How to sign in to write a review in Ubuntu Software Centre

[Nosphky]

In 14.04, I thought I would write a few words of review for an application in the Software Centre. Having clicked on 'write your own review' I get another window pop up with a spinning wheel which says 'Signing in'.

The wheel stays spinning for ever. The only other option available in this window is the cancel button. I've tried many times without any progress.

Where is it trying to sign me in to ? Is there another way of getting there ?

[slickymaster]

Select "More information about the application" in the software center and a write review hot link appears. Clicking the link the user can create a software center account when the dialog box appears. I don't know if account activation is immediate though.

[Nosphky]

Hi slickymaster, that's the route I took. All I get is the pop up window with the signing in message. I've left it spinning for up to an hour on occasions. It never seems to get 'there' where-ever 'there' might be.

[slickymaster]

Hi slickymaster, that's the route I took. All I get is the pop up window with the signing in message. I've left it spinning for up to an hour on occasions. It never seems to get 'there' where-ever 'there' might be.

yeah, I've just checked and the same is happening here. It just hanging in "Signing in..." window

[Nosphky]

It's five days now and nothing's changed. Is the system of writing reviews for software packages broken or dis-continued ? Where would be the best place to check ?

[coffeecat]

I don't know why you are getting a perpetually spinning wheel, but for me the "signing in" message resolves within a few seconds to a window inviting me to create an Ubuntu One account or to log in with my pre-existing Ubuntu One account. Logging in to my Ubuntu One account takes me to a window with fields for me to write my review.

[slickymaster]

I don't know why you are getting a perpetually spinning wheel, but for me the "signing in" message resolves within a few seconds to a window inviting me to create an Ubuntu One account or to log in with my pre-existing Ubuntu One account. Logging in to my Ubuntu One account takes me to a window with fields for me to write my review.

I'm still, also, facing the same issue the OP has. After clicking the "Write your own review" I get stuck hanging in "Signing in..." window.

[coffeecat]

I'm still, also, facing the same issue the OP has. After clicking the "Write your own review" I get stuck hanging in "Signing in..." window.

What is curious is that now that I have signed in once, Software Centre takes me straight to the review window, remembering who I am, even after closing SC or after a reboot. So there's probably a configuration file somewhere that has details of my logged in state, but I cannot find it. As this might provide a clue as to why you and the OP get stuck at the "signing in" window, it light be worth finding. Do you have any ideas where it might be?

[Nosphky]

Coffeecat : The only time I get invited to log in using Ubuntu One is on these forums. Your remark about a config file has made me look and I find ~/.config/software-center.

This is very sparse but on my machine it is :
[general]
size = 1200, 970
maximized = False
recommender_uuid =
recommender_opt_in_requested = False
add_to_launcher = True

[reviews]
username =

So it looks like it never got initialised. Maybe it needs me to login first ? Spinning wheel comes to mind.

[slickymaster]

There's this config file ~/.config/software-center/softwarecenter.cfg

Mine looks like this:

[general]
size = 1088, 800
maximized = True
recommender_uuid =
recommender_opt_in_requested = False
add_to_launcher = True

[reviews]
username =

Not sure if it's related, or not, but the 'username' parameter for mine is blank.