<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Thanks Anders, sudo /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/smart/smartBackend.py ,on my Maverick install PK v0.6.5 and smartpm v1.3 returns: Error: No NETWORK envp Error: No BACKGROUND envp Error: No INTERACTIVE envp And on my Lucid install with PK v.05.7 and smartpm v1.2: Error: No NETWORK envp Error: No BACKGROUND envp Just checked both machines again, Software Updates appear on both machines but do NOT install. Packages appear in Add/Remove on Lucid install but not Maverick. Jean. > From: afb@algonet.se > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:26:43 +0200 > To: packagekit@lists.freedesktop.org > Subject: Re: [packagekit] Packagekit bugs? > > Jean Hubbard wrote: > > > Just thought i'd check up on these before i filed bugs. > > Using PK v0.5.7 with the smartpm backend on two systems running > > Ubuntu Lucid and Maverick seems to fail installing packages with > > add/remove(Gnome-PK) or to install updates. Lucid is using smartpm > > v1.2 while Maverick is using v1.3 and the results are the same. If > > i try to install something it seems to do everything it should but > > and says completed but the updates/packages are not installed. For > > eg. the updates will still appear in Update Software or Terminal or > > Update Manager. If i install using smartpm in Terminal though then > > it works fine. > > Should this be filed against PK or Smartpm. > > > > Secondly, Maverick's PK has just been updated to v0.6.5, no matter > > what i click on in the left menu, no packages show up. No Updates > > show up either. That is using smartpm again. > > Using the apt backend, it will return and Internal system error > > when i open Add/remove or Update Software. > > > > Ubuntu bug or PK? > > These are bugs in (the backends of) PackageKit, not in Smart or Ubuntu. > > To get some more details for debugging, you could do a verbose/debugging > build of PackageKit - /or/ perhaps "talk" directly to the Smart backend: > > $ sudo /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/smart/smartBackend.py > Error: No NETWORK envp > Error: No BACKGROUND envp > refresh-cache true > > The "commands" are shared between all Python backends, some examples are > "get-updates none" or "update-system false" (separated by tab, not > space) > > It's the equivalent of telnetting to your web or mail server, but should > at least give some first-hand information on what is going on in > there... > > --anders > > _______________________________________________ > PackageKit mailing list > PackageKit@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/packagekit <hr />Browse profiles for Free! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/163036679/direct/01/' target='_new'>Singles online now!</a></body> </html>