** Summary changed:
- 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
+ GNOME Software fails to install .deb packages that trigger debconf prompts
** No longer affects: shim-signed (Ubuntu)
** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu Artful)
Importance: High
Assignee: Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
Status: Fix Committed
** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu Zesty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Zesty)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Zesty)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Zesty)
Status: Triaged => Fix Committed
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Zesty)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679435
Title:
GNOME Software fails to install .deb packages that trigger debconf
prompts
Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
Fix Committed
Status in gnome-software source package in Xenial:
Triaged
Status in gnome-software source package in Yakkety:
Triaged
Status in gnome-software source package in Zesty:
Fix Committed
Status in gnome-software source package in Artful:
Fix Committed
Bug description:
[Impact]
GNOME Software doesn't provide debconf support when using aptd. This means
any package installation / upgrade that triggers a debconf prompt can fail. The
requested package might not do a prompt, but some dependency can.
[Test Case]
1. Install a .deb file that causes a debconf prompt
(https://launchpad.net/~vorlon/+archive/ubuntu/debconf-tests contains a test
package).
$ gnome-software --local-filename=noisy-fake-driver_0.6_amd64.deb
Expected result:
Package is installed after a debconf prompt is shown.
Observed result:
Package fails to install, no prompt is shown.
[Regression Potential]
The solution was to provide a pipe when using aptd to allow the debconf
prompt to be handled in the session. This could introduce new bugs and/or
security issues.
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