Changing to NVIDIA experimental driver hangs during applying changes

[Marius B. Kotsbak]

I chose the NVIDA experimental driver in the new "Additional drivers" tab, but the applying of changes never finishes.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.92.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.5.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 30 21:30:02 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-28 (1 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Broes De Cat (broes-decat)]

Same problem for installing ati and wireless broadcom drivers.

[Andrew Kachaniwsky (kachaniwsky)]

happening for me with 12.10

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Can you please run "software-properties-gtk" in a terminal, do the steps which lead to this, and see whether you get any screen output once the hang starts? I'm assigning this to s-p for now, as the window shouldn't gray out and block during package installation.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for software-properties (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Andrew Somerville (andy-somerville)]

I think it might be a permissions issue. It works when I run "sudo software-properties-gtk".