[Bug 788953] [NEW] deb installation authentication gui does not allow password entry: box is greyed out

[Christopher Barrington-Leigh]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: software-center

Clicking on a browser-downloaded .deb (googletalk plugin) brings up the
software centre and after some warnings lets me click on "install".
yes, please. So up comes an authenticaiton dialogue. But while it has
the correct username there, and a box to put my password, it does not
let me enter my password: the box is greyed out.

That cannot be correct behaviour. If there's something wrong with
authenticating, then don't ask me to and let me know what's wrong.

finding the .deb in Downloads and launching the software center by hand
with sudo allows installation no problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: software-center 4.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 26 21:32:34 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty

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Title:
  deb installation authentication gui does not allow password entry: box
  is greyed out

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  Clicking on a browser-downloaded .deb (googletalk plugin) brings up
  the software centre and after some warnings lets me click on
  "install".  yes, please. So up comes an authenticaiton dialogue. But
  while it has the correct username there, and a box to put my password,
  it does not let me enter my password: the box is greyed out.

  That cannot be correct behaviour. If there's something wrong with
  authenticating, then don't ask me to and let me know what's wrong.

  finding the .deb in Downloads and launching the software center by
  hand with sudo allows installation no problem.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 4.0.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu May 26 21:32:34 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)