Ubuntu
software-properties package

Unable to remove signing keys using gnome-software-properties

Bug #1656100 reported by Wise Melon
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Ubuntu GNOME
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software-properties (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I have found that on Ubuntu GNOME 16.10 with GNOME 3.22 that I am unable to remove signing keys in the Authentication tab. If I select a key I wish to remove and click the Remove button, either nothing will happen, or it will ask me for authentication, upon giving it the correct password all that will happen is it will deselect the key I select, but at no point will it actually remove it, which is rather annoying.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.96.24.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Jan 12 21:35:55 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-09 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Related branches

lp:~silhusk/software-properties/lp1656100-remove-signing-keys
Sebastien Bacher: Approve
Diff: 105 lines (+18/-9)
4 files modified
softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py (+0/-3)
softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py (+16/-4)
softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py (+1/-1)
softwareproperties/qt/SoftwarePropertiesQt.py (+1/-1)
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Wise Melon (wise-melon-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
Paul White (paulw2u)
tags: added: zesty
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Changed in ubuntu-gnome:
status: New → Invalid
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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

Re-opening since this is triviably reproducible on Ubuntu 18.04.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
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Scott Palmer (skewty) wrote :

Confirmed. This affects me on an up-to-date 18.04.

Paul White (paulw2u)
tags: added: bionic cosmic
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Luke B. (duke7553) wrote :

I can confirm this. Also, specifying the -d flag upon executing this program through a terminal emulator returns no useful debug info to help us.

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KenWeiLL (kenweill) wrote :

I also have this bug. Both on Ubuntu (gnome) and Ubuntu Mate. I even posted it on Ubuntu Mate's community forum, they just instruct me to delete the keys via terminal. No solution or reason why it doesn't work on the GUI part.

And checking on this report, bug exist since January 2017? Will this get even fixed?

Details:
  Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  Release: 18.04

  software-properties-gtk:
    Installed: 0.96.24.32.5
    Candidate: 0.96.24.32.5
    Version table:
   *** 0.96.24.32.5 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.96.24.32.1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.30

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software-properties (0.96.30) disco; urgency=medium

  [ Carlo Vanini ]
  * Fix removal of signing keys in the Authentication tab always failing.
    (lp: #1656100)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:48:27 +0100

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Ian Griffiths (iangriffiths) wrote :

On Ubuntu 18.04 (Long Term Support release), software-properties is only available up to version 0.96.24.32.7 from bionic-updates and version 0.96.30 is not available. When will this be available for 18.04, since this is the LTS release?

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Ian, software-properties is not mentioned on the “Pending Ubuntu Stable Release Updates” page. <http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/pending-sru.html>

The process for issuing a Stable Release Update is on the Ubuntu wiki.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates> Even if you aren’t an Ubuntu developer, you could probably carry out the first three steps.

If it’s declined for an SRU, the next best option would be requesting a backport. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports>

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