`The package is of bad quality' error on installation from .deb is not further explained

[Takkat]

When installing our project's .deb package (https://launchpad.net/stream2ip v 0.3.6) via USC in 12.10 alpha 2 we get the following output:

2012-07-03 22:41:33,836 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True
2012-07-03 22:42:03,881 - softwarecenter.backend - WARNING - _on_trans_error: Transaction failed: The package is of bad quality
 Lintian check results for /home/takkat/Downloads/stream2ip-0.3.6_all.deb:

2012-07-03 22:42:03,954 - softwarecenter.backend - ERROR - error in _on_trans_finished 'Error: The package is of bad quality
The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organisation who provided this package file and include the details beneath.

Lintian check results for /home/takkat/Downloads/stream2ip-0.3.6_all.deb:
'
2012-07-03 22:52:21,722 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - INFO - aptcache.open()

There is no further information to help improving our package's quality to meet the USC standards. Lintian check results are empty.

The above package installs without warnings in 12.04 and earlier.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: software-center 5.3.3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-2.2-generic 3.5.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.2.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 3 22:53:05 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120627)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[guillermofernandes (guillermo--jaccucci)]

muchas gracias por la notificación. Atte.

> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 21:14:02 +0000
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> Subject: [Bug 1020742] Re: `The package is of bad quality' error on installation from .deb is not further explained
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> Title:
> `The package is of bad quality' error on installation from .deb is not
> further explained
>
> Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When installing our project's .deb package
> (https://launchpad.net/stream2ip v 0.3.6) via USC in 12.10 alpha 2 we
> get the following output:
>
> 2012-07-03 22:41:33,836 - softwarecenter.db.database - INFO - open() database: path=None use_axi=True use_agent=True
> 2012-07-03 22:42:03,881 - softwarecenter.backend - WARNING - _on_trans_error: Transaction failed: The package is of bad quality
> Lintian check results for /home/takkat/Downloads/stream2ip-0.3.6_all.deb:
>
> 2012-07-03 22:42:03,954 - softwarecenter.backend - ERROR - error in _on_trans_finished 'Error: The package is of bad quality
> The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organisation who provided this package file and include the details beneath.
>
> Lintian check results for /home/takkat/Downloads/stream2ip-0.3.6_all.deb:
> '
> 2012-07-03 22:52:21,722 - softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache - INFO - aptcache.open()
>
> There is no further information to help improving our package's
> quality to meet the USC standards. Lintian check results are empty.
>
> The above package installs without warnings in 12.04 and earlier.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: software-center 5.3.3.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-2.2-generic 3.5.0-rc4
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-2-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.2.5-0ubuntu1
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Tue Jul 3 22:53:05 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120627)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: software-center
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Takkat (takkat-nebuk)]

We tested for other .deb packages downloaded from official Ubuntu repositories:

abiword_2.9.2+svn20120603-1_amd64.deb
ffmpeg_0.8.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
audacious_3.2.3-1_amd64.deb

All give `The package is of bad quality' error on installing via USC.

[Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)]

Hi Takkat, and thanks for your report. In the dialog that is displayed, did you expand the "Details" item? This should provide more specific information about what in the package is causing the quality failure.

Please let us know. And thanks!

[Takkat (takkat-nebuk)]

The `details' box doesn't say more than when run from command line:

Lintian check results for </path/to/package.deb>

See shot attached

[Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)]

Ah, ok, thanks Takkat! I will try to reproduce this myself.

[Takkat (takkat-nebuk)]

We still see this message when installing any DEB in USC. May it be related to Virtual Box? Do you need any additional information?

[Christopher Rogers (christopherrogers1991)]

It is not related to virtual box. I'm running beta 2 on my laptop and I've gotten that error for all three debs I've tried to install (Chrome, libdvdcss2, and Dropbox).

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