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[dino99 <1389582@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

this problem is also seen with xenial when updating package via synaptic.
Installing libgtk2-perl solve the issue (and also install some other perl dependencies)

** Tags added: xenial

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Title:
  software-center misses a dependency on libgtk2-perl

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Confirmed
Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Step to reproduce:
    try to install package with debconf wizard (in my case, via double click on third-party Debian package)

  Current result:
   After long time installation fails.

  Expected:
   Dialog is appear and a instalation is succesful. 

  
  Workaround is to use just command line or install libgtk2-perl and then the installation via software-centrum doesn't fail.

  
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  
  Logs:

  debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome
  debconf: (Can't locate Gtk2.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Gtk2 module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.18.2 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.18 /usr/share/perl/5.18 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 91.)
  debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
  Killed

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