Public bug reported: appstream's IndexTarget doesn't take effect until the first 'apt update' after it is installed. This means you get no installed software after first installing g-s until you update again.
I tried to ask apt's developers if they could see a way to fix this but on first reply they deny there is a problem at all. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.apt.devel/30085 So I think we have to workaround the problem somehow. First strawman: have gnome-software do an 'update' on first launch if it finds no appstream metadata and /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50appstream is installed. We also need to fix this in livecd-rootfs for new installs. I guess there we can add a hook to do an update as part of the build. ** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Iain Lane (laney) Status: In Progress ** Also affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Iain Lane (laney) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554023 Title: Perform an apt update if there is no appstream available To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1554023/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
