I can confirm this bug with kubuntu hardy, this is the output from a console: In the meanwhile, I use gdebi-gtk for the same purpose, wich runs ok
$ gdebi-kde pydza_v108.deb /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning) passprompt /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning) kbuildsycoca running... Reusing existing ksycoca kdecore (KProcess): WARNING: setPty() kdecore (KProcess): WARNING: _attachPty() 51 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/gdebi-kde", line 83, in <module> gdebi.installButtonClicked() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/GDebi/GDebiKDE.py", line 265, in installButtonClicked dprogress.commit() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/GDebi/KDEAptDialogs.py", line 85, in commit self.child_pid = os.fork() OSError : [Errno 12] No se puede asignar memoria #this is: Can not assign memory -- Gdebi-kde uses massive amounts of memory! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153943 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs