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Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless package list is reloaded (or apt cron job is run for the first time)

Bug #121878 reported by joss
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Package Descriptions for Ubuntu
Confirmed
Undecided
chancellor
Ubuntu Translations
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned
gnome-app-install (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
chancellor
Nominated for Karmic by Sergio Zanchetta
software-center (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
chancellor
Nominated for Karmic by Sergio Zanchetta
synaptic (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
chancellor
Nominated for Karmic by Sergio Zanchetta

Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

Synaptic doesn't show the translated package description unless you reload the package lists. It shows the english description instead.
This bug has been confirmed by french translation group.

See original description
Tags: i18n
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Xan (dxpublica) wrote :

I seconded this bug.
I think it could be useful fact fix it.

Regards,

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xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thanks for reporting this bug. What version of Ubuntu are you using? Can you try in Jaunty please? Thank you.

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Xan (dxpublica) wrote :

In 8.04 LTS this bug is present. Perhaps joss could confirm that in jaunty.

xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount)
summary: - synaptic package description translation
+ synaptic not showing translated descriptions unless reloaded
xteejx (xteejx-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote : Re: synaptic not showing translated descriptions unless reloaded

I confirm this bug in Jaunty and in Karmic too. (in Italian language)

There are a lot of translated string not coming up because of this bug.

In Karmic is also more evident because of the new "Ubuntu Software Store".

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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote :

Sorry, I meant "Ubuntu Software Center".

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
description: updated
summary: - synaptic not showing translated descriptions unless reloaded
+ Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless reloaded
Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h)
Changed in gnome-app-install (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h)
summary: - Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless reloaded
+ Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless package list is
+ reloaded
Michael Vogt (mvo)
summary: Translated package descriptions are not displayed unless package list is
- reloaded
+ reloaded (or apt cron job is run for the first time)
Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h)
tags: added: i18n
chancellor (elong2)
Changed in gnome-app-install (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in ddtp-ubuntu:
status: New → Confirmed
assignee: nobody → chancellor (elong2)
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
assignee: nobody → chancellor (elong2)
Changed in gnome-app-install (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → chancellor (elong2)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → chancellor (elong2)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → chancellor (elong2)
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

I just checked a fresh install and when installing with network support the package descriptions are there and indexed in karmic. There is still the case that in a networkless install they will be missing until the first upate and then there needs to be a software-center DB update.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

The same is true for synaptic, ubuntu is installed from the dekstop CD with network, the descriptions are translated (to the extend that we have translations of course) :)

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Pierre Slamich (pierre-slamich) wrote :

Is there a fix for installations connected to the Internet but still having the issue (in Synaptic) ?

David Planella (dpm)
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
assignee: chancellor (elong2) → nobody
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
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David Planella (dpm) wrote :

@chancellor: you assigned this bug to yourself some time ago. Are you intending to work on it?. If you are, please ignore this comment, but if you aren't, perhaps you'd like to remove the assignation until you actually have time to start working on it.

Otherwise, it might give the impression to other users that someone is already looking into this right now, and might stop a maintainer or another contributor working on this particular bug and move on to other ones requiring attention.

Thanks!

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

This bug and bug 434601 seem to be the same.

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