Ubuntu
software-center package

"Install" available but does nothing in live session

Bug #862266 reported by Matthew Paul Thomas
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-center (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Low
Matthew Paul Thomas

Bug Description

Ubuntu Software Center 4.1.23.3, Ubuntu 11.10 beta 2

1. Start up into an Ubuntu live session.
2. Launch Ubuntu Software Center.
3. Navigate to the screen for GVim, and choose "Install".

What happens: A progress bar appears for a few seconds, and then the "Install" button returns. GVim is not installed.

What should happen: Not sure yet. Probably some sort of explanation that you need to install Ubuntu before installing software.

Removing software does work in the live session.

Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
assignee: nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
Revision history for this message
Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) wrote :

Hi mpt, have you by chance checked to see if this is still a problem in Precise? Please let us know, and then update the status accordingly.

Thanks!

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

I have tried to reproduce this in a Ringtail VM, but USC runs out of memory and crashes before getting to the point where it installs anything. (gi._glib.GError: Failed to fork (Cannot allocate memory))

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