Public bug reported: EXPECTATION I expect to see the correct Gnome version reported when running sysinfo. But, what is reported by sysinfo is "2.32.1" when, in fact, I am running "3.2.1"
BACKGROUND Originally, I filed a bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysinfo/+bug/896512) regarding the sysinfo package incorrectly reporting the wrong version of Gnome. After digging around a bit, I discovered that the source of the error is the gnome-version.xml file in the gnome-desktop-data package. To fix the problem (locally), I copied the <platform>, <minor>, <micro>, <distributor> and <date> information from the corresponding gnome- version.xml file from the gnome-desktop3-data package. It is possible that gnome-desktop3-data seeks to replace gnome-desktop- data as each package refers to itself as the "gnome-desktop" in its corresponding README file. If this is the case, then sysinfo will need to be corrected... to read from /usr/share/gnome/gnome-version.xml first... and, if that is missing, then (do what it is currently doing, and) read from /usr/share /gnome-about/gnome-version.xml. The latter file is from gnome-desktop- data and the former is from gnome-desktop3-data. INFORMATION ABOUT MY INSTALLATION lsb_release -rd reports: Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 version of gnome-desktop-data: 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu6 (oneiric) version of gnome-desktop3-data: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 (oneiric) version of sysinfo: 0.7-6 (oneiric) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-desktop-data 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu6 [modified: usr/share/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Dec 4 06:34:16 2011 Dependencies: InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: gnome-desktop UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (48 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-desktop (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric pkg+gnome-desktop-data pkg+gnome-desktop3-data pkg+sysinfo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-desktop in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/899882 Title: gnome-version.xml file in this package causes incorrect reporting from sysinfo package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-desktop/+bug/899882/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
