Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: software-center
There should be a clear, obvious way to "register" for a new Launchpad
account while making a software purchase.
We were asked to test the software-purchase capabilities of the
software-center, so I tried to buy the $1 wallpaper test package.
I ran the LiveCD (from SD card) of 10.10-RC UNR, ran the Software Center,
navigated to "For Purchase", clicked the
Wallpapers, clicked Buy. It popped up a window to get me to login to Launchpad.
This window would not allow a new user (who's not already a Launchpad
user) to register -- only existing users to login.
I tried entering a working email address that Launchpad has never seen, plus a
new password, and it reports "Password didn't match". When I enter that email
address and no password at all, it reports "Required field". When I try
clicking "Forgot your password" (because it gives me no other choices), it ran
me through a captcha, claimed to have sent me an email (which didn't
arrive within 10 min - possibly my mail server was rejecting mail) and wanted a
"confirmation code".
If I try hitting "Cancel" (the only other option) it says "OpenID failed" and
then there's nothing left to do but close that pop-up,
which puts me back at the screen where I tried to buy the software.
I came in from IP addr 209.237.225.227; perhaps you can trace this in
the logs. But it seems simple enough to reproduce -- just try entering
a new email address (that Launchpad has never seen) at the prompt.
** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: purchase
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doesn't let me buy software without a Launchpad account (which it won't help me
create)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655402
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