I also have this problem. I can install software, but I always see a window titled "debconf on <hostmame>".
This does not appear if I install package trough apt-get or synaptic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178611 Title: during installing software the sysstem hangs in the Debconf screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/1178611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs