It doesn't affect only PPAs, it affects all sources changes. Also closing and reopening software-center isn't enough to make it aware of new sources.
The following allows me to immediately see the new source: <add any source, not just a PPA one> apt-get update update-apt-xapian-index software-center If I omit update-apt-xapian-index, then software-center is not informed about the changes until much later on, maybe until update-apt-xapian- index is launched from /etc/cron.daily/apt. ** Summary changed: - Software Center doesn't load PPA after adding it and update repositories. Need to close and open again to see the new PPA. + Software Center doesn't detect changes in sources until update-apt-xapian-index is ran by cron -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782953 Title: Software Center doesn't detect changes in sources until update-apt- xapian-index is ran by cron Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: software-center 4.0.1, Ubuntu 11.04 For example, I add "ppa:hotot-team/ppa" to sources, and when I close the sources window, Software Center automatically starts updating repositories, but after that, doesn't appear on the left panel, I have to close Software Center, open it again, and now the new PPA is appearing. The equivalent for removing a PPA is bug 574155. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/782953/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
