"System settings -> Colour", fails due to missing "gnome-color-manager" package.

[James Lewis]

I've been testing stuff on 13.04, and on several machines including a freshly installed 13.04 I could not calibrate my screen due to the package "gnome-color-manager" not being installed. Trying to calibrate the screen causes some really cryptic error messages with this package missing.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.292
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan 21 14:55:57 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-23 (425 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-04-27 (269 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Jacek Nykis (jacekn)]

The same happens in Quantal. To replicate:
1. Open system settings
2. Click on "Colour"
3. Choose a monitor, click "Add profile" and confirm
4. Highlit new profile and click "View details"

Error message says:
"Installing packages by files isn't supported
This method hasn't been implemented."

It would be better if it told user to install gnome-color-manager

[Jacek Nykis (jacekn)]

This does NOT affect 12.04. On precise the popup offers package insatllation.

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

Making this affect gnome-control-center, as that is where the Calibrate function exists.

[Tim Lunn (darkxst)]

gnome-control-center has a patch to install gnome-color-manager on demand using packagekit. Perhaps this patch is broken, or perhaps there is an issue with the aptdaemon packagekit backend.