Regarding post#8, I tried : sudo apt-get install libcurl3 [sudo] password for vmc: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package libcurl3 is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
E: Package 'libcurl3' has no installation candidate Trying to find out what it is: $ apt-cache showpkg libcurl3 Package: libcurl3 Versions: Reverse Depends: google-chrome-stable,libcurl3 Dependencies: Provides: Reverse Provides: And yet Ubuntu Software Center shows it installed?! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/702217 Title: Cannot install local deb package from Software Center -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs