Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus
Click on a .gnumeric file on the desktop, add/remove programs opens, finds Gnumeric, opens "Searching for appropriate programs" and hangs. Kill with xkill Repeat, select Gnumeric, download starts but stalls Restart apt-proxy apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, apt-get install gnumeric all proceed normally May be failure to start apt-proxy (but I have been using it without manual restart for days). Nautilus should time out with an appropriate error message ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- nautilus hangs with "Searching for appropriate applications https://launchpad.net/bugs/82501 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs