Re: [Bug 159772] Re: "redirect" binary is not statically linked

2008-11-13 Thread Paul Whittaker
2008/11/12 Daniel T Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10? > > ** Changed in: thttpd (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > "redirect" binary is not statically linked > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159772 > You received this bug notification because

Re: [Bug 86704] Re: Empty fonts.dir file stops fonts being found

2008-11-06 Thread Paul Whittaker
2008/11/5 Adam Niedling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What version of Ubuntu are you using? Is this still an issue? > I've mostly moved to using Hardy now. Unfortunately I can no longer recall exactly what I was doing that meant I got bitten by this problem in the first place :-( but the hardy laptop I

[Bug 56696] Re: Installer crashed

2006-08-17 Thread Paul Whittaker
Retrying installation with net connection set up properly and the FAT32 partition fscked and fixed still gives crash with identical traceback. -- Installer crashed https://launchpad.net/bugs/56696 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

[Bug 56696] Re: Installer crashed

2006-08-17 Thread Paul Whittaker
Fixed. Make root filesystem ext3, not xfs. Details below. -- Installer was crashing as soon as it said "Configuring boot loader...". Experimenting with grub-installer showed that things weren't working correctly. This was the setup: - New root partition at /dev/sda2 - Partit

[Bug 106226] Re: Background image makes pages hard to read.

2007-05-25 Thread Paul Whittaker
The three background files are corrupted. They all have the MD5 checksum of 0752d882c1bcc139bc18d3af05457b01, whilst the background images found at http://www.ross.net/funnelweb/developer/binary/background.gif (etc.) all have checksum e2ff2656cc11b545d351d1804d144887. Restoring these puts the pag

[Bug 105784] Re: gnuplot.info.gz not a complete info file

2007-08-10 Thread Paul Whittaker
In the meantime, manually replacing the packaged copy of /usr/share/info/gnuplot.info.gz with a gzipped copy of the (single) gnuplot.info file in ftp://ftp.gnuplot.info/pub/gnuplot/gpdoc.zip worked fine for me. -- gnuplot.info.gz not a complete info file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105784 You

[Bug 105784] Re: gnuplot.info.gz not a complete info file

2007-08-10 Thread Paul Whittaker
I'm also getting this problem. Trying to view the gnuplot entry in Emacs gives the error "info-insert-file-contents: Can't find gnuplot.info-1 or any compressed version of it". The relevant section of gnuplot.info.gz would appear to be: Indirect: gnuplot.info-1: 206 gnuplot.info-2: 291476 Neith

[Bug 159772] "redirect" binary is not statically linked

2007-11-03 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thttpd-util The thttpd-util package includes a CGI program ("/usr/lib/cgi- bin/redirect") to support page redirection. To use this utility, you place the "redirect" executable in your CGI directory, and add a symlink to it from the page you want to redir

[Bug 39856] Re: Panel in middle of the screen after reboot when not full-sized

2007-05-29 Thread Paul Whittaker
I've tried the following workaround, and it works for me across a session logout/login. Short: Use gconf-editor to change the value of /apps/panel/toplevels/bottom_panel_screen0/y to the vertical screen resolution. Notes: I ran gconf-editor from the terminal. There were other keys for bottom_p

[Bug 112046] ifuser segfault with solitary -v flag

2007-05-03 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pcmcia-cs [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ifuser -v Segmentation fault (core dumped) This isn't causing me any problems, but it's disturbing that it segfaults rather than just complaining. I have a /var/crash/ file which I will attach shortly. [I'm also opening t

[Bug 112046] Re: ifuser segfault with solitary -v flag

2007-05-03 Thread Paul Whittaker
** Attachment added: "Crash report from Ubuntu "Problem report" helper" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7533897/_sbin_ifuser.1000.crash -- ifuser segfault with solitary -v flag https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, wh

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
I had this problem yesterday upgrading Ubuntu Dapper to Edgy. Note that this wasn't XUbuntu. I was running the update via `gksudo "update-manager -c" ' My experience was exactly as described above: package downloading went fine, lots of "preparing to install..." reports with no problem, and the

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
Summary of last paragraph of previous comment: "Live" broken system available - anything people want me to try on it? [Sorry - hadn't realised comments were clipped.] -- sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade https://launchpad.net/bugs/68027 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
Attaching logs from /var/log/dist-upgrade on broken system. apt.log seems to indicate problems with broken dependencies and increasingly desperate attempts to find solutions. Things have also gone badly wrong in term.log, as the file ends part-way through a line with 130 null bytes. -- sudo upd

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
** Attachment added: "/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log (2nd machine)" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6538753/apt.log -- sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade https://launchpad.net/bugs/68027 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
** Attachment added: "/var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log (2nd machine)" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6538772/main.log -- sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade https://launchpad.net/bugs/68027 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
** Attachment added: "/var/log/dist-upgrade/term.log (2nd machine)" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6538774/term.log -- sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade https://launchpad.net/bugs/68027 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/

[Bug 68027] Re: sudo update-manager -c -d crashes during xubuntu upgrade

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Whittaker
Giving up hope on fixing this install: I'm getting some screen corruption with elinks on the console (misplaced characters), and ld is having trouble: ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start; defaulting to 08049720 Hopefully the fresh install will be easier. Thanks all anyway. --

[Bug 86704] Empty fonts.dir file stops fonts being found

2007-02-21 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xfonts-scalable This bug appears to be already known, but I cannot find a bug report for it. Existing discussion is at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=313994 . I was bitten both by bug #63408 (which is mentioned in the above thread, and which I

[Bug 567636] Re: mumble stops responding when try to connect to server

2010-06-09 Thread Paul Whittaker
I'm also getting this on a fresh Lucid install: Run mumble, select server, click "connect", mumble stops responding and consumes as much CPU as is available. If instead I run mumble, go through the audio wizard (I don't need to change any settings, just keep hitting Next) and then select the same

[Bug 1779548] [NEW] Desktop installer lacks an adequate warning of permanent data loss if attempting to activate existing LUKS containers.

2018-07-01 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Background: I had Ubuntu installed on a laptop using encrypted LVM storage. Apart from /boot, the whole disk was an encrypted LUKS volume, with all data stored on LVM logical volumes inside that encrypted container. I wanted to install Ubuntu 18.04 to new partitions inside

[Bug 683240] Re: Installer loops forever retrying failed download

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Whittaker
** Attachment added: "Terminal output showing the install problem" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683240/+attachment/1750089/+files/buffer ** Visibility changed to: Public -- Installer loops forever retrying failed download https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683240 You received this bug notifi

[Bug 683284] [NEW] Manual download method for hyperspec installer requires unusual file owner.

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hyperspec System: Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Release: 10.04 Package: hyperspec 1.28 In order to work around a network problem which was preventing the automated download of the HyperSpec tarball, I used the "download the tarball manually" meth

[Bug 683291] [NEW] Control files for hyperspec still refer to version 6.0.

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hyperspec Binary package hint: hyperspec System: Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Release: 10.04 Package: hyperspec 1.28 Whilst looking into bugs #683240 and #683284, I noticed that the "templates" and "config" control files in the package refer to

Re: [Bug 683240] Re: Installer loops forever retrying failed download

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Whittaker
Hi Marc, On 30 November 2010 21:05, Marc Deslauriers wrote: > I have unmarked it as a security > issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to > cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. > I'd agree with that assessment. I didn't know how paranoi

[Bug 1441603] [NEW] The "CURLY LOGICAL OR/AND" glyphs across all Nanum fonts are swapped over.

2015-04-08 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: SYSTEM AND PACKAGE VERSIONS Ubuntu Precise 12.04.5 LTS Package fonts-nanum. Tested with version 3.010-2, but appears still to be present in versions 20131007-1 (Trusty) and 20140930-1 (Vivid). The Firefox referred to below is version 37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1. SANITY C

[Bug 1441603] Re: The "CURLY LOGICAL OR/AND" glyphs across all Nanum fonts are swapped over.

2015-04-08 Thread Paul Whittaker
** Description changed: SYSTEM AND PACKAGE VERSIONS Ubuntu Precise 12.04.5 LTS Package fonts-nanum. Tested with version 3.010-2, but appears still to be present in versions 20131007-1 (Trusty) and 20140930-1 (Vivid). The Firefox referred to below is version 37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.

[Bug 1226571] [NEW] Application looking in wrong place for install directory.

2013-09-17 Thread Paul Whittaker
Public bug reported: Launching collatinus causes a dialog to appear saying: Capsam legere nequeo /usr/share/collatinus/lucretia.txt: No such file or directory. Then, when the GUI has loaded, no translations of Latin words are available. For example, entering "amo" in the upper pane and se

[Bug 1226571] Re: Application looking in wrong place for install directory.

2013-09-17 Thread Paul Whittaker
Apologies; duplicate of #1091246. Please delete if possible. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1226571 Title: Application looking in wrong place for install directory. To manage notifi

[Bug 539339] Re: Exporting to PDF doesn't display text on other computers

2013-12-05 Thread Paul Whittaker
Still seeing this in version 0.4.6~pre20110721-1build1 (under Ubuntu 12.04.3, 64-bit). Might this issue be related to the one reported (and fixed) at https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/21693? That mentions a patch made to 0.4.5 in late 2010; perhaps that hadn't made it into our upstream by mid 2011.

[Bug 550566] Re: Full-screen window prevents notification on other workspaces or monitors

2013-08-14 Thread Paul Whittaker
[I should of course have said "notify-send" in my second paragraph above, not "notify-osd".] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550566 Title: Full-screen window prevents notification on o

[Bug 550566] Re: Full-screen window prevents notification on other workspaces or monitors

2013-08-14 Thread Paul Whittaker
I can confirm that this bug renders notify-send effectively useless for me, because I often have a terminal running full-screen (on my second display) which prevents any notifications from appearing (on my primary display). I'm running 12.04.2 LTS with Unity 2D on a laptop with an external monitor

[Bug 998491] Re: window icon does not work with all dialogs

2013-08-14 Thread Paul Whittaker
According to strace here, zenity --info --window-icon /usr/share/zenity/zenity.png makes a successful call to open() on the supplied filename (/usr/share/zenity/zenity.png), but then also calls open() on -- and displays -- the standard "white i on a blue disc" icon from /usr/share/icons/Humanit

[Bug 998491] Re: window icon does not work with all dialogs

2013-08-14 Thread Paul Whittaker
Further to the above, this also fails when supplying one of the short arguments to --window-icon, as mentioned in the man page. For me, passing in a value from the list given (error, info, question, or warning) results in one of the files /usr/share/icons/Humanity/status/22/dialog-error.svg /

[Bug 894384] Re: Impossible to force the launcher to hide

2013-08-31 Thread Paul Whittaker
Just to confirm that there's more than one person (still) affected by this, and to provide a second use-case example. Apologies if this bug report is too old to be noticed any more. Although the issue described below doesn't prevent me from doing anything in the long term, it is very irritating.

[Bug 387536] Re: Zenity should ignore markup with a flag

2013-10-10 Thread Paul Whittaker
Which package version includes that upstream bugfix? I'm still being bitten by this issue. This is on a fully up-to-date 12.04.3 system. $ apt-cache policy zenity zenity: Installed: 3.4.0-0ubuntu4 Candidate: 3.4.0-0ubuntu4 $ zenity --info --text 'x & y' (zenity:14047): Gtk-WARNING **: Fail

[Bug 157497] Re: New windows stack up in top left corner

2012-10-10 Thread Paul Whittaker
I'm running metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu11 (as part of Unity 2D) on Ubuntu Precise amd64, and (despite post #12) I still see this issue. I have a keybinding to launch an xterm, and if I press it four times then I get four xterms opened in the top left of the screen, almost entirely overlapping each o

[Bug 846280] Re: Regression in ike 2.1.7, no longer creates IPsec connections

2012-05-22 Thread Paul Whittaker
@Mike, Geoffrey: Note that "2.1.7+dfsg-1.1" and "2.1.7+dfsg-1build1" are not the same version. (See versions for Oneiric and Precise at http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ike&searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all§ion=all .) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu