software-center should display to launch "apt-get update" if the system is installed with not internet connection

[marco.pallotta]

Binary package hint: software-center

If you install 9.10 with no internet connection then if you want to install a software from software-center you don't see any download button. At this point software-center should say to run "apt-get update" or similar. In fact after you run this command (or after pressed "verify" button in update-manager) the button appears.

Tested with 9.10.

[marco.pallotta (marco-pallotta)]

In 10.04 (alpha) the things seem worst as software-center doesn't run if no internet connection was present during install phase.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

The missig download button is now fixed in alpha-2 (or later). What is the error you see when it does not work for your when you instal without network? Does it print anything on the terminal?

[marco.pallotta (marco-pallotta)]

@Michael, in 10.04 20100224 development branch the download button is not present but if you want to install a package (after installed the system with no internet connection) you can only select "more info" button (the only button you can press related to a certain package) and then it's explained that to show information about that package the software catalog needs updating and to do this you have to press "update now" button (to say the truth after this software-center crashes but this is another issue). So I think the process of updating the catalog is, in some way, driven so the issue is, for me, fixed.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

In software center there is a button 'update now' which should update the catalog if installed without internet. and also there is another bug report reported by you bug 529692 with 'update now' not working

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

marked this fixed from the comment from marco. Thanks