software-properties needs to automatically trigger a cache refresh after adding a repo

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This problem also occur with previous version (version 11.**) of Ubuntu.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

This bug makes it very difficult to write easy-to-follow instructions for adding software in non-default repositories. What I think is needed is a GUI button or menu item in Ubuntu Software Center which does something similar to "sudo apt-get update && sudo update-apt-xapian-index -f".

This still happens in 13.04. It has been a problem in Ubuntu Software Center as far as I can remember.

I can confirm that this bug still exist in Ubuntu 13.04.

So, developers, please do something. When can I expect this bug to be fixed?

Developers, look at the comment I added to Bug #782953 (I could paste it here too).
I may have found the problem.

I've commited a fix and proposed a merge.
I've tested it locally and it seems to work well (not extensive tests).
The fix also fixes Bug #782953 indirectly.

Hello cshong, or anyone else affected,

Accepted software-properties into saucy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.27.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

I installed software-properties-gtk version 0.92.27.1 from saucy-proposed and confirm that the cache is refreshed after making changes to which sources are used.

Hello cshong, or anyone else affected,

Accepted software-properties into saucy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.28 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

I installed today software-properties 0.92.28 and I can confirm that after changing any of the sources (disabling multiverse, changing mirror or adding PPA) I get a dialog stating that software sources need to be refreshed.

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.92.28

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software-properties (0.92.28) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Bruno Nova ]
  * Ensure package sources are refreshed after modification
    Fixes Bug LP: #1075537 (and, indirectly, Bug LP: #782953 it seems).

  [ Brian Murray ]
  * Restore the removal of a line feed from a source (LP: #1239893)

  [ Jean-Baptiste Lallement ]

  * debian/manpages/add-apt-repository.1: Documented options -m and -s of
    add-apt-repository (LP: #1229092)

  [ Sebastien Bacher ]
  * softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py: don't use the
    gtk-logout-helper command, it has been deprecated and dropped from the
    indicator-session binary, use gnome-session instead (lp: #1241210)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:16:21 -0400

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

This bug was fixed for Saucy (and future), but what about older releases (especially LTS)?
The fix is trivial. Could someone add the fix to the older releases, or tell me how to do it? (does this involve "sending" a commit (through a merge request) to the bazaar branch lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/software-properties for Precise, for example?)

Yes, a merge proposal against ubuntu/precise-proposed/software-properties is the correct way to proceed. If you do submit one add me (brian-murray) as a reviewer and I'll ensure that it gets uploaded to Precise. Thanks!

Ok. Thank you! I'll start doing this now (first for Precise, then others).

Done. Proposed the fix for Precise, Quantal and Raring (I guess).

Thanks for adding merge proposals for Quantal and Raring, I'm not certain its worth the work (reviewing, approving and verifying) of creating Stable Release Updates for those two releases though.

Yes, you're probably right. The support for those (non-LTS) releases will be over soon.

Hello cshong, or anyone else affected,

Accepted software-properties into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.7 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

verify condition: ubuntu 12.04.3 in virtualbox

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Steps to reproduce this bug:
1. Run the Software Sources
2. select the server you want to use & select the software sources close button.
3. You will see nothing happened.
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enable precise-proposed & install software-properties-gtk package.

$ sudo apt-get install -t precise-proposed software-properties-gtk
upgrade software-properties-gtk 0.82.7.6 0.82.7.7

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verification case:
1. Run the Software Sources
2. select the server you want to use & select the software sources close button.
3. popup "The information about available software is out-of-date" window
   (select the reload button -> repository cache updated)
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good works & thank you.

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.82.7.7

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software-properties (0.82.7.7) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * Ensure package sources are refreshed after modification. Thanks to
    Bruno Nova for the patch. (LP: #1075537)
 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:46:28 -0800