Public bug reported:
It seems to me that libgtk2-perl should be a part of the default Ubuntu
install. It was a part of the install up to and including Ubuntu 13.04.
Without it, Software Center loses a huge part of it's functionality;
there is no way for a .deb package to get user input. A separate problem
is that Software Center then falls back to the terminal based dialog,
but it never shows up freezing Software Center. (While this is a
problem, I am focusing on the GUI debconf inputs here as this is
something I need for a custom package I am working on.) This is
potentially a security vulnerability for some packages.
For example, if you try to install mysql-server, there should be one
input for the root mysql password. Instead it never shows up, and
apparently is a low enough priority that the install skips it and
completes the install *without* a root password and no notification that
it has done so.
The only way I could get .deb packages to install properly is by
installing libgtk2-perl *before* installing any packages. Even including
libgtk2-perl in my Pre-Depends or installing it with the preinst script
does not fix the issue.
The only reason I can think of is that a new package has supplanted
libgtk2-perl, in which case I would be grateful to know what it is so
that I can fix my package.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
- I believe this is a bug, but I wanted to double check on here before
- filing. I tried asking on Ubuntu forums
- (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2236891), but I never got a
- definite answer.
-
It seems to me that libgtk2-perl should be a part of the default Ubuntu
install. It was a part of the install up to and including Ubuntu 13.04.
Without it, Software Center loses a huge part of it's functionality;
there is no way for a .deb package to get user input. A separate problem
is that Software Center then falls back to the terminal based dialog,
but it never shows up freezing Software Center. (While this is a
problem, I am focusing on the GUI debconf inputs here as this is
something I need for a custom package I am working on.) This is
potentially a security vulnerability for some packages.
For example, if you try to install mysql-server, there should be one
input for the root mysql password. Instead it never shows up, and
apparently is a low enough priority that the install skips it and
completes the install *without* a root password and no notification that
it has done so.
The only way I could get .deb packages to install properly is by
installing libgtk2-perl *before* installing any packages. Even including
libgtk2-perl in my Pre-Depends or installing it with the preinst script
does not fix the issue.
- The main reason I am unsure if this is a bug is that I have not found
- any information about this problem online. The only reason I can think
- of is that a new package has supplanted libgtk2-perl, in which case I
- would be grateful to know what it is so that I can fix my package.
+ The only reason I can think of is that a new package has supplanted
+ libgtk2-perl, in which case I would be grateful to know what it is so
+ that I can fix my package.
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libgtk2-perl missing from Ubuntu 14.04+
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