=== modified file 'softwarecenter/backend/installbackend_impl/aptd.py'
--- softwarecenter/backend/installbackend_impl/aptd.py	2012-12-14 16:44:25 +0000
+++ softwarecenter/backend/installbackend_impl/aptd.py	2013-07-01 23:46:09 +0000
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     TransactionTypes,
     PURCHASE_TRANSACTION_ID,
 )
-from softwarecenter.paths import APPORT_RECOVERABLE_ERROR
+from softwarecenter.paths import APPORT_RECOVERABLE_ERROR, APPORT_PACKAGE_ERROR
 
 from aptdaemon import client
 from aptdaemon import enums
@@ -876,6 +876,10 @@
 
         # show error
         if enum == enums.EXIT_FAILED:
+            if (trans.error and
+                    trans.error.code == enums.ERROR_PACKAGE_MANAGER_FAILED):
+                pkgname = trans.meta_data["sc_pkgname"]
+                self._on_trans_error(trans.error, trans, pkgname)
             # Handle invalid packages separately
             if (trans.error and
                     trans.error.code == enums.ERROR_INVALID_PACKAGE_FILE):
@@ -1046,8 +1050,24 @@
         # lintian errors are ignored and not send to apport_recoverable_error
         # and dpkg errors as well as they will already be recorded separately
         # by apt itself
-        if error_code in (enums.ERROR_INVALID_PACKAGE_FILE,
-                                enums.ERROR_PACKAGE_MANAGER_FAILED):
+        if error_code == enums.ERROR_INVALID_PACKAGE_FILE:
+            return
+
+        if error_code == enums.ERROR_PACKAGE_MANAGER_FAILED:
+            # call apport package error
+            # apt adds the following:
+            # DpkgTerminalLog DpkgHistoryLog AptOrdering Dmesg Df
+            # these would all get renamed by apport based off the file name
+            # e.g. VarLogAptTermlog - we could patch apport too
+            args = [APPORT_PACKAGE_ERROR, "-p", pkgname, "-l"
+                "/var/log/apt/term.log"]
+            p = Popen(
+                args, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+            errormsg = "%s failed to install via software-center" % pkgname
+            (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate(input=errormsg) 
+            if p.returncode != 0:
+                logging.warn("%s returned '%s' ('%s', '%s')" % (
+                    APPORT_PACKAGE_ERROR, p.returncode, stdout, stderr))
             return
 
         # show a apport recoverable error dialog to the user as we want

=== modified file 'softwarecenter/paths.py'
--- softwarecenter/paths.py	2013-01-19 00:00:58 +0000
+++ softwarecenter/paths.py	2013-07-01 16:28:25 +0000
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 
 # apport
 APPORT_RECOVERABLE_ERROR = "/usr/share/apport/recoverable_problem"
+APPORT_PACKAGE_ERROR = "/usr/share/apport/package_hook"
 
 
 # ratings&review