[Bug 1076832] Re: "Additional drivers" tab doesn't work when Software Sources was launched by synaptic

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

This is similar to bug 1058070. It might be reasonable for Synaptic to
make Software Sources modal to it, if it was the only access point for
Software Sources. But it is not. It has to be able to handle people
making changes in Software Sources when that is opened from Ubuntu
Software Center, Software Updater, or System Settings. In the same way,
it should handle people making changes even when Software Sources is
launched from Synaptic itself.

Separately, Software Sources should explain that it can't make changes
when *anything* has locked apt, not just Synaptic.

** Also affects: synaptic (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  "Additional drivers" tab doesn't work when Software Sources was
  launched by synaptic

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “synaptic” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To reproduce:

  1. Install synaptic and run it
  2. Click Settings->repositories
  3. Click "Additional software" tab
  4. Attempt to change to a different driver.

  Expected result: The driver gets installed.

  Actual result: Operation never completes.

  Analysis: This happens because Software Sources is waiting on Synaptic
  to exit before performing apt commands. But Synaptic is itself waiting
  on Software Sources to exit, and you can't close Synaptic before this
  happens because it's UI is disabled.

  There is no message telling the user that this is what has happened,
  so just as with the automatic U1 installer, the user does not know
  they need to close other package managers before the process will
  complete. So they are just left waiting forever. Of course in this
  case it is impossible for the user to unlock the package db without
  closing everything down and starting over.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.92.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Nov  9 01:59:30 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-08 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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