Bug 377216

Summary:	qapt-deb-installer Window Locks Keyboard Input
Product:	[Applications] muon	Reporter:	13hurdw
Component:	qapt-deb-installer	Assignee:	Jonathan Thomas <echidnaman>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	blurhy, hello, mpartap, sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description 13hurdw 2017-03-04 20:57:24 UTC

qapt-deb-installer/xenial-updates,now 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1 amd64
KDE neon LTS User Edition 5.8

Steps to Reproduce:
With other programs open (e.g. Firefox), install a DEB package with the QApt Deb Installer output window displayed.
Go to the other program window (fullscreen) and use the program.

At the end of the install when the Close button is selected on the window, the QApt installer seems to be intercepting the keyboard input even if it isn't the active window; the typing cursor is shown in the other program, but I am unable to type anything until I close the QApt installer window.

Expected QApt installer not to be hooking or looking for keyboard input upon installation so that I can continue to use other programs while installing a DEB package.

Comment 1 blurhy 2020-07-01 09:44:03 UTC

kubuntu 19.10
Package: qapt-deb-installer
Version: 3.0.4-1ubuntu4

Comment 2 Marcel Partap 2022-05-27 12:51:30 UTC

This is a grave issue for users of f.e. a fullscreen terminal, as the qapt-installer locks on to keyboard focus.. very hard to get out of this situation (kill terminal via ssh, switch to VT or just shoot down X11 with CTRLALTBACKSPACE).
It seems https://invent.kde.org/system/libqapt/-/blame/master/utils/qapt-deb-installer/DebInstaller.cpp#L151 is the cause, I've opened a merge request at https://invent.kde.org/system/libqapt/-/merge_requests/4 ..

Comment 3 Marcel Partap 2023-09-11 11:27:37 UTC

Why (and by whom?) was the qapt project archived? It doesn't show on https://invent.kde.org/system/libqapt/activity ...

Comment 4 Harald Sitter 2023-09-11 11:55:09 UTC

because it is unmaintained.