Unable to install Linux release channel version 1.23.71 due required dependency on brave-keyring (cf. issue #4205)

[TimothyDJones]

Description

Starting in version 1.23.71, brave-keyring is now required dependency for release channel for Linux. This had been a previously reported issue against version 0.66.69 per issue #4205, which has since been resolved.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download amd64 build of version 1.23.71.
2. Attempt to install on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) using gdebi:

   sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/brave-browser_1.23.71_amd64.deb 

Actual result:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done
This package is uninstallable
Dependency is not satisfiable: brave-keyring

Expected result:

Installs successfully.

Reproduces how often:

Easily reproduced (consistently reproducible with version 1.23.71)

Brave version (brave://version info)

Unable to install to get this information, but, as noted, this is with version 1.23.71 (release channel).

Version/Channel Information:

Apparently, this is only a problem with release channel. Was unable to reproduce with beta channel on version 1.24.66 or with nightly channel on version 1.25.20.

• Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? Yes (1.23.77)
• Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? No (1.24.66)
• Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? No (1.25.20)

Other Additional Information:

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? N/A
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? N/A
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? N/A

Miscellaneous Information:

N/A

[rebron]

cc: @mihaiplesa Can you take a look when you get a chance?

[wknapik]

Hi @TimothyDJones. You can find installation instructions for your system at https://brave.com/linux/. These include adding our repo and installing the package with the standard package manager. Is there a reason you chose to download the .deb file and install it directly instead?