Apps don't launch from GNOME Software

Bug #1542221 reported by Will Cooke
20
This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Robert Ancell

Bug Description

PPA: 3.19.5+git20160204.867a153-0ubuntu1~ppa1

Clicking on the launch button for an app does nothing.

From the log in --verbose mode:

(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::epiphany(gs_plugin_launch)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::ubuntu-reviews(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::apt(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
APT: gs_plugin_refine
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::epiphany(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::appstream(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~appstream::refine
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::hardcoded-blacklist(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~hardcoded-blacklist
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::icons(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::moduleset(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:3531): As-DEBUG: run 0x27c6b70~GsPlugin::menu-spec-refine(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)

Revision history for this message
Matthias Klumpp (ximion) wrote :

Works fine here (tested with Inkscape in this case):

```
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::packagekit(gs_plugin_launch)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::limba(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~limba::refine
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::appstream(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~appstream::refine
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::packagekit-refine(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~packagekit-refine[name->id]
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~packagekit-refine[installed-filename->id]
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~packagekit-refine[id->update-details]
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~packagekit-refine[source->licence]
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::moduleset(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::hardcoded-blacklist(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~hardcoded-blacklist
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::icons(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::menu-spec-refine(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::packagekit-origin(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
(gnome-software:32412): As-DEBUG: run 0x34d6940~GsPlugin::packagekit-history(gs_plugin_launch;gs_plugin_refine)
```

Not sure why it fires so many refine actions though...

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote :

This is the PPA version that has the apt plugin.

Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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