I believe the problem is that nothing ensures that the desktop components which select and install software have access to a GUI debconf frontend.
I think the proper solution is for each of the frontends to aptdaemon to depend/recommend a suitable debconf frontend component (libgtk2-perl, libqtgui4-perl/libqtcore4-perl). For 17.04, this includes at least gnome-software and software- properties-gtk. ** Summary changed: - installing dkms package from software-center, no debconf frontend: package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 + installing dkms package from gnome-software, no debconf frontend: package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- 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/1679435 Title: installing dkms package from gnome-software, no debconf frontend: package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1679435/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
