Software in Partner Source strange workflow to install

Bug #1037243 reported by David Pitkin
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-center (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

On a clean 32-bit 12.04 machine if you attempt to install Skype the following workflow occurs.

1) You see a app detail page with a "enable source" button where the install button would be
2) Click "enable source"
3) Type the root password and some background processing starts
4) return to skype install and there is a not found shown
5) wait for background task spinner to complete updating the database
6) Skype now shows up

See also bug 1031814.

Tags: ca-esclated
David Pitkin (dpitkin)
tags: added: ca-esclated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
description: updated
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