Gdebi installs but isn't found anywhere [Solved]

[Sparky]

I just installed a new KDE21 install. All my previous issues have been solved, except gdebi. I can install .deb apps using dpkg in the terminal, and I have been doing so, but it would be nice to just open downloaded .deb apps and have them installed.
This happens even though they are marked as executable.
Also a catfish search doesn't return anything for gdebi.
.deb files always open with Ark, and after removing Ark it asks for an association with no correct app in sight.

[siamhie]

Is gdebi installed? Open MXPI and search for it under the Stable tab.

[Sparky]

Is gdebi installed? Open MXPI and search for it under the Stable tab.

Yes, it does show it as installed, so does Synaptic.

[siamhie]

Is gdebi installed? Open MXPI and search for it under the Stable tab.

Yes, it does show it as installed, so does Synaptic.

Then you will want to associate gdebi as the default application for all .deb files.

[Sparky]

Then you will want to associate gdebi as the default application for all .deb files.

I can't associate what the system doesn't see as there. It isn't a default app, as I said, it's not showing up.

[dolphin_oracle]

gdebi is set via its /usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop file to be not visible in KDE. I don't know why, but it is so. discover can handle deb files, so maybe that's why.

if you want gdebi to show up, copy the /usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop file to $HOME/.local/share/applications/gdebi.desktop and edit the new file to remove the "NotShowIn=KDE;" line.

[Adrian]

I seem to remember we had authentication issues with gdebi in KDE, have we solved/patched that? That's was one reason (beside being the native solution) why we chose discover which I know some people dislike.

[Sparky]

I seem to remember we had authentication issues with gdebi in KDE, have we solved/patched that? That's was one reason (beside being the native solution) why we chose discover which I know some people dislike.

I removed Discover, it's the first thing I do with KDE MX21, could that have had n impact?

[dolphin_oracle]

I seem to remember we had authentication issues with gdebi in KDE, have we solved/patched that? That's was one reason (beside being the native solution) why we chose discover which I know some people dislike.

we had authentication issues in all the desktops, and we adjusted the desktop file to use su-to-root rather than relying on policykit authentication.

seems to work OK though.

[dolphin_oracle]

I seem to remember we had authentication issues with gdebi in KDE, have we solved/patched that? That's was one reason (beside being the native solution) why we chose discover which I know some people dislike.

I removed Discover, it's the first thing I do with KDE MX21, could that have had n impact?

doesn't impact gdebi, but it is the default app for dealing with debs on MX21 KDE.