** Description changed:

- i was installing stuff from the software center
+ [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.
  
- ProblemType: Package
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
- Package: shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-45.48-generic 4.8.17
- Uname: Linux 4.8.0-45-generic x86_64
- ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
- Architecture: amd64
- Date: Mon Apr  3 18:51:34 2017
- DuplicateSignature:
-  package:shim-signed:1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
-  Processing triggers for shim-signed 
(1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1) ...
-  Running in non-interactive mode, doing nothing.
-  dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
-   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
- ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error 
exit status 1
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-03 (0 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
- RelatedPackageVersions:
-  dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
-  apt  1.3.4
- SourcePackage: shim-signed
- Title: 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
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ [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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