Hi Nice, and thank you for your bug report. So that we can try to gather more information to help us to debug this issue, could you please try running Software Center in debug mode from a terminal window as follows:
$ software-center --debug 2> /tmp/software-center-debug.log Then follow the steps to reproduce the issue, and finally attach the file /tmp/software-center-debug.log to this bug report. Thanks! Your help is much appreciated! ** Changed in: unity Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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/1029368 Title: Cannot install GIMP or any other application from Ubuntu software updater Status in Unity: Invalid Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Release ubuntu 12.10 Quantal (Intel) with ppa:SIL2100 Clicking on install button in ubuntu software center fails to install the chosen application and does not do anything. Follow the below steps: Open Ubuntu software center Search for GIMP or any software you want to install click on install button ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: unity 6.0.0-0ubuntu5~test1 [origin: LP-PPA-sil2100-quantal] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-6.6-generic 3.5.0 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-6-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CrashDB: unity Date: Thu Jul 26 11:38:33 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120713.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1029368/+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