Installing Skype package (from skype.com) via software center creates unclickable icon in Unity dash in Ubuntu 14.04 x64

[Yura Pakhuchiy]

Installing Skype package (from skype.com) via software center creates unclickable icon in Unity dash. Bug happens only with Unity and Software Center. Installing package via gdebi or dpkg works fine.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Download skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb from skype.com

2) Open it with software center (software center should be started as normal user, not via sudo to reproduce this bug)

3) Press install button

4) Open dash (press super key), do not type anything (clear search field if there is something there).

5) Skype icon will be in recently accessed applications (strange, because it was never launched, seems software center adds it there).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1334021/+attachment/4138553/+files/Screenshot%20from%202014-06-25%2002%3A07%3A21.png

6) Left click on it will not start skype. Nothing happens on left click. Right click will show document icon, instead of skype button. There will be no "Launch" button.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1334021/+attachment/4138552/+files/Screenshot%20from%202014-06-25%2002%3A07%3A52.png

7) It is possible to start skype by doing following: Start typing "skype" in search bar. Now icon will become clickable. Right clicking also will work correctly (skype icon and launch button present).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1334021/+attachment/4138555/+files/Screenshot%20from%202014-06-25%2002%3A09%3A26.png

8) Open dash again after starting skype. Clear search field. You will see two skype icons: one is correct and clickable, second one is not.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1334021/+attachment/4138554/+files/Screenshot%20from%202014-06-25%2002%3A08%3A28.png

9) If you uninstall skype, this "wrong" icon (which doing nothing) will be left in the system, but the "correct" icon will be removed. It is possible to remove the "wrong" icon by going to Settings -> "Security & Privacy" -> "Files & Applications" and pressing "Clear Usage Data".

test@Extensa-5630-2:~$ uname -a
Linux Extensa-5630-2 3.13.0-29-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 4 21:00:20 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

test@Extensa-5630-2:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

test@Extensa-5630-2:~$ apt-cache policy unity
unity:
  Installed: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
     7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

test@Extensa-5630-2:~$ apt-cache policy software-center
software-center:
  Installed: 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
  Candidate: 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
  Version table:
 *** 13.10-0ubuntu4.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     13.10-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

test@Extensa-5630-2:~$ apt-cache policy zeitgeist
zeitgeist:
  Installed: 0.9.14-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 0.9.14-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.14-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Josef Honzík (jos-hon)]

Same here, but on 32 -bit

[Alex Baggott (alex-baggott)]

As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS, I have tested this on 15.10 and the bug is still there, exactly as described.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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