Bug#868655: gnome-software: Missing dependancy to libgnome-menu-3-0

Darthcat darthcat at free.fr
Mon Nov 27 15:43:04 UTC 2017


Le samedi 25 novembre 2017 à 09:21 -0500, Jeremy Bicha a écrit :
> Control: retitle -1 gnome-software: Does not show any uninstalled
> apps
> after initial Debian install
> Control: tags -1 -unreproducible
> 
> On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Darthcat <darthcat at free.fr> wrote:
> > I've just purged it and gnome-software works also fine. I remember
> > there was no category buttons when I first launched it on two fresh
> > Debian setups and I had to install libgnome-menu-3-0 to get it
> > work. I
> > should check what I get on the other computer. Maybe it works now.
> > I'll
> > let you know.
> 
> Well, there is a bug for a fresh install but I think it's the fault
> of
> the ISO creation process and debian-installer.
> 
> Test Case
> -------------
> 1. Boot a Debian GNOME 9.2 live iso.
> 2. Open the GNOME Software app.
>  
> Workaround
> ---------------
> 1. Open a terminal and run sudo apt update
> 2. Then log out and log back in (or you can run pkill gnome-software)
> 3. Now open the GNOME Software app.
> 
> Suggested Fix
> ------------------
> 1. The ISOs should have initial appstream metadata pre-installed.
> 2. If the appstream metadata is not pre-installed (it might not make
> sense with the traditional debian-installer), I suggest that the
> installer run sudo apt update at the end of the install.
> 
Thank you so much Jeremy for this quick and detailed answer. Moreover,
I really like to understand what does not work properly when this is 
the case.
> Thanks,
> Jeremy Bicha
Thanks again,
Philippe



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