** Description changed: Binary package hint: software-center If the apt history gzip archives contained in /var/log/apt/ are corrupted, then Software-Center crash at launch. I attached the corrupted archive that triggered the bug on my laptop. --- - Test case (for Maverick SRU): + TEST CASE (for Maverick SRU): 1. Run Maverick. 2. In a terminal, type the following commands to temporarily swap in a corrupted apt history file (the original will be restored after): wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/725186/+attachment/1871475/+files/history.log.5.gz sudo mv /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz.SAVE sudo cp history.log.5.gz /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz 3. Launch Software Center by typing the following into a terminal (this will allow you to verify the error output): software-center 4. Verify that software-center crashes (does not start) and the error output in the terminal ends with: "zlib.error: Error -3 while decompressing: invalid distance too far back" 5. Install the updated version of Software Center (3.0.9) from maverick-proposed. 6. Launch Software Center again from the terminal (or directly) and verify that Software Center now launches correctly (the main window is displayed, etc.). 7. Type the following in a terminal to restore your previous apt history log: sudo mv /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz.SAVE /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz
** Description changed: Binary package hint: software-center If the apt history gzip archives contained in /var/log/apt/ are corrupted, then Software-Center crash at launch. I attached the corrupted archive that triggered the bug on my laptop. --- - TEST CASE (for Maverick SRU): 1. Run Maverick. 2. In a terminal, type the following commands to temporarily swap in a corrupted apt history file (the original will be restored after): wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/725186/+attachment/1871475/+files/history.log.5.gz sudo mv /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz.SAVE sudo cp history.log.5.gz /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz 3. Launch Software Center by typing the following into a terminal (this will allow you to verify the error output): software-center 4. Verify that software-center crashes (does not start) and the error output in the terminal ends with: "zlib.error: Error -3 while decompressing: invalid distance too far back" 5. Install the updated version of Software Center (3.0.9) from maverick-proposed. 6. Launch Software Center again from the terminal (or directly) and verify that Software Center now launches correctly (the main window is displayed, etc.). 7. Type the following in a terminal to restore your previous apt history log: sudo mv /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz.SAVE /var/log/apt/history.log.1.gz ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu Maverick) Milestone: None => maverick-updates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725186 Title: Software-Center crash at launch if apt-history gzip archives are corrupted -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
