Public bug reported: I've had problems with Feisty(likely X freezes, applications crashing, etc.) so I tried to download and install the updates.
However, Package manager: "Installing software" stalls when installing the updates. It stops at "Preparing to configure libdecoration0" and doesn't proceed further. (Somehow, when I tried to copy the data by hitting Ctrl-C, it caused Package Manager to force the installation to fail... strange, indeed.) My recommendation is to configure Package Manager to skip any problematic, non-critical installs and instead, show a list of the software that failed to install. That is, if Package Manager doesn't do this already. ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Description changed: I've had problems with Feisty(likely X freezes, applications crashing, etc.) so I tried to download and install the updates. - However, Package manager stalls when installing the updates. It stops at - "Preparing to configure libdecoration0" and doesn't proceed further. + However, Package manager: "Installing software" stalls when installing + the updates. It stops at "Preparing to configure libdecoration0" and + doesn't proceed further. (Somehow, when I tried to copy the data by + hitting Ctrl-C, it caused Package Manager to force the installation to + fail... strange, indeed.) My recommendation is to configure Package Manager to skip any problematic, non-critical installs and instead, show a list of the software that failed to install. That is, if Package Manager doesn't do this already. -- Update manager stalls at ""preparing to configure libdecoration0" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103753 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs