[Bug 1396611] Re: Cannot install click packages on ISO installs of Ubuntu

[Ted Gould]

On Wed, 2016-04-06 at 06:33 +0000, Sebastien Bacher wrote:
> Unity8 still doesn't have the prompting capability needed though it
> seems, maybe one workaround would be to add a plka file allowing
> local users to install clicks without have to auth, since clicks
> don't have access to system directories it's less likely to damage
> the system so it might be an ok thing to do there?
Prompting support up for review:
https://code.launchpad.net/~ted/unity8-policy-kit/initial-work/+merge/2
91371
Security was pretty adamant that it should prompt on a multi-user
system.

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Title:
  Cannot install click packages on ISO installs of Ubuntu

Status in Canonical System Image:
  Confirmed
Status in click package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Installing packages from the Ubuntu Store fails under unity8-desktop-
  session mir.

  The error can be reproduced using pkcon:

  mzanetti at noneyet ~/.local/share/ubuntu-download-manager  $  pkcon install-local Downloads/com.ubuntu.developer.robert-ancell.dotty_2_all.click
  Installing files              [=========================]
  Loading cache                 [=========================]
  Resolving dependencies        [=========================]
  Finished                      [=========================]
  Installing files              [=========================]
  Loading cache                 [=========================]
  Resolving dependencies        [=========================]
  Waiting for authentication    [=========================]
  Loading cache                 [=========================]
  Resolving dependencies        [=========================]
  Committing changes            [=========================]
  Finished                      [=========================]
  (Reading database ... 588050 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../com.ubuntu.developer.robert-ancell.dotty_2_all.click ...
  Click packages may not be installed directly using dpkg.
  Use 'click install' instead.
  dpkg: error processing archive /home/mzanetti/.local/share/ubuntu-download-manager/Downloads/com.ubuntu.developer.robert-ancell.dotty_2_all.click (--install):
   subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /home/mzanetti/.local/share/ubuntu-download-manager/Downloads/com.ubuntu.developer.robert-ancell.dotty_2_all.click

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