There was an extremely suspicious critical being output when clicking the button. That was the way in to fixing this bug.
Not uploading right away; g-s is stuck in proposed independently anyway. https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome- software/commit/?id=acc4a0f7b02dfe61534c2de07900d4f81dcb4e1c ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1640741 Title: ubuntu 17.04 gnome-software install button not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1640741/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs