I'm seeing the exact same problem, on an up-to-date Ubuntu 16.10 amd64 installation. The only oddity to my configuration is that I'm running the 4.9.6-040906-generic mainline kernel, because the stock Ubuntu kernel has stability issues with the ASUS Zenbook UX501VW. Based upon the original submitter's reported kernel, however, I doubt that's significant to this bug.
For what it's worth, other activities which need to display the authentication dialog (such as unlocking a SSH key) don't appear to be encountering any difficulty. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to software-properties in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1660100 Title: Unable to enable or disable repository in Software & Updates Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The Software & Updates dialog (software-properties-gtk) does not allow the user to activate or deactivate repositories. RECREATE ISSUE: Launch Software & Updates. Select Other Sources tab. Click on a check box next to a repository to enable or disable it. RESULT: The window seems to lose focus, but noting happens. EXPECTED RESULT: A dialog should appear prompting the user to enter the administrator password. After the password is successfully entered, the repository check box should be toggled (enabled or disabled). OTHER DETAILS: This issue was tested on Ubuntu-Gnome. $ lsb_release --all No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.10 Release: 16.10 Codename: yakkety $ uname -a Linux PS001 4.8.0-34-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 21 17:24:18 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: software-properties-gtk 0.96.24.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Jan 28 23:14:17 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-24 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10.0 2017.01.23 amd64 "Custom Yakkety Yak" PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-properties UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1660100/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
