Re: [Bug 137306] [gutsy] update-alternatives --quiet problem

2007-09-04 Thread Ian Jackson
zedstar writes ("[Bug 137306] [gutsy] update-alternatives --quiet problem"): > Various packages are trying to run update-alternatives --quiet ... in > postinst scripts etc. This fails on my system which does not support > --quiet. > > ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided >

[Bug 131851] Re: Error in select() when installing any package using aptitude

2007-09-05 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 130522 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130522 ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: aptitude => apt ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 130522 [gutsy] dpkg's "Error in select()" -- Error in select() when installing any package us

[Bug 130522] Re: [gutsy] dpkg's "Error in select()"

2007-09-05 Thread Ian Jackson
This is definitely in apt rather than dpkg. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- [gutsy] dpkg's "Error in select()" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130522 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

Re: [Bug 131201] Re: always fscks first boot after install

2007-09-05 Thread Ian Jackson
I have determined that: * I can reproduce this bug with the alternate CD but not with the desktop CD (I haven't investigated why not). * The problem is indeed caused by the clock warping back one hour between the system installation and the first boot. In my case this is due to confusi

[Bug 131201] Re: always fscks first boot after install

2007-09-05 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: e2fsprogs (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: debian-installer => e2fsprogs -- always fscks first boot after install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131201 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

[Bug 131158] partitioning problems with complex setup

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer I was doing a test installation of gutsy 20070808 d-i i386. My system has an extensive partition table with many other installs on it. After I selected to create a partition sda16 for the new install, and asked to commit, I saw a messag

[Bug 131160] lack of immediate feedback when return pressed on cd boot menu

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gfxboot With gutsy 20070808 d-i i386, but this has been a problem for some time: When the cd boots, it presents a menu of available options. When the user then presses Enter (whether on the default option or another), there is a pause before any acknowl

[Bug 131161] menu appears before ready for keyboard input

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gfxboot With gutsy 20070808 d-i i386, but this has been a problem for some time: When the cd boots, it presents a menu of available options. If the user knows which one they want, they will (for example) press Enter immediately when the menu appears. H

[Bug 131161] Re: menu appears before ready for keyboard input

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
This bug is exacerbated by bug 131160. -- menu appears before ready for keyboard input https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131161 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 131160] Re: lack of immediate feedback when return pressed on cd boot menu

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
This bug is distinct from, but related to, bug 131161. -- lack of immediate feedback when return pressed on cd boot menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131160 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 131171] strange partition prevents installation

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer I was doing a test installation of gutsy 20070808 d-i i386. My system has an extensive partition table with many other installs on it. If I allow the manual partitioner to try to mount /media/sda12, I find that I get an error message sa

[Bug 131170] can try to make and use >15 partitions

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer I was doing a test installation of gutsy 20070808 d-i i386. My system has an extensive partition table with many other installs on it. I made the mistake of trying to install onto a new extended partiton sda16. However, the kernel bloc

[Bug 131158] Re: partitioning problems with complex setup

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
This turns out to be a combination of two other bugs which I have reported in a more useful way: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/131170 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/131171 ** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 131174] places menu has two Documents and Desktop entries and no Examples

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel I've just done a test desktop install using the 20070808 i386 d-i iso and the Places menu is rather odd. * The Desktop and Documents entries are duplicated. * The Examples entry is missing. * It has many entries that were not there previously

[Bug 129029] Re: No Sound on Login Screen or during Login in Gutsy Tribe 3

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
I have reproduced this with a fresh install of gutsy i386 d-i 20070808. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Target: None => ubuntu-7.10-beta -- No Sound on Login Screen or during Login in Gutsy Tribe 3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129029 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 131177] gnome-app-install crashed with NameError in preRun()

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-app-install I installed gutsy i386 desktop from d-i 20070808. I double-clicked on fables_01_01_aesop.spx from Examples/ and nothing seemed to happen so I double-clicked again. I then got two "program crash" apport dialog boxes, of which I'm report

[Bug 131177] Re: gnome-app-install crashed with NameError in preRun()

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8740607/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8740608/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8740609/ProcStatus.txt ** Attachment

[Bug 131182] search applet has inconsidered list of searches

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel There is a new applet in the top right of my display. There are a few problems with it: * The list of searches is rather arbitrary. We should consider carefully which of these (if any) should be presented. (Note that there are sometimes

[Bug 131185] active connection information (network) is wrong

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel I just installed gutsy i386 desktop from the d-i cd 20070808. I right-clicked on the "one computer behind another" icon in the top right, and selected (i) Connection Information. A window appeared titled Active Connection Information. Howev

[Bug 131201] always fscks first boot after install

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer Each time I install gutsy (eg, desktop install from d-i i386 20070808.1), I seem to successfully install and then the first time it boots into the new system it does an fsck, complaining that the filesystem hasn't been checked for 47910 d

[Bug 127622] Re: fitts law problem - panel doesn't extend to extreme top/bottom of screen

2007-08-08 Thread Ian Jackson
This is still the case in an install made with the 20070808.1 i386 d-i CD. ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: New => Confirmed -- fitts law problem - panel doesn't extend to extreme top/bottom of screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127622 You rece

[Bug 122616] Re: vc switching problems on intel 965 board

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
It's working fine for me with current gutsy. ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- vc switching problems on intel 965 board https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/122616 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug cont

[Bug 114351] Re: fast-user-switch-applet doesn ’t lock screen

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
This seems to be working correctly now in gutsy tribe 4 (20070808.1 i386 d-i, desktop install). ** Changed in: fast-user-switch-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- fast-user-switch-applet doesn’t lock screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114351 You received this bug notificat

[Bug 51580] Re: should poke screensaver on change

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
This seems to be working correctly now in gutsy tribe 4 (20070808.1 i386 d-i, desktop install), with consolekit installed as it is by default. ** Changed in: fast-user-switch-applet (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- should poke screensaver on change https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 131280] web pages should open in new window

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: deskbar-applet I typed a random search string into the deskbar applet and selected one of the web searches. The search results appeared as a new tab in one of my existing firefox windows. This is confusing. Other Gnome tools which open web pages open t

[Bug 131282] confusing "printer status" menu item

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel With gutsy tribe 4 (20070808.1 i386 d-i, desktop install), in Dutch: I have an entry "Overige" (miscellaneous) in my "Toepassingen" (applications) menu. This contains only one entry, "Afdrukstatuspictogram" (printing status icon) with a tool

[Bug 131284] about ubuntu menu item results in page not found

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel Install ubuntu desktop from gutsy i386 d-i 20070808.1 in Dutch and select "Systeem", "Over Ubuntu". This results in a dialogue saying Page not found The requested page was not found in the document ///usr/share/gnome/help/about-ubuntu/C/

[Bug 131201] Re: always fscks first boot after install

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
I think it must be related to the presence of the windows partition(s). ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 63175 fsck on every (re)boot ** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ian Jackson ** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Target: No

[Bug 131201] Re: always fscks first boot after install

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
14:40 iwj: FWIW /var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat should be enough information for accurate reproduction by somebody who knows how to read it; alternatively an install with DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer in the kernel boot parameters 14:40 (a

[Bug 131309] "Prepare for shipping to end user" appears to do nothing

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: oem-config I did an oem install from d-i 20070808.1 gutsy i386. I messed around with the system in the oem setup account for a bit and then I double-clicked on "Prepare for shipping to end user". Nothing seemed to happen. I double-clicked on it again a

Re: [Bug 131185] Re: active connection information (network) is wrong

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 127806 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127806 Alexander Sack writes ("[Bug 131185] Re: active connection information (network) is wrong"): > is that connection network manager managed connection or a manual one? Automatically managed. Ian. -- active

Re: [Bug 131282] Re: confusing "printer status" menu item

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 125484 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125484 Pascal De Vuyst writes ("[Bug 131282] Re: confusing "printer status" menu item"): > *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 125484 *** > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125484 > > Is this a duplicate of bug #

Re: [Bug 131284] Re: about ubuntu menu item results in page not found

2007-08-09 Thread Ian Jackson
Matthew East writes ("Re: [Bug 131284] Re: about ubuntu menu item results in page not found"): > How odd. Does the file exist? Do you have ubuntu-docs installed? Yes, the file does exist and seems to contain plausible XML data. ubuntu-docs is installed. I have just reproduced this problem with a

[Bug 105204] Re: [apport] dpkg crashed with SIGSEGV

2007-04-10 Thread Ian Jackson
Your comments about needing a reboot indicate a more serious problem than just a bug in dpkg. I think the most likely cause is broken hardware - bad memory, or some such, with as a runner-up the possibility that your motherboard or some device in your system has a bug in the corresponding kernel s

[Bug 64408] Re: "Urgent" text is poorly readable due to low contrast (blue on black)

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
The text is still a low-contrast blue on black for me with the 20070411 desktop i386 RC. I'm not sure whether it's 100% saturated blue but even if it is IMO it is unsuitable. It is possible that my anomalous colour vision is making the text more difficult to read for me than for other people but

[Bug 105510] hardware database notification has poor ui

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: notification-daemon When I boot the livecd (20070411 i386), I get a notification bubble at the right hand side, coming out of the lightbulb, which says "information about newly installed packages is available" and suggests that I click on the icon. When

[Bug 105517] hwclock --show states a timezone

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: util-linux I just booted the i386 livecd 20070411. I noticed that the clock was wrong so I ran hwclock --show to display the time. It said: Wed 11 Apr 2007 12:18:17 PM UTC -0.874738 seconds (copy-typed, I'm afraid). The hardware clock does not rec

[Bug 105519] livecd clock is (inevitably) wrong

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel I booted the i386 livecd 20070411. The machine has a hardware clock set to UTC, a single hard disk containing only Linux installs, and although there is a network the firewall prevents it talking to any global ntp servers. The clock in the t

[Bug 105523] "get help online" produces default start page

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox I booted the i386 livecd 20070411. After various messings about, including running firefox for various purposes and then shutting it down, I selected `Help / Translate this application' from the `Ubuntu Help Center' (which you get by clicking on

[Bug 105525] about ubuntu menu item missing

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel According to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Short there is supposed to be an "About Ubuntu" item in the System menu. There is not, although there is an "About Gnome" one. (This is on the i386 livecd 20070411) ** Affects: gnome-panel (Ubunt

[Bug 105523] Re: "get help online" produces default start page

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 104072 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104072 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 104072 Clicking "Help->Get help online" in supported applications load start page instead -- "get help online" produces default start page https://bugs.laun

[Bug 104072] Re: Clicking "Help->Get help online" in supported applications load start page instead

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
I think this is release-critical. ** Summary changed: - Clicking "Help->Get help online" in supported applications does not work + Clicking "Help->Get help online" in supported applications load start page instead ** Description changed: In feisty, clicking Help -> Get Help Online, in suppor

[Bug 105531] /var/lib/os-prober/mount briefly appears on desktop

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: migration-assistant Using the i386 livecd 20070411, I select "Install". After I have selected my partitioning arrangement ("use whole disk") I get the "Migrate Documents and Settings" page. While this is looking for things to migrate, I see an icon labe

[Bug 105554] alleged crash, unresponsive recovery window

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org Using a system installed to the hard disk from i386 livecd 20070411: I copied one of the files from the Examples directory to my desktop (oo- about-ubuntu-ru.rtf, as it happens). I then double-clicked on it to open it. Oo.o produced its

[Bug 105556] offer to save a read-only document

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org I double-clicked on one of the Examples (oo-trig.xls). It opened in oo.o normally. When I got the window, I selected a cell (left-click) and started to type some numbers. Oo.o complained (via a pop-up dialogue) that the document had been

[Bug 105560] confusing window placement eg for "Help"

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus During tests of an install made from the i386 20070411 livecd: I had oo.o open visiting a text document. This occupied approximately the centre third (by area) of my 1280x1024 display. I selected "Help / OpenOffice.org Help" from the Writer me

[Bug 105563] usb stick not mounted after hibernate

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hal Using a hard disk install made from the i386 livecd 20070411: I inserted a USB stick containing a few jpgs. This worked fine and produced an appropriate nautilus window. I left this window open and did some other unrelated tests. After I'd finishe

[Bug 105588] non-network install leaves aptitude confused

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity I used the i386 livecd 20070411 to install onto the hard disk of a machine without a usefully working network setup. When I, during the install, attempted to remove multiverse and restricted (using System / Administration / Software sources), I

Re: [Bug 105563] usb stick not mounted after hibernate

2007-04-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("[Bug 105563] usb stick not mounted after hibernate"): > When the machine had hibernated, I restarted it (with the usb stick > still inserted). On restart I notice that the nautilus window for the > usb stick is not present; a terminal window shows me that

Re: [Bug 105588] Re: non-network install leaves aptitude confused

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Colin Watson writes ("[Bug 105588] Re: non-network install leaves aptitude confused"): > Obviously without an idea of what the "bunch of errors" are it's pretty > hard to know what might have failed. Could you please attach > /var/log/syslog to this bug? It attempted to update the Packages files

[Bug 105890] hostname permitted containing consecutive dots

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity The installer apparently attempts to restrict the hostname to a syntactically valid domain name. It prevented my attempts to use inappropriate characters or initial hyphens. However, it permitted me to set the hostname to (IIRC) "gnoichle..bong

[Bug 105891] hostname permitted containing consecutive dots

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity The installer apparently attempts to restrict the hostname to a syntactically valid domain name. It prevented my attempts to use inappropriate characters or initial hyphens. However, it permitted me to set the hostname to (IIRC) "gnoichle..bong

[Bug 105898] langpack download slow, poor progress indication

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity I was installing in German using ubiquity from the i386 20070412 livecd. During final stages of the installation, it told me it was installing the language pack but this took an unreasonably long time with no change to the UI. I'm afraid I don't

[Bug 105903] crazy french translation for "retour" and "suivant"

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer I was installing from 20070412 i386 livecd using manual partitioning, in French. I asked to resize a partition and was presented with the usual "we need to write these modifications to disk now" dialogue, in French ("Ecrire les modificat

[Bug 105940] sudo oem-config prepare does a wrong thing

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: oem-config After doing an oem install, I logged in as oem and mistakenly typed sudo oem-config prepare instead of sudo oem-config-prepare This did a very strange thing: it brought up the GUI that you would normally see after the reboot but then halfw

Re: [Bug 105898] langpack download slow, poor progress indication

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("[Bug 105898] langpack download slow, poor progress indication"): > I was installing in German using ubiquity from the i386 20070412 livecd. > During final stages of the installation, it told me it was installing > the language pack but this took an unreason

Re: [Bug 105531] /var/lib/os-prober/mount briefly appears on desktop

2007-04-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("[Bug 105531] /var/lib/os-prober/mount briefly appears on desktop"): > Using the i386 livecd 20070411, I select "Install". After I have > selected my partitioning arrangement ("use whole disk") I get the > "Migrate Documents an

[Bug 2993] Re: Profile Screen does not come up on First Launch of Firefox

2007-11-08 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ian Jackson (ijackson) => (unassigned) -- Profile Screen does not come up on First Launch of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2993 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscri

[Bug 89752] Re: skipping fsck while booting on battery

2007-09-19 Thread Ian Jackson
This would be a useability improvement I think. Does anyone object to the solution proposed by Ian Redfern ? (Thanks, Ian, for your helpful comments.) ** Changed in: powermgmt-base (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: New => Confirmed -- skipping fsck while booting on bat

[Bug 140925] Re: libc6-i686_2.6.1-1ubuntu5_i386 upgrade problem

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 140739 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140739 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 140739 Apt segfaults on gutsy -- libc6-i686_2.6.1-1ubuntu5_i386 upgrade problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140925 You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 140867] Re: aptitude crashed with SIGSEGV in _strstrip()

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 140739 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140739 ** Visibility changed to: Public ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 140739 Apt segfaults on gutsy -- aptitude crashed with SIGSEGV in _strstrip() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140867 You re

[Bug 140777] Re: apt-get upgrade crashes with Segmentation fault (core dumped)

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 140739 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140739 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 140737 apt-get crashed with SIGSEGV in _strstrip() ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 140739 Apt segfaults on gutsy -- apt-get upgrade crashes w

[Bug 140737] Re: apt-get crashed with SIGSEGV in _strstrip()

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 140739 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140739 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 140739 Apt segfaults on gutsy -- apt-get crashed with SIGSEGV in _strstrip() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140737 You received this bug notification becaus

[Bug 141096] Re: Gutsy dpkg upgrade error failed to open cache

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: dpkg => apt -- Gutsy dpkg upgrade error failed to open cache https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/141096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-

[Bug 136788] Re: add remove apps error

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: dpkg => apt -- add remove apps error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136788 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com ht

[Bug 124476] Re: More robust package removal

2007-09-20 Thread Ian Jackson
Unfortunately it is not possible for dpkg to tell the difference between a package whose prerm has correctly determined that it is not safe to remove the package (eg, RAID tools on a system using RAID) and a package with a buggy prerm. If a package is buggy, that bug should be fixed and then once

[Bug 138466] Re: getaddrinfo() sorts result - breaks round robin DNS

2007-09-21 Thread Ian Jackson
This is fixed in glibc 2.6.1-1ubuntu7. ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- getaddrinfo() sorts result - breaks round robin DNS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138466 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the b

[Bug 28393] Re: Dutch translation of message for replacement of configuration file wrong

2007-09-21 Thread Ian Jackson
This seems correct in 1.14.5ubuntu15's nl.po. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- Dutch translation of message for replacement of configuration file wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/28393 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 144431] Re: gethostbyname() cant resolve names starting/ending with "-"

2007-09-24 Thread Ian Jackson
RFC3696 s2 does not say that all-numeric labels are not permitted, only that all-numeric TLD's are not. Even if it did, the counterfactual that some invalid names are accepted would be irrelevant gethostbyname is operating entirely correctly. ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: New => I

[Bug 132473] Re: [gutsy] network-manager i have to manually configure wpa/2 enterprise every time to connect

2007-11-02 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ubuntu Core Development Team (ubuntu-core-dev) => (unassigned) -- [gutsy] network-manager i have to manually configure wpa/2 enterprise every time to connect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132473 You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 26037] Re: Download manager empty

2007-11-02 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ian Jackson (ijackson) => (unassigned) -- Download manager empty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/26037 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubu

[Bug 31746] Re: Impossible to use multiple profiles at the same time

2007-11-02 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: firefox Assignee: Ian Jackson (ijackson) => (unassigned) -- Impossible to use multiple profiles at the same time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/31746 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 26039] Re: [CVE-2005-1790] DoS against Mozilla-based browsers

2007-06-11 Thread Ian Jackson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 26038 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/26038 ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ian Jackson => (unassigned) -- [CVE-2005-1790] DoS against Mozilla-based browsers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/26039 You received this bug notificat

[Bug 104553] Re: upgrade failed when fontconfig cache dirs are newer than system date

2008-03-05 Thread Ian Jackson
I just had exactly the same experience as jeroenvrp, and thanks to finding this report I was able to work around the problem. It's clear that fontconfig fails to deal properly with font directory timestamps in the future, so I'm setting this bug to Confirmed. Also, the error message is deeply unh

[Bug 115684] Re: can't download updates

2007-05-29 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: dpkg => apt -- can't download updates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115684 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com h

Re: [Bug 115676] Couldn't rebuild package cache

2007-05-29 Thread Ian Jackson
Please could you tell me the output of dpkg --version ? Ian. -- Couldn't rebuild package cache https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115676 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.

Re: [Bug 115676] Couldn't rebuild package cache

2007-05-29 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("Re: [Bug 115676] Couldn't rebuild package cache"): > Please could you tell me the output of > dpkg --version > ? Also, could you run tar zcf varlibdpkg.tar.gz /var/lib/dpkg and attach varlibdpkg.tar.gz to this bug report ? Thanks, Ian. -- Couldn

Re: [Bug 117148] [apport] dpkg crashed with SIGSEGV in free()

2007-05-29 Thread Ian Jackson
Calvin writes ("[Bug 117148] [apport] dpkg crashed with SIGSEGV in free()"): > Attempting to install AVG 7.5 for Linux, app crashed. Will not allow me > to uninstall partially installed package or reinstall. When you say `will not allow me', what do you mean exactly ? What does dpkg -i avg.deb

Re: [Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache

2007-05-31 Thread Ian Jackson
curiogeo writes ("[Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache"): > # dpkg --version > Segmentation fault (core dumped) Your system is very badly broken. The most likely explanation is hardware problems. Ian. -- Couldn't rebuild package cache https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115676 You recei

Re: [Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache

2007-05-31 Thread Ian Jackson
curiogeo writes ("[Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache"): > What is your analysis and suggestion based on the facts that you have to > this point? dpkg --version does nothing except print out the version number. If it coredumps then either (a) your hardware is not working properly now

[Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache

2007-05-31 Thread Ian Jackson
I'm afraid I don't have the time right now to help you debug your computer. You may find that using the Launchpad Answer Tracker will be more helpful: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Couldn't rebuild package cache http

Re: [Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache

2007-05-31 Thread Ian Jackson
curiogeo writes ("[Bug 115676] Re: Couldn't rebuild package cache"): > Maybe you can answer where you feel the problem lies and I will take it away > from there. > Memory or otherwise. I'm afraid it's impossible to say from here. Ian. -- Couldn't rebuild package cache https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 118246] Re: update-alternatives warnings

2007-06-05 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Assignee: (unassigned) => Ian Jackson -- update-alternatives warnings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118246 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for

[Bug 119354] 2.6.20 xen image needed

2007-06-08 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: For complicated reasons I have had to replace the system core of my testbed machine with an Intel 965 (ICH8) board. This has the Marvell IDE controller which doesn't work with the currently available (in feisty) 2.6.19 xen kernels. The 2.6.20 non-Xen kernel boots fine on tha

[Bug 67366] Re: LDM does not warn when a user is already logged in

2007-04-19 Thread Ian Jackson
Using an edubuntu server install made from the feisty i386 edubuntu dvd 20070418, I absentmindedly logged in twice - once on a thin client and once on the server. The result was that on the server I was no longer able to log out at all. Even logging out on the client and C-A-Backspace-killing the

[Bug 107672] multiple logins by same user

2007-04-19 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-session Using an edubuntu server install made from the feisty i386 edubuntu dvd 20070418, I absentmindedly logged in twice - once on a thin client and once on the server. The result was that on the server I was no longer able to log out at all. Eve

Re: [Bug 99038] Re: Redraw trouble

2007-04-19 Thread Ian Jackson
Sebastien Bacher writes ("[Bug 99038] Re: Redraw trouble"): > duplicate of bug #88504? It could well be. It's difficult to know for sure. The symptoms seem very similar but I'm reluctant to call every bug with similar symptoms a dupe :-). To be honest, if my graphics didn't work properly otherw

[Bug 104700] Re: no install of konq-kim

2007-04-19 Thread Ian Jackson
Please report bugs against the package in question, not against dpkg. ** Changed in: konq-kim (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: dpkg => konq-kim -- no install of konq-kim https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104700 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug

Re: [Bug 108189] files list file for package `*' is missing final newline

2007-04-23 Thread Ian Jackson
Killercow writes ("[Bug 108189] files list file for package `*' is missing final newline"): > APt-get, adept, and the restricted drivers manager might halt installing > packages when one or more of the files in: > /var/lib/dpkg/info/ > is corrupt. These files should not be corrupted. If they ar

[Bug 108837] Re: dpkg fails too mysteriously when out of disc space

2007-04-23 Thread Ian Jackson
The dpkg messages are not likely to be fixed until the unfortunate doogieism fd_buffer_copy et al is removed and replaced with something sensible. ** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Summary changed: - dpkg fails too mysteriously when out of disc

Re: [Bug 107042] Re: expert install produced passwordless root account

2007-04-23 Thread Ian Jackson
Colin Watson writes ("[Bug 107042] Re: expert install produced passwordless root account"): > Ian, is it possible that you chose a root filesystem that already had an > installation of some kind on it, and opted not to format it? It seems unlikely. I expect I would have been warned about that ?

Re: [Bug 112515] Problem with kill man page

2007-07-06 Thread Ian Jackson
Evan Klitzke writes ("[Bug 112515] Problem with kill man page"): > I downloaded the upstream coreutils release (version 6.9) and this > option isn't documented at all in that kill man page, so I assume that > this is a deprecated option, although I'm not positive. I haven't double-checked this, an

[Bug 94408] Re: completion cleverness is fragile and hence stupid

2007-05-01 Thread Ian Jackson
** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- completion cleverness is fragile and hence stupid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94408 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

Re: [Bug 108189] Re: files list file for package `*' is missing final newline

2007-05-01 Thread Ian Jackson
rambo3 writes ("[Bug 108189] Re: files list file for package `*' is missing final newline"): > I know xml . end tag would be in that case. > I think i have a bigger problem then this. It might be the bad blocks on HD. > I dont know its 5 th time i had to reinstalll ubuntu feisty, first mis

Re: [Bug 105623] Re: udev rules missing from udeb

2007-05-01 Thread Ian Jackson
Andreas Hasenack writes ("[Bug 105623] Re: udev rules missing from udeb"): > I have 12 LVs, without counting the one I would create for ubuntu. So I > guess I should wait about 36-39min to be able to proceed with the > partition? Isn't there any workaround? Yes, there is a workaround. If you swit

[Bug 112524] Re: E: dpkg was interrupted, you...

2007-05-06 Thread Ian Jackson
There may be some other problem which caused the dpkg run to stop, but it is also possible that that was due to user request. However in any case apt's handling of the resulting state is poor. This has been like this for some time and is unlikely to be fixed soon. If the submitter's response to

[Bug 112612] Re: Bad block /dev/sda

2007-05-06 Thread Ian Jackson
It's not clear what this is but it's nothing to do with grub. IDE disks show up as sd* nowadays due to changes inside the Linux kernel. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: grub => None -- Bad block /dev/sda https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112612 You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 47698] Re: spellchecker language keeps reverting

2007-04-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Duncan Lithgow writes ("[Bug 47698] Re: spellchecker language keeps reverting"): > I remember this problem. It drove me crazy. It seems to have been fixed > in OOo 2.2. Steps I used to reproduce with feisty RC alternate i386 20070415: * Install in OEM mode in the usual way, specifying English,

[Bug 107007] auto-resize option description does not fit

2007-04-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: partman Using d-i i386 feisty RC 20070415, I selected installation in Dutch (nl_NL). When I'm asked how to partition the disk, I see this message: Schijfsindelingsmethode De grootte van SCSI1 (0,0,0), partitie #1 (sda) aanpassen en de z Begeleid -

[Bug 68055] Re: spell check doesn't work on drawings

2007-04-16 Thread Ian Jackson
This bug still exists in oo.o 2.2 in feisty i386 d-i RC 20070415. ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- spell check doesn't work on drawings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68055 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

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