I just downloaded the latest release (16.12.11) and the Ubuntu Software Centre is reporting a bad package.
Ubuntu 16.04, AMD64
Ubuntu’s software centre will do that to you sometimes.
Most of the time, it is simply referring to a lack of compliance with Debian’s strict policies about non-free binaries. That said, we can run the lintian command on the Manager.deb file to see what it is that it does and doesn’t like.
I have just downloaded the latest Manager.deb and run linitian -i and here is the output:-
_$ lintian -i Manager.deb_
_E: manager-accounting: arch-independent-package-contains-binary-or-object opt/manager-accounting/libe_sqlite3.so_
_N: _
_N: The package contains a binary or object file but is tagged Architecture:_
_N: all._
_N: _
_N: If this package contains binaries or objects for cross-compiling or_
_N: binary blobs for other purposes independent of the host architecture_
_N: (such as BIOS updates or firmware), please add a Lintian override._
_N: _
_N: Severity: serious, Certainty: possible_
_N: _
_N: Check: binaries, Type: binary, udeb_
_N: _
_E: manager-accounting: unstripped-binary-or-object opt/manager-accounting/libe_sqlite3.so_
_N: _
_N: The package installs an unstripped binary or object file._
_N: _
_N: Please note, that shared libraries have to be stripped with the_
_N: --strip-unneeded option._
_N: _
_N: Refer to Debian Policy Manual section 10.1 (Binaries) and Debian Policy_
_N: Manual section 10.2 (Libraries) for details._
_N: _
_N: Severity: important, Certainty: certain_
_N: _
_N: Check: binaries, Type: binary, udeb_
_N: _
_E: manager-accounting: missing-dependency-on-libc needed by opt/manager-accounting/libe_sqlite3.so_
_N: _
_N: The listed file appears to be linked against the C library, but the_
_N: package doesn't depend on the C library package. Normally this indicates_
_N: that ${shlibs:Depends} was omitted from the Depends line for this_
_N: package in debian/control._
_N: _
_N: All shared libraries and compiled binaries must be run through_
_N: dpkg-shlibdeps to find out any libraries they are linked against (often_
_N: via the dh_shlibdeps debhelper command). The package containing these_
_N: files must then depend on ${shlibs:Depends} in debian/control to get the_
_N: proper package dependencies for those libraries._
_N: _
_N: Refer to Debian Policy Manual section 8.6.1 (Generating dependencies on_
_N: shared libraries) for details._
_N: _
_N: Severity: serious, Certainty: possible_
_N: _
_N: Check: binaries, Type: binary, udeb_
_N: _
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/_
_N: _
_N: Debian packages should not install into /opt, because it is reserved for_
_N: add-on software._
_N: _
_N: Refer to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (/opt : Add-on application_
_N: software packages) for details._
_N: _
_N: Severity: serious, Certainty: certain_
_N: _
_N: Check: files, Type: binary, udeb_
_N: _
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/AngleSharp.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/Apitron.PDF.Kit.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/DotLiquid.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/Eto.Gtk2.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/Eto.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/FluentValidationNA.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/HtmlAgilityPack.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/HttpFramework.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/LumenWorks.Framework.IO.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/Manager.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/ManagerDesktop.exe_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/ManagerServer.exe_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/Newtonsoft.Json.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/SQLite-net.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_green.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/SQLitePCLRaw.core.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3.dll_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/libe_sqlite3.so_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/manager-accounting_
_E: manager-accounting: dir-or-file-in-opt opt/manager-accounting/protobuf-net.dll_
_N: Some overrides were ignored, since the tags were marked "non-overridable"._
Personally speaking, I do not see anything there that worries me unduly - sure it could be a bit tidier here and there, but hey…