After Ubuntu installation, nothing in universe is installable until package list is updated

I accidentally reported this against the wrong package, it should be software-center

This is a side effect of:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/livecd-rootfs/+bug/105511

I added a karmic task, but I'm not sure this actually is needed. When the update arrives the first refresh of the package list has happend and the bug has disappeared.

Could you please tell if that was a networkless install? Or was a network available/enabled during the install? Please also note that the problem "heals itself" after maximum of 24h when the automatic nighly update runs.

Question -- would the computer still "heal itself" if it isn't on during the nightly update runs? Or maybe in sleep mode?

@WeatherGod Yes, it should - its a anacron task, it will be run at other times if the machine is off in the night.

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 1.1.2

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software-center (1.1.2) lucid; urgency=low

  * merge lp:~rugby471/software-center/software-store-andrew,
    many thanks
  * softwarecenter/backend/aptd.py:
    - add "reload" function
  * softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py:
    - if a package is available in the data but we do not have apt
      data for it offer a "reload" button (LP: #466321)
    - fix description for not yet enabled channels (LP: #488060)
    - improve regexp that parses "*" and "-" lists (LP: #493679)
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:30:41 +0100

Thank you so very much for fixing that Bug. It was soooo frustrating,
especially since I had to revert to "Windows" for a while! Whew!

Have a Wonderful Christmas with family and friends.

In HIM,

Debbie Brandenburg

On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 12:33 +0000, Michael Vogt wrote:

> ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu Lucid)
> Status: Confirmed => In Progress
>

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This bug also affected myself too. A new Ubuntu user installed Ubuntu remix on an new asus eee pc and couldn't install any programs in the software center and they brought it to me to fix.

Luckly you can to to synaptic package manager, refresh, then they show up but a new user (and myself at first) would not know how to get this to work. A "Refresh" button at the top of the software center screen would help. If the first time the program is run a pop-up says click here to get started and update/install the latest list of programs. would solve this problem. or the first time it runs it connects to the repositories and updates, would also work.

I am booting ubuntu from an external HD. Not having the software listed in the software center available for instalation is time consuming and frustrating for newcomers as me that are testing for business use. If we expect more users to switch to opensource, it needs to be "layer 8" ready.

John, are you testing Lucid or Karmic? I haven't had much issues with package lists for the Lucid beta, and most of the stability bugs for the software center seems to be ironed out. We would greatly appreciate your opinion on the state of the Software Center in Lucid.