Public bug reported:
I reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. After select the right server in
"software sources", Ubuntu does not automatically update the apt cache.
Without manually updating the apt cache, I cannot find some packages
that I want to install.
Steps to reproduce this bug:
1. Reinstall Ubuntu or any of its derivatives.
2. Run the software center.
3. At the top, go to Edit -> Software Sources, select the server you want to
use.
4. You will see nothing happened.
5. Try find the package "build-essential", or just any package you want to
install.
If you cannot find the package, that means the software center either
not updating the cache automatically or not updating the xapian apt
search index or both.
Attached here with a screenshot.
Temporary workaround:
1. Select a server in "Software Sources" (as stated in step number 3 above), if
you haven't do so. Then, close the "Software Sources" window.
2. Manually run the "sudo apt-get update" command.
3. Run the "sudo update-apt-xapian-index -f" command.
Then, you can find the package you want to install.
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386
(20120817.3)
Package: software-center 5.2.5
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
Tags: precise running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
UnreportableReason: This is not an official Ubuntu package. Please remove any
third party package and try again.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-collected precise running-unity
** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2012-11-06 18:33:36.png"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1075537/+attachment/3425579/+files/Screenshot%20from%202012-11-06%2018%3A33%3A36.png
** Tags added: apport-collected precise running-unity
** Description changed:
I reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. After select the right server in
"software sources", Ubuntu does not automatically update the apt cache.
Without manually updating the apt cache, I cannot find some packages
that I want to install.
Steps to reproduce this bug:
1. Reinstall Ubuntu or any of its derivatives.
2. Run the software center.
3. At the top, go to Edit -> Software Sources, select the server you want to
use.
4. You will see nothing happened.
5. Try find the package "build-essential", or just any package you want to
install.
If you cannot find the package, that means the software center either
not updating the cache automatically or not updating the xapian apt
search index or both.
Attached here with a screenshot.
Temporary workaround:
1. Select a server in "Software Sources" (as stated in step number 3 above),
if you haven't do so. Then, close the "Software Sources" window.
2. Manually run the "sudo apt-get update" command.
3. Run the "sudo update-apt-xapian-index -f" command.
Then, you can find the package you want to install.
+ ---
+ ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
+ Architecture: i386
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386
(20120817.3)
+ Package: software-center 5.2.5
+ PackageArchitecture: all
+ ProcEnviron:
+ LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
+ TERM=xterm
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
+ Tags: precise running-unity
+ Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
+ UnreportableReason: This is not an official Ubuntu package. Please remove any
third party package and try again.
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
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Ubuntu Software Center does not update the cache and the xapian search
index automatically, caused some packages cannot be found.
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