Public bug reported:
gnome-software (Software Install) fails to resolve un-met dependencies
(installing them) when installing a Debian package.
In prior releases, Ubuntu Software Center (and Gdebi) would do this.
In the 16.04, when you click the "Install" button, it re-displays (as
with other installation cases), but when you again click the "Install"
button, it appears to hang, with the system apparently doing nothing,
and no progress indicator of any type visible.
In 16.04, the Gdebi Package Installer still does successfully install
the dependencies, and install the package.
After installing the dependencies (using Gdebi) Software Install (gnome-
software) would then successfully install the package, so it appears to
be a problem with installing the dependencies.
The release I am using here is Ubuntu-Gnome 16.04, but the problem was
also observed on all other Ubuntu 'flavors' using gnome-software as the
installer.
The version of the package gnome-software is:
3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
I expected it to install the dependencies, and then install the package
(as Ubuntu Software Center used to do).
What happened instead, is it appeared to hang, with the system doing
nothing (I waited a few minutes, and didn't see the DSL modem flashing,
and nothing further happened). I eventually gave up, and installed the
package using gdebi. After doing that (and the dependencies were
installed), gnome-software would successfully install the package it
wouldn't install before.
I have attached one of the Debian packages I was trying to install
(which Gdebi successfully installed).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Apr 25 16:51:25 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-24 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20160421)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial
** Attachment added: "A Debian dummy-package for installing the recommended
dependencies of the KeyMusician Keyboard application"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574889/+attachment/4647144/+files/keymusician-dependencies-normal_1.00_all.deb
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