Sebastian, fair enough, thanks. I've separated the confirmation alert from the PolicyKit alert in the design, and specified that it should block any software installation. Would you be able to move the confirmation alert out of USC into Aptdaemon and update the design?
** Description changed: Ubuntu Software Center 2.1.18, Ubuntu Maverick - Ubuntu Software Center 3.0.5, Ubuntu 10.10 + Ubuntu Software Center 5.4.1.2, Ubuntu 12.10 Based on test case sc-017 <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#broken>: 1. sudo apt-get install 4g8 && sudo dpkg --force-depends -r libnet1 2. Launch Ubuntu Software Center. (When finished testing, reset if necessary with "sudo apt-get remove 4g8 libnet1".) - What happens: - 2. An alert appears, "Items cannot be installed or removed until the package catalog is repaired. Do you want to repair it now?" "Once Update Manager has finished the repairs, you can close it and return to the store." + What happens:. An alert appears, "Items cannot be installed or removed + until the package catalog is repaired. Do you want to repair it now?" + "Once Update Manager has finished the repairs, you can close it and + return to the store." (Or in later versions, "the Software Center" + [sic]). - What should happen: - 2. USC should launch as normal, but there should be a /!\ icon next to “Installed Software”. Clicking the icon should produce a PolicyKit alert: "Some software is not installed correctly, and may not run properly. You need to authenticate to repair the installation." - - That text could be in a separate alert from the authentication alert, - but that would result in two alerts in a row, which is unpleasant. - - So, unless there is a good reason that you would *not* want to fix the - apt cache (and therefore a reason we shouldn't take advantage of cached - PolicyKit privileges to do it), the alert that presents that message - should be the actual PolicyKit alert. That way we get one alert rather - than two. - - That in turn means that there would need to be a specific aptdaemon - PolicyKit privilege for this task. - - Fixing this bug would fix bug 927426 too. + What should happen: "If software can’t be installed because existing + software has broken or unsatisfied dependencies, a confirmation alert + should appear. It should have primary text 'New software can’t be + installed, because there is a problem with the software currently + installed. Do you want to repair this problem now?'" + <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#broken> ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned) ** Description changed: Ubuntu Software Center 2.1.18, Ubuntu Maverick Ubuntu Software Center 5.4.1.2, Ubuntu 12.10 - Based on test case sc-017 - <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#broken>: + Based on test case + <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#broken>: 1. sudo apt-get install 4g8 && sudo dpkg --force-depends -r libnet1 2. Launch Ubuntu Software Center. (When finished testing, reset if necessary with "sudo apt-get remove 4g8 libnet1".) - What happens:. An alert appears, "Items cannot be installed or removed + What happens: An alert appears, "Items cannot be installed or removed until the package catalog is repaired. Do you want to repair it now?" "Once Update Manager has finished the repairs, you can close it and return to the store." (Or in later versions, "the Software Center" [sic]). What should happen: "If software can’t be installed because existing software has broken or unsatisfied dependencies, a confirmation alert should appear. It should have primary text 'New software can’t be installed, because there is a problem with the software currently installed. Do you want to repair this problem now?'" - <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#broken> ** Summary changed: - Broken apt cache error message is out of date + Inconsistent package state error message is misleading -- 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/635101 Title: Inconsistent package state error message is misleading Status in Aptdaemon: Confirmed Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu Software Center 2.1.18, Ubuntu Maverick Ubuntu Software Center 5.4.1.2, Ubuntu 12.10 Based on test case <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#broken>: 1. sudo apt-get install 4g8 && sudo dpkg --force-depends -r libnet1 2. Launch Ubuntu Software Center. (When finished testing, reset if necessary with "sudo apt-get remove 4g8 libnet1".) What happens: An alert appears, "Items cannot be installed or removed until the package catalog is repaired. Do you want to repair it now?" "Once Update Manager has finished the repairs, you can close it and return to the store." (Or in later versions, "the Software Center" [sic]). What should happen: "If software can’t be installed because existing software has broken or unsatisfied dependencies, a confirmation alert should appear. It should have primary text 'New software can’t be installed, because there is a problem with the software currently installed. Do you want to repair this problem now?'" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptdaemon/+bug/635101/+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
