Sorry if I got a bit excited. On a fresh install of Xubuntu, Mythtv backend setup does not work.
If it worked, then when it was first run it would add the user to the group "mythtv", something that requires root access. My guess is that long ago a pop up box would prompt the user for their password before continuing. The grep above revels multiple places where gksu is expected to exist. Because gksu has been removed from the distribution each of these lines is a bug that leaves a variable empty. I don't know what the correct fix is. It seems a bit to demanding to expect the end user edit /etc/group in a terminal. The man page for apt does not mention "source", is that documented anywhere? I got a "permission denied". kdebase-bin seems to be an alternative to gksu it does not have an installation candidate either. There is a way to do it, gpated has a pop up that prompts for a password. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to mythtv in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850746 Title: mythtv-backend-setup fails to add user to group mythtv under XFCE Status in mythtv package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Running Mythtv-backend-setup from the XFCE menu looks like it is adding the user to the group "mythtv", but does not. The user has to add himself manually, either by editing /etc/groups or with adduser `whoami` mythtv. The meta package is mythtv. The package is mythtv-backend. The file is called /usr/bin/mythtv-setup. There is a call to check_groups, which is in /usr/share/mythtv/dialogue_functions.sh It has the line; $SU_TYPE adduser ... Su type seems to be "gksu" for XFCE and Gnome. psd@EE:/usr/share/mythtv$ sudo apt-get install gksu Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package gksu is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'gksu' has no installation candidate The bug also exists in older versions of Xubuntu; bionic, disco, probably more. I am not sure about other desktops. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: mythtv-backend 2:30.0+fixes.20190817.5cde0578d8-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Oct 31 15:36:16 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-21 (9 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) Installed_mythtv_dbg: 2:30.0+fixes.20190817.5cde0578d8-0ubuntu1 SourcePackage: mythtv UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythtv/+bug/1850746/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : mythbuntu-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
