Software Center KAPUT on or about 2014-03_12

[Ernie 07]

Software Center correctly installed the following programs when executed following the 64-bit 2014-03_11.iso Desktop Installation (3.13.0-16-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 4 23:02:40 UTC 2014):

1. Ubuntu Restricted Extras
2. Google Chrome Debian install
3. GParted
4. VLC
5. Unetbootin

Software Center will hang if the first program installed is Ubuntu Restricted Extras. This bug manifests in every install after 2014-03_11 that I tested including the 2014-03_25 iso.

Software Center will fail with a Package operation failed error when a Google Chorme Debian install is attempted. After that an attempt to install Ubuntu Restricted Extras or GParted would fail with the same error. Note, if the first program installed was GParted rather than Google Chrome or Unbuntu Restricted Extras, the GParted installation would be successful.

Knowing the approximate date that the failure was introduced should help. Also, I am somewhat concerned that usability regression testing may not catch this because the problem manifests differently depending upon which program is installed first.

Finally, if I install from 2014-03-11 and then update to (3.13.0-19-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 24 02:36:06 UTC 2014) the failures described above will occur.