[Bug 798632] Re: Software center runs update-apt-xapian-index every time it starts

[Matthew McGowan]

yea this really sucks!

I dont know the code too well in this department, but in my head it
would be nice if there was an api in aptdaemon for querying if there had
been an _non_ aptdaemon aware package change made, say, from the cmd
line or some non aptdaemon friendly gui app.  Depending on the outcome
of the query, we update the axi.  Or even better there is a daemon that
maintains the axi with surgical precision... ?

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Title:
  Software center runs update-apt-xapian-index every time it starts

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  Every time I run software-center it runs update-apt-xapian-index which takes up 100% CPU
  How to replicate:
  1. run software-center
  2. check the process list(run top)
  3. there will be a process update-apt-xapian-index which will take up 80-100& cpu time
  It will run run for about 30 sec. and the computer will be slugish during that time

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 4.0.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Jun 17 13:00:28 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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