[Bug 1875695] Re: Unable to place icons on desktop in user-defined order, use vertical column instead

2022-05-23 Thread MikeR
quote from two years ago: "Expect that it will be implemented? Yes" When can we expect a solution? Given up hope for 20.04, What are the chances for 22.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 1939635] Re: No WiFi after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-09-05 Thread MikeR
Steps to solution: 1. Plug in USB Wifi device 2. lsusb 3. check for line similar to: Bus 001 Device 057: ID 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp 4. using your favorite search engine, look for: "0bda:f179" (or whatever ID you see in the above line. Hopefully this will point you to a downloadable /

[Bug 1938983] Re: missing modules after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-25 Thread MikeR
@FairMiles: after experimenting: Missing files may be downloaded, see #7 and #8 above. This solution DID NOT solve the WiFi failure. This was solved by a third-party driver update, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.11/+bug/1939635 HTH -- You received this bug notifica

[Bug 1938983] Re: missing modules after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-17 Thread MikeR
possible workaround: open https://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/sources/linux-firmware/i915/ and then either 1. select the missing files and download them to /lib/firmware/i915/ or 2. download the entire directory to a temporary location, and create a shell file from the list of missing files to cop

[Bug 1939635] Re: No WiFi after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-15 Thread MikeR
updated driver rtl8188fu driver in DKMS format to version 4.3.23.6-focal2 noted as: Fix wireless regulatory API misuse Problem seems solved CLOSE REPORT AS SOLVED ** Changed in: linux-hwe-5.11 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 1938983] Re: missing modules after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-12 Thread MikeR
It would appear that this bug report should refer to the kernel version, so I have opened a new bug report; #1939635 see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.11/+bug/1939635, and check whether it affects you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 1939635] [NEW] No WiFi after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-11 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: After updating to kernel 5.11.0-25-generic wireless driver failed to recognize WiFi card. c.f. bug #1938983 for more details ( mistakenly entered under initramfs-tools package ) $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-11.1.0ubuntu2-noarch:security-11.1.0ubuntu2-noarch Distributo

[Bug 1938983] Re: missing modules after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-11 Thread MikeR
Searching Google came across this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1306358/how-do-stop-ubuntu-20-04-from-upgrading-to-the-5-8-hwe-kernel This latest 5.8 update has caused a lot of issues for a lot of people. The most critical being breaking: Graphics Drivers Virtualbox no longer working.

[Bug 1938983] Re: missing modules after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-11 Thread MikeR
found what seemed like the correctly named files, downloaded and placed them in /lib/firmware/i915/ Now update-initramfs runs with no errors, but when I plug in my USB rtl8188 wifi device 1. No WiFi connection 2. various (e.g. firefox, wavemon) do not start, terminal locks and the only recourse

[Bug 1938983] [NEW] missing modules after 5.11.0-25-generic update

2021-08-04 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: After updating to kernel 5.11.0-25-generic wireless driver failed to recognize WiFi card. Possible reasons/symptoms: $ sudo update-initramfs -u -k all update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-25-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_49.0.

[Bug 1921499] Re: Ubiquity install failure; copy from booted system

2021-04-01 Thread MikeR
Happened several more time while attempting restore backup image in different setup situations. Has anyone succeeded doing this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921499 Title: Ubiquit

[Bug 1921499] [NEW] Ubiquity install failure; copy from booted system

2021-03-26 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Under Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS 64-bit (5.4.0-7--generic, fully updated) using ubiquity in an attempt to make a copy of a complete booted system crash ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.11 [modified: usr/lib/ubiquity/user-setup/user-setup-apply

[Bug 1915177] Re: xtables-addons fails to build after ip_route_me_harder() signature change

2021-03-18 Thread MikeR
Thanks!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1915177 Title: xtables-addons fails to build after ip_route_me_harder() signature change To manage notifications about this bug go to: https

[Bug 1915177] Re: xtables-addons fails to build after ip_route_me_harder() signature change

2021-03-11 Thread MikeR
One more data point $ dkms status xtables-addons, 3.9, 5.8.0-44-generic, x86_64: installed xtables-addons, 3.9, 5.8.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed minor data point: geoip appears to be working -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 1915177] Re: xtables-addons fails to build after ip_route_me_harder() signature change

2021-03-10 Thread MikeR
running Ubuntu 20.04.2, kernel 5.8.0-44-generic selected Synaptic --> Setting --> Repositories --> DeveloperOptions --> Prereleased(focal proposed) installed xtables-addon-dkms v. 3.9-1ubuntu0.2-20.04.1 which compiled and installed succesfully Tested bu running: "iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m geoi

[Bug 1915177] Re: xtables-addons fails to build after ip_route_me_harder() signature change

2021-03-05 Thread MikeR
Running focal 5.8.0-44-generic latest versions of xtables-addons-dkms and xtables-addonns-common from repositories still appear to be 3.8-2ubuntu0.2 >From the above it would appear the fixed version should be 3.9-1ubuntu0.2 Will the new version appear sometime soon? I upgraded one PC to Groovy, w

[Bug 1907109] Re: xtables-addons 3.0-0.1ubuntu4/3.8-2ubuntu0.1 fails to build with linux 5.4.0-57.63

2021-03-02 Thread MikeR
Also there is no option Software & Updates --> Pre-release updates (focal-proposed) either via Software & Updates or via Synaptic. Is there a chance of getting the update in vanilla focal? (hwe: 5.8.0-45-generic) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 1907109] Re: xtables-addons 3.0-0.1ubuntu4/3.8-2ubuntu0.1 fails to build with linux 5.4.0-57.63

2021-03-02 Thread MikeR
Sorry, but... started Synaptic, and checked proposed, and reloaded. Searched for xtables-addons and found latest version was still 3.8-2ubuntu0.2 Tried installing xtables-addons-dkms and xtables-addons-common, and saw the following: Loading new xtables-addons-3.8 DKMS files... Building for 5.8.

[Bug 1897848] Re: package xtables-addons-dkms 3.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed xtables-addons-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 7

2021-02-24 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1907109 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1907109 Apologies for adding this here, too; problem reappeared after automatic upgrade 24/2/2021 Reverting to previous kernel version was no help. Updated to 5.8.0-44-generic, and problem installing or re-install

[Bug 1907109] Re: xtables-addons 3.0-0.1ubuntu4/3.8-2ubuntu0.1 fails to build with linux 5.4.0-57.63

2021-02-24 Thread MikeR
Updated to 5.8.0-44-generic, and problem installing or re-installing xtables-addons-dkms reappeared. from /var/lib/dkms/xtables-addons/3.8/build/make.log: 70 | return ip_route_me_harder(net, skb, addr_type); | ^~~ | |

[Bug 1897848] Re: package xtables-addons-dkms 3.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed xtables-addons-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 7

2021-01-06 Thread MikeR
Easier workaround: sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-20.04 upgrades the kernel to 5.8, and xtables-addons-dkms reinstalls with no errors -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 1897848] Re: package xtables-addons-dkms 3.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed xtables-addons-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 7

2021-01-04 Thread MikeR
continued: DKMS: install completed. Building initial module for 5.4.0-59-generic ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/xtables-addons-dkms.0.crash' Error! Build of xt_ACCOUNT.ko failed for: 5.4.0-59-generic (x86_64) Consult the make.log in the build directory /var/lib/

[Bug 1897848] Re: package xtables-addons-dkms 3.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed xtables-addons-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 7

2021-01-04 Thread MikeR
upgraded from 5.4.0-58-generic to 5.4.0-59-generic upgrade installation removed xtables-addons-dkms which was then not possible to reinstall. Temporary workaround:, rebooted in 5.4.0-58-generic, did sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install xtables-addons-dkms which completed with errors, bu

[Bug 1883236] Re: Clock keep running even though the board is solved

2020-10-17 Thread MikeR
Same bug; Clock keep running even though the board is solved after upgrade fom Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.03. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1883236 Title: Clock keep running even though the

[Bug 1875695] Re: Unable to place icons on desktop in user-defined order, use vertical column instead

2020-10-12 Thread MikeR
correction: should be: The problem appeared after an update from 18.04 LTS GNOME to 20.04 LTS. ^^ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875695 Ti

[Bug 1875695] Re: Unable to place icons on desktop in user-defined order, use vertical column instead

2020-10-12 Thread MikeR
As stated above there is a bug report Bug #1875695 which is a duplicate and for which I apologize. The problem appeared after an update from 10.04 LTS GNOME to 20.04 LTS. Any additional details that I could add are of course available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a me

[Bug 1899275] [NEW] no icon placement option on desktop

2020-10-10 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Im surprised that this has not been reported before: Using GNOME-Flashback under Ubuntu 20.04 it seems impossible to place the icons on the desktop according to my choice. Also I can find no way of replacing an icon image (the "picture") with something of my own choosing. Th

[Bug 1898494] [NEW] ubiquity in Ubuntu 20.04 Deprecation warning

2020-10-04 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Running ubiquity after an upgrade fom 18.04 to 20.04 LTS ubuntu: /usr/bin/ubiquity:74: DeprecationWarning: the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib; see the module's documentation for alternative uses import imp Note: Replacing "imp" by "importlib" in /usr/bin/u

[Bug 1078695] Re: xrandr : Failed to get size of gamma for output default

2020-10-03 Thread MikeR
Upgraded from 18.04 LTS with no additional drivers to 20.04 LTS updated until 1-Oct-2020. This bug seems to prevent correct results from e.g. mkusb Googled for various solutions, none of which worked. No HW changes since previous versions, back to (IIRC) 12.04 none of which showed this problem -

[Bug 1890936] Re: trying upgrade 18.04.5 to 20.04.1 - "There is no development version of an LTS available."

2020-08-31 Thread MikeR
Its the 31st of August, and update to 20.4.1 is stll not released. When (about) will there be a fix? Or will 20.04 update be skipped, and 21.xx will come out as an LTS release -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

[Bug 1100650] Re: package geoip-database-contrib 1.8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

2019-02-22 Thread MikeR
Any other info I can provide? $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release:18.04 Codename: bionic ~$ sudo apt upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done C

[Bug 1787553] Re: Add a reminder to enable Livepatch

2019-01-03 Thread MikeR
As a lowly user: Please allow me to agree with Brian's remark about "naggy" I have been using Ubuntu since Warty, and I prefer all my updates to be done manually, by me. The constant appearance when ending update-manager of a "Tip" recommending Livepatch is aesthetically unappealing, and suggests

[Bug 1650882] [NEW] Some sbackup messages in log are in Spanish

2016-12-18 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Example: (from sbackup log) 2016-12-18 04:00:28,423 - INFO: File '/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/apache-badurl.conf~' matches regular expression '~$'. 2016-12-18 04:00:28,558 - INFO: Resumen del backup 2016-12-18 04:00:28,558 - INFO: Number of directories: 4878. Most of the log is i

[Bug 1476041] Re: iptables-save duplicates libvirt and ufw rules on iptables-restore with iptables-persistent

2016-11-10 Thread MikeR
Happens on 14.04 Ubuntu. As far as I know I have neither installed or defined ufw or libvirt. However after every reboot I have to list: sudo iptables -L INPUT --line-numbers, and delete duplicate fail2ban-* entries. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1377897] Re: [Ubuntu trusty]Errors while using gedit

2016-10-19 Thread MikeR
Happens when I use gksudo (not sudo) Tahr with Gnome-flashback, fully updated -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377897 Title: [Ubuntu trusty]Errors while using gedit To manage notifica

[Bug 1249663] Re: Trusty gnome flashback indicator-applet-complete disappeared completely. Nothing displays in the top right panel.

2016-10-13 Thread MikeR
Trusty; upgraded to kernel 3.13.0.98-generic and updated everything using Flashback trying to put Indicator Update Complete back on the top panel fails (It was OK yesterday, immediately after the update) HELP!! Any further information needed? -- You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 1605474] Re: "No new release found" upgrading from 14.04LTS to 16.04.1

2016-07-23 Thread MikeR
+1 If this is a feature and not a bug then a) a more detailed explanation would be nice b) when may we expect the update-manager to behave as expected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/16

[Bug 1407299] Re: hdate-applet badly installed on trusty

2016-05-26 Thread MikeR
Bump!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407299 Title: hdate-applet badly installed on trusty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hd

[Bug 1573518] Re: 16.04 does not show as a possible upgrade

2016-04-22 Thread MikeR
I'm almost sure this is a recent addition to the Release notes (if I'm wrong, I apologize) quote: 14.04 LTS to LTS upgrades will be enabled with the 16.04.1 LTS point release, in approximately 3 months time. Please mark this issue as closed. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1573518] [NEW] 16.04 does not show as a possible upgrade

2016-04-22 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: This morning, (22-Apr-2016) after doing "sudo apt-get update": mike@ubuntu:~$ mike@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove a

[Bug 1503655] Re: Kernel bug in eventpoll_release_file+0x46/0xa0 with 3.13.0-66.107

2015-10-08 Thread MikeR
in reply to #13: I am running Trusty on a no-name desktop. This morning kernel 3.13.0-66-generic appeared on the list of updates. I have *not* activated any "proposed" or non-standard repository. As I am a fair-to-middling level user I managed to boot to a previous version of the kernel, and rem

[Bug 1244971] Re: Startup Disk Creator fails most of the times, in a number of ways; completely unreliable

2015-08-20 Thread MikeR
...another year passed; no fix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1244971 Title: Startup Disk Creator fails most of the times, in a number of ways; completely unreliable To manage not

[Bug 1330165] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

2015-08-20 Thread MikeR
got the same message on 14.04.3 LTS 32-bit Unetbootin works OK. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1330165 Title: Failed to install the bootloader To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 859539] Re: usb-creator-gtk fails to install bootloader: "System policy prevents installing the bootloader"

2015-05-01 Thread MikeR
Problem appeared on 14.04 fully updated system. (several attempts) as a workaround: used Unetbootin which created a bootable 8GB memory stick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/859539 Title

[Bug 1407299] [NEW] hdate-applet badly installed on trusty

2015-01-03 Thread MikeR
/hdate-applet total 0 i.e. no files in /usr/lib/hdate-applet This is the situation after a nominally successful installation using Synaptic What must I do to obtain and activate the applet? (hdate and hcal work OK, so I assume the relevant libraries are installed) Thanks, MikeR ** Affects: hdate

[Bug 1244087] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 Main Menu editor Problem

2014-09-15 Thread MikeR
Problems carry over to 14.04 Trying alacarte and menulibre I can create a new folder, e.g. Documentation or Backup, but cannot move items into the folder, so that it remains invisible. In alacarte and in menulibre I see folders (Sundry, Utilities, Web develpment) which include items, but do not s

[Bug 617957] Re: Bleachbit does not delete aptitude localizations

2014-07-14 Thread MikeR
Similar problem in /usr/share/help Under Ubuntu Tahr, Bleachbit version 1.2 I could not find the relevant file under /usr/share/bleachbit/cleaners Am I looking in the wrong place? Many thanks for a useful utility. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, wh

[Bug 1329294] [NEW] Missing dependencies in libav-* upgrade

2014-06-12 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch Distributor ID:Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Release:12.04 Codename:pre

[Bug 860797] Re: Lightdm login screen always shows the volume as muted even if it wasn't muted by user

2014-05-27 Thread MikeR
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/05/enable-gnome-login-sound-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin/ ... seems to work -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/860797 Title: Lightdm login screen alwa

[Bug 1290028] Re: .bak and *~ files are not deleted

2014-03-09 Thread MikeR
by the way: Is there a way to have deep scan the entire file tree? (yes, I know it will take time, but it might be good for a batch run) Thanks for the program, and for your attention. Mike -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 1290028] Re: .bak and *~ files are not deleted

2014-03-09 Thread MikeR
$ sudo bleachbit --sysinfo [sudo] password for mike: info: starting BleachBit version 1.0 BleachBit version 1.0 GTK version 2.24.10 local_cleaners_dir = /usr/share/cleaners locale_dir = /usr/share/locale/ options_dir = /home/mike/.config/bleachbit personal_cleaners_dir = /home/mike/.config/bleachb

[Bug 1290028] [NEW] .bak and *~ files are not deleted

2014-03-09 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Release:12.04 Codename: precise $ ble

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1222345 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1222345 Updated tzdata in repositories (at least for precise) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834

[Bug 1222345] Re: Wrong DST dates in Israel

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1158834 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 There is a manual fix in the discussion of Bug #1158834 To check your system: zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2013 The last line should show "Sun Oct 27" HTH -- You received this bug notification becaus

[Bug 1222340] Re: Invalid daylight savings time dates for Israel in 2013

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1158834 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1222345 Wrong DST dates in Israel ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1158834 Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating -- You rece

[Bug 1219664] Re: Daylight saving time is Israel changed

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1158834 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1222345 Wrong DST dates in Israel ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1158834 Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating -- You rece

[Bug 1222345] Re: Wrong DST dates in Israel

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1158834 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1158834 Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 1217112] Re: tzdata package should be updated in all supported versions

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1158834 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1222345 Wrong DST dates in Israel ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1158834 Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating -- You rece

[Bug 1197210] Re: Wrong data for Asia/Jerusalem

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1158834 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1222345 Wrong DST dates in Israel ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1158834 Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating -- You rece

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-09-09 Thread MikeR
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1222345 Wrong DST dates in Israel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 Title: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-09-04 Thread MikeR
Why a hard link? ln -fs ,,, seems to work for me -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 Title: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating To manage notifications about th

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-09-04 Thread MikeR
The zic command creates the Asia/Jerusalem file. instead of copying, do: # ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Jerusalem /etc/localtime # ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Jerusalem /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Tel_Aviv You can then try zdump -v Asia/Tel_Aviv | grep 2013 ... or, of course, any other

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-09-03 Thread MikeR
Workaround: create a temporary directory (I chose $HOME/dstfix) and cd into it ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/data/asia and download the text file you should have a file named 'asia' sudo su (get root privs.) zic asia to check whether the changes worked do zdump -v Asia/Jerusalem | grep 2013 My resul

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-09-03 Thread MikeR
This has now become *urgent* The legal position has zigzagged once agai. see: ftp://ftp.cs.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/2013+law.pdf (in Hebrew) The new rules are simpler, no longerlinked to the Jewish calendar: # As of 2013, DST starts at 02:00 on the Friday before the last Sunday # in March.

[Bug 1197210] [NEW] Wrong data for Asia/Jerusalem

2013-07-02 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: See Bug #1158834 tzdata has been updated in Raring, Lucid is still supported, and requires the same fix ** Affects: tzdata (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 1158834] Re: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-03-24 Thread MikeR
Official announcement (in Hebrew) http://www.moin.gov.il/SubjectDocuments/2012-6979.pdf -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158834 Title: Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need upd

[Bug 1158834] [NEW] Daylight saving dates for Asia/Jerusalem need updating

2013-03-22 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: The new POSIX definitions for daylight-saving in Israel are: # The law has been changed (2012-11-05): As of 2013, # DST starts at 02:00 on the Friday before the last Sunday in March. # DST ends at 02:00 on the first Sunday after October 1 # unless it occurs on the secon

[Bug 1054776] Re: Don't include remote searches in the home lens

2012-09-24 Thread MikeR
do you know that there are countries to which Amazon will not ship? Why should I be subjected to involuntary ads whan they have no connection to my reality? And just by the way -- I am sure that there are many users word-wide who are _not_ connected to Amazon 24X7. This is just one more reason to

[Bug 1030247] Re: Duplicate entries in left panel

2012-07-28 Thread MikeR
** Attachment added: "See two entries for Desktop" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1030247/+attachment/3239560/+files/Screenshot%20from%202012-07-28%2011%3A29%3A13.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.la

[Bug 1030247] [NEW] Duplicate entries in left panel

2012-07-28 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Under Precise (12.04) updated to today. Clicking on "Places" opens the file browser (Nautilus, I believe) In the left panel, under the heading "Computer" there are two entries for "Desktop", both of which when clicked give identical results in the right panel. $ lsb_release

[Bug 965953] Re: indicator applet with scroll arrows

2012-05-20 Thread MikeR
1. I see this happening in the top panel, also (Ubuntu Precise. updated this morning) 2. When (if) will there be a downloadable update of the Indicator-applet? (preferably via a supported repository) Thanks, Mike -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, wh

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-06-03 Thread MikeR
This bug does not appear on Maverick, but still exists on Lucid. Isn't there something that can be back-ported to fix it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet

[Bug 692308] Re: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences

2011-04-28 Thread MikeR
I now have two instances of Hdate applet: the first on a Lucid desktop - no problems; date is in Hebrew. The second on a new installation of Natty - Month name persists in English i.e. "Nisan" I have installed all the Hebrew fonts I found in the repositories, but can't find how to get Hebrew mon

[Bug 692308] Re: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences

2011-04-13 Thread MikeR
Apologies!! it was my bug. I had Bleachbit installed, configure as a user to keep English and Hebrew localizations -- then run it (Bleachbit) as root, with, of course, different configuration. Mea culpa. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is su

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-04-11 Thread MikeR
bump! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet flag size to big -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-04-03 Thread MikeR
bump! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet flag size to big -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

[Bug 692308] Re: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences

2011-03-19 Thread MikeR
Hello! Is anyone there? ** Tags added: lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692308 Title: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences -- ubu

[Bug 692308] Re: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences

2011-03-08 Thread MikeR
c.f #3: Keeps happening. Hebrew text lasts till reboot, then problem reappears! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692308 Title: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using h

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-03-02 Thread MikeR
bump! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet flag size to big -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-02-21 Thread MikeR
Surely that should be done by the Ubuntu team or person who included this SW in the distro!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet flag size to big -- ubuntu-

[Bug 692308] Re: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences

2011-02-19 Thread MikeR
Occasionally (It's happened twice, so far) hdate-applet switches to showing the month in English. What I have found helps: Go into Synaptic and re-install hdate-applet, and the hdate library, remove hdate-applet from panel, and re-add it back to panet. Tried it as an act of desperation, and it w

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-02-16 Thread MikeR
Watched bug in Fedora has been closed (not fixed) Bug still exists in Ubuntu Lucid which is still supported! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet flag size to

[Bug 617957] Re: Bleachbit does not delete aptitude localizations

2011-02-08 Thread MikeR
Will the fix be backported to Lucid? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617957 Title: Bleachbit does not delete aptitude localizations -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubun

[Bug 692308] Re: [regression] hdate-applet shows English month when using he_IL in its preferences

2011-02-04 Thread MikeR
When I want to see the current date as a Hebrew date I try: $ LANG=he_IL.utf8 hdate However I then see: Friday, 4 February 2011, ל' Sh'vat התשע"א With the month name in English. The output should (preferably) be *all* Hebrew or else all English There seems nowhere to configure this. Using Ubuntu

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-02-01 Thread MikeR
bump!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard applet flag size to big -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listin

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-01-28 Thread MikeR
** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New ** Attachment added: "Screenshot.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-applets/+bug/382393/+attachment/1812000/+files/Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 382393] Re: keyboard applet flag size to big

2011-01-27 Thread MikeR
27-Jan-2011: Still an issue under Lucid will not be upgrading until next LTS version, so it would be nice if this nit were fixed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382393 Title: keyboard

[Bug 106155] Re: Sbackup should report when a backup fails

2010-09-15 Thread MikeR
By "bump" I meant to keep this topic alive. Hopefully to see some progress in the not too distant future. Last time I checked not-so- simple-backup was still in beta, so whats to use? -- Sbackup should report when a backup fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106155 You received this bug notific

[Bug 106155] Re: Sbackup should report when a backup fails

2010-09-12 Thread MikeR
bump -- Sbackup should report when a backup fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106155 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/

[Bug 619052] Re: file update-motd-updates-available is empty

2010-08-17 Thread MikeR
Sorry, I did not realize that the issue affected only me. And I still don't know where it came from -- seemed to appear after upgrade to Lucid. -- file update-motd-updates-available is empty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619052 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 619052] Re: file update-motd-updates-available is empty

2010-08-17 Thread MikeR
Re-installation of update-notifier-common fixed it!! $ sudo /usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-updates-available --force 0 packages can be updated. 0 updates are security updates. Many thanks, Mike P.S. I wonder where the correct file got lost... -- file update-motd-updates-available is emp

[Bug 619052] Re: file update-motd-updates-available is empty

2010-08-16 Thread MikeR
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619052/+attachment/1494697/+files/Dependencies.txt -- file update-motd-updates-available is empty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619052 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which i

[Bug 619052] [NEW] file update-motd-updates-available is empty

2010-08-16 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-notifier Running Ubuntu 10.4 updated to yesterday $ dir /usr/lib/update-notifier/ total 24K -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2.4K 2010-04-13 23:52 apt-cdrom-check lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 2010-05-04 23:00 apt-check -> apt_check.py -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root

[Bug 617957] [NEW] Bleachbit does not delete aptitude localizations

2010-08-14 Thread MikeR
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bleachbit Bleachbit does not delete several language localization files in /usr/share/aptitude/aptitude-defaults.* when "localization" is ticked Using: Ubuntu Lucid Bleachbit 0.7.3-1 ** Affects: bleachbit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided St

[Bug 106155] Re: Sbackup should report when a backup fails

2010-08-10 Thread MikeR
as an addendum to my previous comment: Checking the nssbackup page I see there is no verify/notify option in nssbackup, either. So where is the advantage? -- Sbackup should report when a backup fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106155 You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 106155] Re: Sbackup should report when a backup fails

2010-08-10 Thread MikeR
bump again. nssbackup is not ready for the real world (I do NOT feel like trusting my backup to software in alpha, or even in beta) Is there any chance of plugging the holes in sbackup? Or is there any equivalent which has passed testing and is reasonably stable? This is a REAL, SERIOUS lack in

[Bug 367720] Re: Jaunty does not recognize VGA cotroller

2010-07-25 Thread MikeR
The particular HiNote has given up the ghost (I did say it was old) So I have nowhere to test this particular bug; I guess it should be closed/erased/eliminated due to lack of public interest -- Jaunty does not recognize VGA cotroller https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367720 You received this bug n

[Bug 13253] Re: Nautilus information side panel

2010-07-04 Thread MikeR
Fix to OP does not seem to work for me. Using 10.04 with all current updates -- Nautilus information side panel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/13253 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bug

[Bug 452848] Re: u1sdtool crashes when run remotely through ssh

2010-05-13 Thread MikeR
>If you set DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS to the correct value 1. How do I do that 2. Can it be done automagically? -- u1sdtool crashes when run remotely through ssh https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452848 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 450351] Re: cannot start memtest86+ when /boot is a separate partition

2010-01-07 Thread MikeR
After the last updates (7-Jan-2010) which also did an update-grub, memtest86+ *again* no longer boots. Again, by entering the GRUB boot menu and adding a root=... line the problem is corrected. Karmic is a supported version, and this should be fixed! -- cannot start memtest86+ when /boot is a s

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