[Bug 928170] Re: Muon Software Center doesn't find all software

[Jonathan Thomas]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 886680 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886680

Ah, I was referring to the first screenshot you posted which has totally
unrelated packages, which I have seen before as a different bug. That's
a red herring, however.

I was unable to reproduce this bug earlier due to being on an older
version of Ubuntu (still with the latest Muon), but now testing on
11.10, I can in fact confirm that Muon can't find Dia. The Muon Software
Center uses data from the app-install-data package to determine which
packages are in fact "applications" versus technical packages. The file
for dia in app-install-data incorrectly refers to the package name of
dia being "dia-gnome-gnome". (It should be dia-gnome) Since the dia-
gnome-gnome package does not exist, Muon automatically hides the entry
since nothing could be done with it anyway.

This should affect the Ubuntu Software Center as well, since it also
uses app-install-data.

** Package changed: muon (Ubuntu) => app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Summary changed:

- Muon Software Center doesn't find all software
+ Dia's desktop entry given invalid package name "dia-gnome-gnome"

** Tags added: oneiric

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 886680
   Dia fails to install from the Software Center: There isn't a software package called "dia-gnome-gnome" in your current software sources

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Title:
  Dia's desktop entry given invalid package name "dia-gnome-gnome"

Status in “app-install-data-ubuntu” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I wanted to install dia via the software center. It wasn't found so I
  wasn't able to install it via the software center. I went to the CLI
  and installed it without problem. The same is with other software like
  i.e. perl. Why can't I search for this software and install it via the
  Software Center? Especially when it comes to software like dia it is
  bad because users who are not familiar with kubuntu won't be able to
  install it.

  I also couldn't find any document that explains why this happens. If
  this is "works as designed" then a message/button/link would be nice
  that gives an explanation.

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