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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is not a bug in USC: by design, its installations are non-
interactive. After all, you might install multiple packages at the same
time, or even close USC before the installation completes. This is
allowed by Debian policy: "Maintainer scripts are not guaranteed to run
with a controlling terminal and may not be able to interact with the
user. They must be able to fall back to noninteractive behavior if no
controlling terminal is available." <https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-
policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-controllingterminal>

So if the lirc package fails to install without configuration, that is a
bug in the package. Please report it using "ubuntu-bug lirc".

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1430759

Title:
  Software center does not show up configuration dialogue for
  applications that needs configuration at  install time

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  When I try to install lirc with Ubuntu Software Center, lirc remaining
  unconfigure because here does not show up configuration window for
  lirc package. (same same behavior for another applications that needs
  configuration on install e.g. tvtime)

  This problem does not occur when I try to install lirc from
  commandline with "sudo apt-get install lirc". See screenshot.

  Steps to reproduce (example):

  - Open Ubuntu Software Center
  - Try to install tvtime (or lirc)

  Expected result:

  - An configuration dialogue shown to enter same options, after which
  the changed would be applied.

  Actual result:

  - Software center does not show up configuration dialogue and freezes
  while installing. As results users that use Ubuntu Software Center to
  install this apllication report same bugs:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tvtime/+bug/1374762
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tvtime/+bug/1428681

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