This bug was fixed in the package gnome-software -
3.20.1+git20170427.0.3d09239-0ubuntu1~xenial1
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gnome-software (3.20.1+git20170427.0.3d09239-0ubuntu1~xenial1) xenial;
urgency=medium
* New upstream snapshot from the wip/ubuntu-3-20 branch at
git://git.gnome.org/gnome-software.
- Support debconf prompts (LP: #1679435)
- Fix local .deb files not being installable: (LP: #1672424)
* debian/control:
- Recommend debconf, libgtk2-perl
* debian/README.source:
- Update branch name (wip/ubuntu-xenial -> wip/ubuntu-3-20).
-- Robert Ancell <robert.anc...@canonical.com> Thu, 27 Apr 2017
10:44:19 +1200
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679435
Title:
GNOME Software fails to install .deb packages that trigger debconf
prompts
Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-software source package in Xenial:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-software source package in Yakkety:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-software source package in Zesty:
Fix Committed
Status in gnome-software source package in Artful:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
GNOME Software doesn't provide debconf support when using aptd. This means
any package installation / upgrade that triggers a debconf prompt can fail. The
requested package might not do a prompt, but some dependency can.
[Test Case]
1. Install a .deb file that causes a debconf prompt
(https://launchpad.net/~vorlon/+archive/ubuntu/debconf-tests contains a test
package).
$ gnome-software --local-filename=noisy-fake-driver_0.6_amd64.deb
Expected result:
Package is installed after a debconf prompt is shown.
Observed result:
Package fails to install, no prompt is shown.
[Regression Potential]
The solution was to provide a pipe when using aptd to allow the debconf
prompt to be handled in the session. This could introduce new bugs and/or
security issues.
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