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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

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

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Title:
  Software Center displays blank and frozen Debconf dialogs

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Steps:
  1. download the lastest Virtual Box debian, currently: http://dlc.sun.com.edgesuite.net/virtualbox/4.1.8/virtualbox-4.1_4.1.8-75467~Ubuntu~oneiric_amd64.deb
  2. Aftter the download completes, click on it in nautilus
  3. This will open it in software center, click install

  Result:
  During install a blank and frozen dialog appears several times (see attached screenshot)
  Note that the install completes successfully, and the software runs fine after installation

  (See also bug 907636, where a debconf window blocks installation.)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.1.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan  6 12:09:59 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110919)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-06 (0 days ago)

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