Devuan bug report logs - #819
gnome-software: app is unusable! Freedesktop's 'appstream' problems!

Package: gnome-software; Severity: grave; Reported by: murzik <[email protected]>; dated Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:18:02 UTC; Maintainer for gnome-software is (unknown).

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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:15:44 +1100
From: murzik <[email protected]>
Subject: gnome-software: app is unusable! Freedesktop's  'appstream' problems!
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Package: gnome-software
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
Version: 43.5-1~deb12u1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Dear Maintainer,
Gnome-control-center are working in Debian but not in Devuan.
Neither one has been forked by Devuan, so these are unmodified Debian 
versions.
The packagekit backend that they use is working, as well as GNOME's 
alternative
software center gnome-packagekit.
The issue seems to be with appstream, which is the freedesktop.org
software responsible for the application details, like the name,
icon, screenshots, description, etc.
Apparently this metadata is missing from Devuan.
Both app centres are able to show information for installed 
applications,
but they are not able to search for other applications.
Also in GNOME, right clicking an application and then clicking "Show 
Details"
opens software center and says "No Application Data Found,"
but selecting an application from within the software center shows all 
of its details,
although some screenshots are missing.

-- System Information:
Distributor ID: Devuan
Description: Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)
Release: 5
Codename: daedalus
Architecture: x86_64

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-16-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_OOT_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: OpenRC (via /run/openrc), PID 1: openrc-init

Versions of packages gnome-software depends on:
ii appstream 0.16.1-2
ii apt-config-icons 0.16.1-2
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.40.0-4
ii gnome-software-common 43.5-1~deb12u1
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 43.0-1
ii libadwaita-1-0 1.2.2-1
ii libappstream4 0.16.1-2
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u3
ii libcairo2 1.16.0-7
ii libfwupd2 1.8.12-2
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.10+dfsg-1+b1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.6-2
ii libgtk-4-1 4.8.3+ds-2+deb12u1
ii libgtk3-perl 0.038-3
ii libgudev-1.0-0 237-2
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.6.6-1
ii libmalcontent-0-0 0.11.0-4
ii libpackagekit-glib2-18 1.2.6-5devuan1
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpolkit-gobject-elogind-1-0 [libpolkit-gobject-1-0] 122-3devuan1
ii libsoup-3.0-0 3.2.2-2
ii libxmlb2 0.3.10-2
ii packagekit 1.2.6-5devuan1
ii software-properties-gtk 0.99.30-4

Versions of packages gnome-software recommends:
pn fwupd <none>

Versions of packages gnome-software suggests:
ii apt-config-icons-hidpi 0.16.1-2
pn gnome-software-plugin-flatpak <none>
pn gnome-software-plugin-snap <none>

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<div id=3D"geary-body" dir=3D"auto"><div>Package: gnome-software</div><div>=
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]</div><div>Version: 43.5-1~deb12u1</div=
><div>Severity: grave</div><div>Justification: renders package unusable</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Dear Maintainer,</div><div>Gnome-control-center are w=
orking in Debian but not in Devuan.&nbsp;</div><div>Neither one has been fo=
rked by Devuan, so these are unmodified Debian versions.&nbsp;</div><div>Th=
e packagekit backend that they use is working, as well as GNOME's alternati=
ve&nbsp;</div><div>software center gnome-packagekit.&nbsp;</div><div>The is=
sue seems to be with appstream, which is the freedesktop.org&nbsp;</div><di=
v>software responsible for the application details, like the name,&nbsp;</d=
iv><div>icon, screenshots, description, etc.&nbsp;</div><div>Apparently thi=
s metadata is missing from Devuan.&nbsp;</div><div>Both app centres are abl=
e to show information for installed applications,&nbsp;</div><div>but they =
are not able to search for other applications.&nbsp;</div><div>Also in GNOM=
E, right clicking an application and then clicking "Show Details"&nbsp;</di=
v><div>opens software center and says "No Application Data Found,"&nbsp;</d=
iv><div>but selecting an application from within the software center shows =
all of its details,&nbsp;</div><div>although some screenshots are missing.<=
/div><div><br></div><div>-- System Information:</div><div>Distributor ID:	D=
evuan</div><div>Description:	Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)</div><div>Releas=
e:	5</div><div>Codename:	daedalus</div><div>Architecture: x86_64</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-16-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU threads; PREEMPT)<=
/div><div>Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_OOT_MODULE</div><div>Locale=
: LANG=3Den_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=3Den_US.UTF-8 (charmap=3DUTF-8), LANGUAGE no=
t set</div><div>Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash</div><div>Init: OpenRC (=
via /run/openrc), PID 1: openrc-init</div><div><br></div><div>Versions of p=
ackages gnome-software depends on:</div><div>ii  appstream                 =
                             0.16.1-2</div><div>ii  apt-config-icons       =
                                0.16.1-2</div><div>ii  dconf-gsettings-back=
end [gsettings-backend]            0.40.0-4</div><div>ii  gnome-software-co=
mmon                                  43.5-1~deb12u1</div><div>ii  gsetting=
s-desktop-schemas                              43.0-1</div><div>ii  libadwa=
ita-1-0                                         1.2.2-1</div><div>ii  libap=
pstream4                                          0.16.1-2</div><div>ii  li=
bc6                                                  2.36-9+deb12u3</div><d=
iv>ii  libcairo2                                              1.16.0-7</div=
><div>ii  libfwupd2                                              1.8.12-2</=
div><div>ii  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0                                    2.42.10=
+dfsg-1+b1</div><div>ii  libglib2.0-0                                      =
     2.74.6-2</div><div>ii  libgtk-4-1                                     =
        4.8.3+ds-2+deb12u1</div><div>ii  libgtk3-perl                      =
                     0.038-3</div><div>ii  libgudev-1.0-0                  =
                       237-2</div><div>ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0              =
                       1.6.6-1</div><div>ii  libmalcontent-0-0             =
                         0.11.0-4</div><div>ii  libpackagekit-glib2-18     =
                            1.2.6-5devuan1</div><div>ii  libpango-1.0-0    =
                                     1.50.12+ds-1</div><div>ii  libpolkit-g=
object-elogind-1-0 [libpolkit-gobject-1-0]  122-3devuan1</div><div>ii  libs=
oup-3.0-0                                          3.2.2-2</div><div>ii  li=
bxmlb2                                               0.3.10-2</div><div>ii =
 packagekit                                             1.2.6-5devuan1</div=
><div>ii  software-properties-gtk                                0.99.30-4<=
/div><div><br></div><div>Versions of packages gnome-software recommends:</d=
iv><div>pn  fwupd  &lt;none&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>Versions of packag=
es gnome-software suggests:</div><div>ii  apt-config-icons-hidpi         0.=
16.1-2</div><div>pn  gnome-software-plugin-flatpak  &lt;none&gt;</div><div>=
pn  gnome-software-plugin-snap     &lt;none&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>--=
 no debconf information</div><div><br></div></div>
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Acknowledgement sent to murzik <[email protected]>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to [email protected], [email protected]. Full text available.
Report forwarded to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]:
bug#819; Package gnome-software. Full text available.

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