software-center doesn't alert when trying to delete important packages
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
software-center (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Michael Vogt | ||
Karmic |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Michael Vogt | ||
Lucid |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Michael Vogt |
Bug Description
TEST CASE:
1. use karmic
2. open software-center
3. search for python2.6
4. go to the details and click on "remove"
5. verify that a password prompt comes up immediately without any warning
6. install the version of software-center in karmic-proposed
7. repeat steps 2-4
8. verify that there is a warning now
Binary package hint: software-center
On a fresh 9.10 install with latest updates, when a user opens Ubuntu Software Center and tries to delete a package who has dependencies on it, there isn't any alert. The software just requests the password without any other confirmation.
This behaviour doesn't follow the guidelines explained at https:/
After the removal process is started, X shutdowns itself and the distribution becomes pretty broken.
After some digging I've found this bug can be replicated with Italian or French language, but doesn't happen with English language, so it seems related to localization. It still remains critical, for people who don't use Ubuntu in English.
Ubuntu version: 9.10
software-center version: 1.0.2
summary: |
- software-center doesn't alert when trying to delete python + software-center doesn't alert when trying to delete packages |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- software-center doesn't alert when trying to delete packages + software-center doesn't alert when trying to delete important packages |
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | High → Critical |
description: | updated |
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
assignee: | nobody → Michael Vogt (mvo) |
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
assignee: | nobody → Michael Vogt (mvo) |
Could you run software-center in a terminal and paste any output when you do this?