Okay, Lucid's software center now says this: "The installation could have failed because of an error in the corresponding software package or it was cancelled in an unfriendly way. You have to repair this before you can install or remove any further software".
Well, it's an improvement.... but it's like telling a cancer patient that they have a cancer need to go get it fixed. How do we get it fixed? Why doesn't the person that told this information tell me what has to be done to treat it? Better yet, why doesn't the person have super powers that can fix it for me? software-center has that super power. Fix the cancer. Give a button saying "Fix broken packages". Don't just sit idly by and let someone know that they're dying. A better improvement, though :). I will update the bug accordingly. ** Summary changed: - Software Center Does Not Alert User Upon Broken Packages + Software Center needs to be able to fix Broken Packages ** Description changed: Binary package hint: software-center When broken dependencies or packages are encountered in Karmic Beta, software-center displays: Package operation failed The installation or removal of a software package failed. Details: installArchives() failed - Synaptic tells the user to run the command "sudo apt-get install -f" if - there are any broken dependencies. Software-store should do that as well - (even better, it should ask the user if it wants to "Fix The Problem" - for him/her!) + Lucid says: + + "The installation could have failed because of an error in the + corresponding software package or it was cancelled in an unfriendly way. + You have to repair this before you can install or remove any further + software" + + The Software Center needs to be able to fix these problems for a user! + Either automagically or through a popup notification saying something + along the lines of: + + "The installation could have failed because of an error in the + corresponding software package or it was cancelled in an unfriendly way. + You have to repair this before you can install or remove any further + software. Would you like the software center to repair your packages? + <yes> <no>". + + A simple GTK dialog that would invoke 'sudo apt-get -f install' would + fix this nasty problem for many users that wouldn't understand what is + going on. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Oct 4 10:03:39 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 Package: software-center 0.4.3 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: - LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic SourcePackage: software-center Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64 ** Description changed: Binary package hint: software-center When broken dependencies or packages are encountered in Karmic Beta, software-center displays: Package operation failed The installation or removal of a software package failed. Details: installArchives() failed Lucid says: "The installation could have failed because of an error in the corresponding software package or it was cancelled in an unfriendly way. You have to repair this before you can install or remove any further software" The Software Center needs to be able to fix these problems for a user! Either automagically or through a popup notification saying something along the lines of: "The installation could have failed because of an error in the corresponding software package or it was cancelled in an unfriendly way. You have to repair this before you can install or remove any further software. Would you like the software center to repair your packages? <yes> <no>". - A simple GTK dialog that would invoke 'sudo apt-get -f install' would - fix this nasty problem for many users that wouldn't understand what is - going on. + A GTK dialog that would invoke 'sudo apt-get -f install', 'sudo dpkg + --configure -a', or similar would fix this nasty problem for many users + that wouldn't understand what is going on. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Oct 4 10:03:39 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 Package: software-center 0.4.3 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic SourcePackage: software-center Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64 -- Software Center needs to be able to fix Broken Packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442262 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
