I just checked a fresh install and when installing with network support the package descriptions are there and indexed in karmic. There is still the case that in a networkless install they will be missing until the first upate and then there needs to be a software-center DB update.
-- Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless package list is reloaded (or apt cron job is run for the first time) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121878 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
