[Bug 682879] Re: Installation of software from the software centre often stalls halfway, and never continues. It also prevents the pc from shutting down (hours later)

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Thanks for this report, and sorry for the slow response.

Since you say the problem also occurs with Synaptic, this is probably a
problem in apt, not in USC. Moving there.

If you still experience the problem, you could also help get this bug fixed by providing the error message:
1. close Ubuntu Software Center (or Synaptic), if it's open already
2. enter the command "software-center" (or "sudo synaptic") in a Terminal window
3. trigger the error
4. copy any error output from the Terminal window, and paste it into this bug report.

** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => apt (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Installation of software from the software centre often stalls
  halfway, and never continues. It also prevents the pc from shutting
  down (hours later)

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  Often when I want to install new software from the software centre,
  the installation stalls halfway, and never continues. Today I tried to
  install Blender, but it also happened when trying to install LMMS,
  Muse, and other audio/video software.

  Installing from synaptic is more succesful, though not always.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: software-center 3.0.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.40-generic 2.6.35.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Nov 29 22:45:05 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center

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