Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Can Now Do What It Should Have Always Done
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n case you did not know, we were pretty disappointed with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for some of its shortcomings, like the lack of the ability to install .deb files using the App Center.
And, we had a strong opinion about it (like every user should)...
Linuxiac:
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Ubuntu 24.04 Finally Fixed an Annoying App Center Issue
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS appeared in mid-April, widely welcomed by its countless fans. Very quickly, however, their enthusiasm was cooled once it became clear that, intentionally or not, the distribution came with a serious limitation.
Namely, DEB files cannot be installed through the App Center, the usual application used for this.
In other words, for distro users accustomed to ease of use, the familiar double-click behavior of a DEB file led to this.
OMG Ubuntu:
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Ubuntu Fast-Tracks AppArmor Fix for Flatpak Apps Failing to Start - OMG! Ubuntu
The Telegram Desktop, KeePassXC, and Steam clients are among Flatpak apps users have reported issues with, seemingly due to the AppArmor profile tweaks for the Bubblewrap sandboxing tool the prior update introduced.
To be clear: snap, DEB, and binary versions of the software above are not affected, only Flatpak packages installed from stores like Flathub.
But good news: Ubuntu’s developers got to work to identify the cause, aided by sterling investigative efforts from the wider community, and the bug report marked ‘fix committed’ a few hours ago.
A fixed package got added to the ‘proposed’ repo last night. Usually, packages sit in proposed for a week or so, but this update has been fast-tracked to the updates channel already, so it should be available to install via Software Updater imminently.