** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu Bionic)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
** Summary changed:
- gnome-software (11) g_io_channel_shutdown → pk_client_helper_copy_stdout_cb →
g_main_dispatch → g_main_context_dispatch → g_main_context_iterate
+ Crash installing packages using debconf
** Description changed:
- Test Case:
+ [Impact]
+ Installing .deb package via PackageKit (e.g. using GNOME Software) don't work
reliably when the packages use debconf. This is due to a faulty implementation
of debconf handling in PackageKit.
+
+ [Test Case]
1. Download opera deb file from opera.com
2. Run the file to launch gnome-software
3. Install it
4. Proceed with the debconf prompt
- Actual result
- It hangs and generate this crashes when the user closes the debconf window.
+ Expected result:
+ A debconf dialog appears asking if you want to "update Opera with the rest of
the system?". The dialog closes when completed and the package is installed.
- The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding
gnome-software. This problem was most recently seen with package version
3.26.0-0ubuntu3, the problem page at
https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/f111546905209e7288c7f8ba5f8f19eea4d97bad
contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or
traceback, and individual crash reports.
- If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software
developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.
+ Actual result:
+ The dialog shows, but never closes and becomes unresponsive. Force closing
the dialog causes a crash.
+
+ Crash reports:
+ https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/f111546905209e7288c7f8ba5f8f19eea4d97bad
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu Bionic)
Status: Triaged => In Progress
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722185
Title:
Crash installing packages using debconf
Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Status in packagekit source package in Bionic:
In Progress
Bug description:
[Impact]
Installing .deb package via PackageKit (e.g. using GNOME Software) don't work
reliably when the packages use debconf. This is due to a faulty implementation
of debconf handling in PackageKit.
[Test Case]
1. Download opera deb file from opera.com
2. Run the file to launch gnome-software
3. Install it
4. Proceed with the debconf prompt
Expected result:
A debconf dialog appears asking if you want to "update Opera with the rest of
the system?". The dialog closes when completed and the package is installed.
Actual result:
The dialog shows, but never closes and becomes unresponsive. Force closing
the dialog causes a crash.
Crash reports:
https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/f111546905209e7288c7f8ba5f8f19eea4d97bad
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