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[Bug 1679435] Re: GNOME Software fails to install .deb packages that trigger debconf prompts

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From: Launchpad Bug Tracker <1679435@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 01:59:55 -0000
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This bug was fixed in the package gnome-software -
3.20.1+git20170427.0.3d09239-0ubuntu1~xenial1

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gnome-software (3.20.1+git20170427.0.3d09239-0ubuntu1~xenial1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * New upstream snapshot from the wip/ubuntu-3-20 branch at
    git://git.gnome.org/gnome-software.
    - Support debconf prompts (LP: #1679435)
    - Fix local .deb files not being installable: (LP: #1672424)
  * debian/control:
    - Recommend debconf, libgtk2-perl
  * debian/README.source:
    - Update branch name (wip/ubuntu-xenial -> wip/ubuntu-3-20).

 -- Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  Thu, 27 Apr 2017
10:44:19 +1200

** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  GNOME Software fails to install .deb packages that trigger debconf
  prompts

Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in gnome-software source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in gnome-software source package in Yakkety:
  Fix Released
Status in gnome-software source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed
Status in gnome-software source package in Artful:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [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.

  [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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