Software Store froze and wouldn't respond

[ginnyh532]

Binary package hint: software-store

software-store froze while I was trying to install an application. It froze on the password screen, and I couldn't even get control of the top bar to log out.

[Andrew (and471)]

Any other information? ie. version, any output in the terminal

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Was the authentication dialog still controllable in any way?

[ginnyh532 (ginnyh532)]

I am having other troubles with Karmic right now, where I can only use one window at a time and have a difficult time switching. Unfortunately, I can't check Synaptic Manager to get you the version of software-store while I have Firefox up with the messages on the bug.

There was no output when the software store froze. I couldn't control the authentication dialog by any means - mouse, tab or alt combinations.

[ginnyh532 (ginnyh532)]

The version number is 0.3.10. It freezes during authentication when I try to install, but not when I am removing a package.

[Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)]

Do you get this error every time you want to install a package? Which package do you want to install? Does the installation of the given package require the removal of conflicting packages?

[ginnyh532 (ginnyh532)]

The problem seems to have been fixed with the Software Center. I installed several packages while trying it out. Sorry to bother you.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 0.4.5

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software-center (0.4.5) karmic; urgency=low

  * softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py:
    - avoid blocking if the authentication dialog comes up
      (LP: #436413)
  * softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py:
    - switch to use urls that return 404 if a package has no
      screenshot
  * softwarecenter/view/widgets/imagedialog.py,
    softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py:
    - merge lp:~mvo/software-center/ubuntu-404 that implements 404
      handling and show ubuntu branded dummy image (LP: #425874)
  * softwarecenter/view/appview.py:
    - support environment to switch sorting for searches:
      SOFTWARE_CENTER_SEARCHES_SORT_MODE={popcon,alphabetic,xapian}
      (to be able to test the different mode quickly)
  * softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py:
    - fix crash when no icon can be found (LP: #442040, LP: #440306)
  * softwarecenter/view/catview.py:
    - do not crash if no icon can be found (LP: #441171)
  * data/templates/CategoriesView.html:
    - disable drag-n-drop (LP: #440446)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:23:27 +0200