere.
Also, if it is a feature, it seems probably broken.

So, I would suggest to remove this button and underlying broken code.
#998066#10
Date:
2024-11-02 13:47:59 UTC
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Control: tags -1 + unreproducible
Control: severity -1 wishlist
Norepro:
  $ PYTHONPATH=. python3 ./gdebi-gtk switchsh_0~20070801-1_amd64.deb &
  Get:1 switchsh_0~20070801-4_amd64.deb [6,244 B]
  Fetched 6,244 B in 0s (0 B/s)
  $ l
  -rwxr--r-- 1 nabijaczleweli users  5.6k 11-02 14:45 switchsh_0~20070801-1_amd64.deb
  -rw-r--r-- 1 nabijaczleweli users  6.1k 2017-01-26  switchsh_0~20070801-4_amd64.deb
(unclear why it's executable, but.)