compiz lockup when installing with software-center

[Hugo Venhorst]

when using software center to install an app, the screen locks up, but the system responds to mouse and keyboard input.

scenario1
1 open dash>applications lens
2 right-click a not-installed app to open preview
3 click the downlaod button
4 type password, press enter

result
5 password dialogue doesn't close, but flickers.
6 screen is frozen nothing responds to mouse hover.
7 i can press ALT+F2 and type 'xkill' and press ENTER blindly. the cursor changes to an x
8 i click unity panel, and compiz restarts.
9 the app has or has not been installed. ymmv

scenario2
1 start Software-center
2 choose app and click install
3 type password and press enter
4 software center installs the app, but freezes at the end.
5 the process icon flickers, and the screen locks up like above.

in both cases only killing compiz unfreezes the desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: software-center 5.4.1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jan 27 22:05:56 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-07 (51 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nl_NL:en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Hugo Venhorst (yougo)]

installing an app from terminal with apt works fine
installing an app with synaptic works fine

[Hugo Venhorst (yougo)]

When the app does install, it is not added to the launcher.

Could it be the add-to-launcher animation that's messing with compiz?
Or something dbus messing with global menu?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more maintained