USC should still get some sort of notification from aptdaemon that the installation failed, and stop showing progress when that happens.
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973021 Title: Dropbox install hangs at the end requiring restart Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When installing Dropbox in Software Center on Ubuntu 12.04 B2 the installation progress bar stays up even after Dropbox has been successfully installed. I haven't attempted to reproduce this. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: software-center 5.1.13.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Apr 3 23:14:48 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/973021/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp