[Bug 1292425] Re: apport does not specify what personal data it collects and reports

2014-03-14 Thread markling
and the process that delivered these error messages (whatever one it was, there's no active apport process, so it's hard to tell, but these were messages delivered to the command line in response to the command ubuntu -bug apport-gtk) has still got the gavel in the terminal window where it was laun

[Bug 1292425] Re: apport does not specify what personal data it collects and reports

2014-03-14 Thread markling
This on the command line, btw, when I reported this: Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gail" Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "atk-bridge" Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gail" Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "atk-bridge" :~$ (process:22401): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: asser

[Bug 1292425] Re: apport does not specify what personal data it collects and reports

2014-03-14 Thread markling
And would someone please help with this? : I want to report an xfce4-session bug. But I cannot. I have 27 gedit document tabs open in 7 workspaces, 5 Firefox windows with 65 tabs, 5 thunar windows/tabs, 4 terminal windows, 4 search windows, 2 x Recoll, 9 x Okular. (Excuse me if I missed anything

[Bug 1292425] Re: apport does not specify what personal data it collects and reports

2014-03-14 Thread markling
More info on the xfce4-session bug. (Would someone be kind enough to file it, since I have been unable to do so myself?) I closed down each group of windows, methodically attempting to save session/shutdown each time. The error recurred every time. Even after closing all open application windows

[Bug 1275047] [NEW] package evolution-data-server-common 3.6.4-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package evolution-data-server-common is already installed and configured

2014-01-31 Thread markling
Public bug reported: See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+filebug/bf2e8944-8aa7-11e3-b112-002481e7f48a?field.title=package%20libcamel-1.2-40%203.6.4-0ubuntu1.1%20failed%20to%20install/upgrade%3A%20package%20libcamel-1.2-40%20is%20already%20installed%20and%20configured ProblemType:

[Bug 1275050] [NEW] package libcamel-1.2-40 3.6.4-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libcamel-1.2-40 is already installed and configured

2014-01-31 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Was trying to install SABnzbd+ through the Software Centre. The Software Centre said the install failed. It then requested a restart. Simultaneous to this, three bugs were reported in succession: this one and the two others listed below. Immediately after reporting the error,

[Bug 1275048] [NEW] package gnome-icon-theme-full 3.6.2-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package gnome-icon-theme-full is already installed and configured

2014-01-31 Thread markling
Public bug reported: See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+filebug/bf2e8944-8aa7-11e3-b112-002481e7f48a?field.title=package%20libcamel-1.2-40%203.6.4-0ubuntu1.1%20failed%20to%20install/upgrade%3A%20package%20libcamel-1.2-40%20is%20already%20installed%20and%20configured ProblemType:

[Bug 103075] Re: Can't burn a cd

2014-03-25 Thread markling
This error still occurs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to k3b in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103075 Title: Can't burn a cd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/

[Bug 1078741] Re: ALT+printscreen (PrtSc) for taking screenshots not working

2013-11-18 Thread markling
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 642792 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642792 This bug should be reopened. >From where I'm sitting its an xfce4 bug, or a Xubuntu bug. It is not a duplicate bug of #642792 for two reasons. One is that #642792 was a Gnome bug. Second, #642792 was close

[Bug 1078741] Re: ALT+printscreen (PrtSc) for taking screenshots not working

2013-11-18 Thread markling
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 642792 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642792 I'm using xfce4-screenshoot 1.8.1-1 / amd64 I cannot get a keyboard press to do a print screen / screen shot. Any of the following key presses do nothing: Print Screen CTRL-Print Screen ALT-Print Screen SHI

[Bug 1078741] Re: ALT+printscreen (PrtSc) for taking screenshots not working

2013-11-18 Thread markling
I have removed this bug's status as a duplicate of bug #642792. It is worth noting here that the screenshot app no longer appears to provide a facility for choosing screen/window capture, and timed capture. I don't know what happened to these, but it seems like a backwards step. ** This bug is n

[Bug 1287080] [NEW] network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Network manager icon disappeared. Cannot put it back. Cannot report nm-applet as ubuntu-bug. Apport says: "Package nm-applet does not exist" Yet: ps -eaf | grep nm-applet mark 7332 7283 0 09:07 pts/300:00:00 grep --color=auto nm-applet However, putting filter "n

[Bug 1287084] [NEW] network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Please see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network- manager/+bug/1287080 (Ubuntu-bug wouldn't let me add this information to that bug, presumably it can't see it because its a bug reported against a different application). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13

[Bug 1287080] Re: network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread markling
I simultaneously reported bug info for xfce4-panel as well: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/1287084 I do think, btw, that this should be down as a security vulnerability. The bug has left me as a simple user without any control over my network aside from the switch on th

[Bug 1215182] Re: xfce 4 session manager does not save session

2014-03-03 Thread markling
This problem seems to have been fixed. Has anything been updated or changed? Session manager is now saving sessions successfully and presenting them as options on startup. Sessions are restoring. It is brilliant. One glaring problem remains: it seems that no applications bar Gedit can remember in

[Bug 1287080] Re: network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread markling
Ignoring this EOL business for now, here's a quick fix, the problem and the solution. The quick fix is miraculous, really. You just type nm-applet on the command line. The problem was that Network Manager was deselected in Session Startup Dialogue. I probably did this and forgot all about it. So,

[Bug 1234628] [NEW] Crash Report from kernel update lost after internet connection dropped

2013-10-03 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Kernel update gave an error after reset. Apport began compiling a crash report. My internet connection dropped while Apport was compiling the report. Apport then asked me to approve the report filing. I told it to go ahead. Apport failed because there wasn't an internet connec

[Bug 376073] Re: Pdf search doesn't find strings running over lines

2013-10-08 Thread markling
This error is still effecting me. It has been this way for four years. I have a pdf open in Okular. If I search for a term with two words, Okular will not find it if the term runs over a line. So you have to remember to search for either of the words in the term, and lug past all those matches whe

[Bug 579876] Re: encrypted home directory isn't mounted if password changed by another user

2014-09-23 Thread markling
Credible help pages say you should avoid changing a password as root (e.g. http://bodhizazen.net/Tutorials/Ecryptfs#Password). That is all very well if you know it. But you are not likely to know it if your system doesn't tell you. And users are encouraged to change passwords on the command line

[Bug 1371964] Re: Permission denied while writing tags from filename

2014-09-23 Thread markling
Would you be kind enough to suggest where this report might be directed in order for it to help trace the problem to its source and contribute to its resolution? I think grubby little bugs like this are an important matter for linux and Ubuntu, and all the open source app developers who use the p

[Bug 1371964] Re: Permission denied while writing tags from filename

2014-09-23 Thread markling
Ah so. The owner of the offending files was root. A user action caused Gmusicbrowser to be unable to write tags. It concerned files that had been unpacked using a command line program from a root account - by me. But this is not nevertheless a user problem. It is a problem with linux being inher

[Bug 1371964] Re: Permission denied while writing tags from filename

2014-09-23 Thread markling
There was also very bizarrely, one music folder with permissions: -r. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371964 Title: Permission denied while writing tags from filename To mana

[Bug 1364036] Re: Manual login disappeared after update of lightdm / greeter

2014-09-27 Thread markling
I hadn't edited any config._. I can tell you no more than is supplied in the apport report and associated files I supplied. I hope this helps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364036 T

[Bug 1218510] Re: Fails to open due to: PNG read error in /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default/main

2014-09-30 Thread markling
I fired an Ubuntu-bug report on this. I hope it came through. I can't see it here. But I sent it here. How can you tell? I also hope very much that the bug gets fixed. mplayer is still the greatest media player. I miss it very much. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 406373] Re: rhythmbox crashed with SIGSEGV in rb_encoder_encode()

2014-09-20 Thread markling
This bug appears to have been fixed! It seems so. I installed Rhythbox the other day, completely on the off-chance because I had got fed up with being unable to update my ipod. And it worked! I just did it again too! This is brilliant. Linux is brilliant. We are really not worthy of such greatne

[Bug 1371964] [NEW] Permission denied while writing tags from filename

2014-09-20 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Following error when attempting to write tags generated from filename: Error while writing tag... Permission denied Error opening '~/Music/Can/Tago Mago/Can - Tago Mago - 01 - Paperhouse.flac' for writing. N.B. : Tags do write without error when I attempt to do it in the u

[Bug 579876] Re: encrypted home directory isn't mounted if password changed by another user

2014-09-22 Thread markling
This is definitely a bug. And nothing's been done about it after four years. Not even - as discussed here - some simple messages to inform users that they are about to break their system and lose their data. This really is atrocious. Users are most likely to encounter this problem because: i) Ub

[Bug 1371964] Re: Permission denied while writing tags from filename

2014-09-22 Thread markling
Dear Quentin If it's to do with permissions, then it could be a more fundamental problem with the way linux software handles music files. The file permissions for my music are set by whatever linux programs create them. They are usually created by soundjuicer or soundconverter. Some permissions a

[Bug 1220429] Re: gmusicbrowser lost saved lists

2014-09-03 Thread markling
FYI, installed gmusicbrowser again after some time away (v 1.1.12+ds0-1). It's looking very nice indeed. I'll report any helpful bugs or suggestions in the appropriate place, which I presume is there (http://gmusicbrowser.org/) rather than here? -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1206145] Re: xfce segfault & complete system failure after Thunar crash

2014-06-23 Thread markling
Excuse me, Thaddäus. Didn't see your question here. Thunar has been regularly crashing out in a similar fashion in 14.04 but not with fatal consequences. I have been required only to restart Thunar to continue work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 1333386] [NEW] Package system broken, update failed, keyboard failed on boot, root partition full

2014-06-23 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Repeated failure of xubuntu/ubuntu updates repeatedly causes my system to crash severely. I recently had to reinstall my operating system after a failed update. I may now have to do it again. The cause is this perennial problem of the root partition getting full up within w

[Bug 1333386] Re: Package system broken, update failed, keyboard failed on boot, root partition full

2014-06-23 Thread markling
btw, this is not a Thunar bug. In the box where it asks what package this bug affects, I wrote, 'software-updater'. But Launchpad took it as a Thunar bug all the same. Probably because I was on the page of another Thunar bug when I selected 'report-bug'. I suspect it's also a Grub bug. -- You re

[Bug 1206145] Re: xfce segfault & complete system failure after Thunar crash

2013-10-11 Thread markling
I've had minor repeats of this problem, without the linux black screen of death. Just happened twice within an hour. Filed crash reports. Both occassions was rapidly pressing the up arrow on the Thunar navigation panel. Can't see cause. First time was about three directories deep on an external,

[Bug 1232784] Re: package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-31-generic 3.8.0-31.46 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

2013-10-12 Thread markling
This bug is the same as: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /initramfs-tools/+bug/798414 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232784 Title: package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-31-generi

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-10-14 Thread markling
So here's the scenario: . Thunar crashed out again when I was in the middle of some work. . Software upates have been waiting for a week because they won't install until I manually remove my operating system's discarded kernel images . So I stop work to install the updates but there are 19 discar

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-10-14 Thread markling
This is still happening. I can't stress enough what an incredible hinderance it is to the working day when your system starts crashing and you have to do the updates but the updates won't work because you have first to remove old kernel images your OS has not cleaned up. So I go trapsing after th

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-10-14 Thread markling
The name of this error is unhelpful. "update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space" It should be: "software updater preventing installing updates by rubbish heap of old kernel images" or "ubuntu should clean up its discarded kernel images automaticall

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-10-15 Thread markling
Here's a more specific account of this problem: External, USB, encrypted, windows disk. Click on disk in Thunar device list. Thunar throws a password window up. the action. Thunar closes the Window but retains the process. Thunar keeps the device busy in the Device list: its rotating icon still

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-02 Thread markling
I encountered this problem after upgrade from 12.04to 12.10. It has prevented Software Updates and Software Centre from working. Synpactic gives an error. The problem appears to be related to two things: /root partition being full; and/or CPU being non-PAE. The /root partition problem has been o

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-02 Thread markling
Strange thing about this. uname -r 3.2.0-40-generic dpkg -l | grep linux-image- ii linux-image-3.2.0-40-generic 3.2.0-40.64 i386 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP iU linux-image-extra-3.5.0-27-generic3.5.0-27.46

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-02 Thread markling
** Attachment added: "Output of lspci" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-meta/+bug/1168866/+attachment/3662541/+files/lspci-vvnn.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-02 Thread markling
The attachment thing now appears to be working. Look forward to hearing from you :) ** Attachment added: "Output of dmesg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-meta/+bug/1168866/+attachment/3662542/+files/dmesg.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-04 Thread markling
+1 on this: > At least for me it's almost certainly cause the CPU is non-PAE. I remember not being able to install the 12.10 version cause it didn't support non-PAE CPUs so I installed 12.04 and hoped I could upgrade it to 12.10 Of course, this happened to me too. It has been so long I had forgot

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-04 Thread markling
And another thing!-) I thought Xubuntu was meant to be a refuge for people to whom Unity came as a rude interruption? Implicit in this is support for older hardware. I think it was even explicit, wasn't it? :- that Xubuntu would be just your thing if you had an older machine. And you simply wanted

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-06 Thread markling
Yeah. You get this thing keep prompting you to upgrade to the new version. It should advise you not to upgrade to the new version. "New version of Ubuntu available " -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-06 Thread markling
For crying out loud. Description for the file: ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-i386.iso "PC (Intel x86) desktop CD For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-06 Thread markling
Ah look. It's Xubuntu 12.04 that runs on a non-PAE machine (whatever that means). http://xubuntu.org/news/12-04-release/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1168866 Title: upgrade could n

[Bug 95260] Re: Not enough free disk space

2013-05-07 Thread markling
I've got this problem with Xubuntu 12.10. It is a fault with the Ubuntu Software Updater. It is also a fault with the installer. My machine was a clean install six months ago. I did a guided, encrypted LVM. I used a boot partition of the recommended size. Now six months later Xubuntu's telling m

[Bug 966451] Re: When xscreensaver/xlockmore isn't properly stopped, the upgrade leads to a broken system

2013-05-14 Thread markling
Same happened to me on upgrade from Xubuntu 12.10 amd64 to 13.04. But my screensaver was *disabled*. I don't see how this should happen. I got this message: "Cofiguring libc6 "One or more running instances of xscreensaver or xlockmore have been detected on this system. Because of incompatible l

[Bug 1189095] [NEW] gedit IBUS-WARNING - The owner of .. /.config/ibus/bus is not root!

2013-06-09 Thread markling
Public bug reported: This is ubuntu-bug report and further info is meant to be added to another bug, but Launchpad could not find it by even a part of its title (odd name must have thown it): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1125944 - " (gedit:3366): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner

[Bug 1125944] Re: (gedit:3366): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of /home/oem/.config/ibus/bus is not root!

2013-06-09 Thread markling
Please also see my ubuntu-bug report for gedit here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1189095 Issue occured for me in very specific circumstances: attempt to run two sudo gedit commands running simultaneously. The second failed with the error: (gedit:3214): IBUS-WARNING **: The

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-06-04 Thread markling
This error is still occuring. It appears to be preventing me adding packages through the Ubuntu Software Centre. Tried to file crash report but it said "already filed" and sent me here. Boot partition 96 per cent full. It's only a few weeks since this last happened. Lucky I've got nothing better to

[Bug 1196115] [NEW] Software Center does not recognise destination disk capacity till its too late

2013-06-29 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Software Center fails install when there's not enough disk space. But only after going through all the motions. This is a problem because you are most likely not going to know your disk is full untill an application tells you. Software Center doesn't tell you, it just fails -

[Bug 1191389] Re: package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-25-generic 3.8.0-25.37 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

2013-06-29 Thread markling
I have this error because /boot partition full. Boot partition is becoming full on a regular basis. This is a fault. This should be a valid bug. Something should really be done about it. ~$ sudo ls -lR /boot /boot: total 205387 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 852490 Apr 24 00:26 abi-3.5.0-28-generic -rw-

[Bug 1191389] Re: package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-25-generic 3.8.0-25.37 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

2013-06-29 Thread markling
It has unfortunately taken most of my evening, getting to the source of this problem. Now got to follow instructions to remove discarded kernel images, I doubt I will be getting out to play tonight. Here's the kernel images Xubuntu has put in my /boot partition: ii linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic

[Bug 575877] Re: gnome-keyring mysteriously asks for keyring password on startup

2013-06-29 Thread markling
The problem appears to be the Tor network. The keyring does not perk up when not connected to the Tor network. This is still a problem because Tor network users have it connected routinely. The software updater also checks in routinely. The keyring problem will therefore occur routinely. -- You

[Bug 1196131] [NEW] Soundconverter does not convert wma files with restricted-extras

2013-06-29 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Soundconverter could not convert wma files. Added xubuntu-restricted- extras as per instructions. But Soundconverter still unable to convert the wmas. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: soundconverter 2.0.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-

[Bug 575877] Re: gnome-keyring mysteriously asks for keyring password on startup

2013-06-30 Thread markling
That was nonsense, what I said about Tor. It's not Tor at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575877 Title: gnome-keyring mysteriously asks for keyring password on startup To manage

[Bug 1206145] [NEW] xfce segfault & complete system failure after Thunar crash

2013-07-29 Thread markling
Public bug reported: The climax of this error is a Linux blackscreen of death, instant reset, termination of all processes and loss of data. It has happened on more than one occassion. The general sequence is: Thunar crashes, user complies with system request to file error report, user restarts

[Bug 1206152] [NEW] xfce segfault & complete system failure after Thunar crash

2013-07-29 Thread markling
Public bug reported: This is related to a Thunar crash, described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunar/+bug/1206145 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: xfce4-session 4.10.0-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26

[Bug 1181708] [NEW] Duplex printing doesn't work on multiple copies of single page

2013-05-19 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Duplex printing doesn't work when printing multiple copies of a single page. This has been verified printing pdfs from Okular and Firefox, text files from Geddit, and html pages from Firefox. Behaviour same in all cases. E.g. 1. Duplex printing works correctly with the fol

[Bug 406373] Re: rhythmbox crashed with SIGSEGV in rb_encoder_encode()

2013-05-21 Thread markling
I got something like this problem. It gives me a kernel error. The problem occurs when I try to use Rythmbox to copy tracks to my ipod. i686 xubuntu 12.10 and 13.04 the same. I filed as crash report. It has been like this for many months. I had been waiting for upgrade in the hope that this wou

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-21 Thread markling
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my frustrated report, Joao. > If your old computer still survives another 3 years then you'd need to switch to another linux distro when that time comes. I know that now. I learned the hard way. My error report is about the fact that I had to learn the har

[Bug 587544] Re: gtkpod crashed with SIGSEGV in tm_data_compare_func()

2013-05-21 Thread markling
I appear to have the same problem. gtkod would not allow me to unless I saved changes. I had not done anything. I did not want to save changes. gtkpod forced changes on my ipod library that I had not requested and I did not want it to make. It happend like this: 1. ipod alread mounted 2. launc

[Bug 587544] Re: gtkpod crashed with SIGSEGV in tm_data_compare_func()

2013-05-21 Thread markling
It generated a crash report. Have filed it. Step 6. - might have been . Makes no difference aside to perhaps the level of outrage you might feel about the non-authorised sync and file deletion thing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 587544] Re: gtkpod crashed with SIGSEGV in tm_data_compare_func()

2013-05-21 Thread markling
No, that last comment, should have said Step 9. - might have been . I can now confirm, having unwittingly gone through all this again, that step 9 was in fact: 9. So I pressed [x] to close the window without saving changes And that gtkpod did in fact insist on the sync and file deletion despite

[Bug 705988] Re: [master] Untrusted packages can not be installed

2013-05-23 Thread markling
Xubuntu base requires installation of untrusted packages from unauthenticated sources Software updater today wanted to install a handful of updates under the title "Xubuntu base". I told it to go ahead. It then gave the following message: "Software Updateer Requires Installation of untrusted pack

[Bug 1168866] Re: upgrade could not install linux image

2013-05-23 Thread markling
Smarty pants user, then :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1168866 Title: upgrade could not install linux image To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 705988] Re: [master] Untrusted packages can not be installed

2013-05-23 Thread markling
As you can see from my entry above, this effects udev. This seems quite crucial. Isn't this a kernel-related issue? Does this mean a critical package is not updating because its source is not trusted? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscrib

[Bug 705988] Re: [master] Untrusted packages can not be installed

2013-05-23 Thread markling
Regarding the workarounds given at the top of this page. 1 & 3 do not apply. I followed 2. (change to main server), and Software Updater crashed. Crash report has been sent. Package did not relaunch. Restarted updater from the drop-down on the notification icon (still showing yellow). The Software

[Bug 705988] Re: [master] Untrusted packages can not be installed

2013-05-23 Thread markling
The server, btw, had been set to UK standard. Restarted machine. Software updater no longer showing indicator. Ran it from Applications Menu. Same 5 updates available. They installed without a hitch. Workaround 2 worked around the problem for me. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 103075] Re: Can't burn a cd

2013-05-25 Thread markling
I have this problem. I had used k3b on this machine before without a hitch. Now this problem has arisen. It appears as though it may have arisen after upgrading from Xubuntu i686 12.10 to 13.04. I'm fairly certain I last used K3b to burn a CD without a problem before the upgrade. My hard disks have

[Bug 103075] Re: Can't burn a cd

2013-05-25 Thread markling
On restarting my computer, the unusually-named tmp directory was as you might expect no longer there. On restarting k3b the unusually-named tmp directory returned. It had the same format, with the same apparently random characters: /tmp/kde-<5-random-characters>. The contents of this directory, I

[Bug 1185345] [NEW] xfce Notes 1.7.7 plugin does not acknowledge workspaces

2013-05-29 Thread markling
Public bug reported: When using xfce with multiple workspaces, Notes 1.7.7 opens in whichever workspace the computer happens to start-up on. It is then not apparently possible to move Notes to the workspace where the user would like to put it. So, for example, Notes does not provide the usual op

[Bug 1185345] Re: xfce Notes 1.7.7 plugin does not acknowledge workspaces

2013-05-29 Thread markling
Excuse me: Xubuntu 13.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1185345 Title: xfce Notes 1.7.7 plugin does not acknowledge workspaces To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://b

[Bug 1206145] Re: xfce segfault & complete system failure after Thunar crash

2013-07-29 Thread markling
I am unable to repeat the error by simply navigating to a place in Thunar, either locally or on an encrypted USB, and rapidly traversing up the tree using the "UP ARROW" in Thunar's control panel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 1206145] Re: xfce segfault & complete system failure after Thunar crash

2013-07-29 Thread markling
This just happened again. The crash happened while traversing up the directory tree of an encrypted USB drive using the "UP ARROW" in the Thunar control panel. The system reset and loss of data occurs without further user involvement. I.e. if the crash happens, just wait a few seconds and the re

[Bug 575877] Re: gnome-keyring mysteriously asks for keyring password on startup

2013-06-20 Thread markling
This problem has arisen periodically for years. It has just arisen again on my computer. I've been running Xubuntu 13.04 since April. It just now started to ask me for a keyring password. It says (and apologies - I shall have to report the precise message at next startup) - it says something like

[Bug 1185345] Re: xfce Notes 1.7.7 plugin does not acknowledge workspaces

2013-06-20 Thread markling
A point of usability. It is not obvious. But if you click the Notes icon in the watsit panel then the open note appears in whatever workspace you happen to have open. I.e. you've got 9 workspaces. The computer starts-up on Wkspc 5. That's where the note will open. You want the note in workspace 1:

[Bug 1193595] [NEW] gnome-keyring problem effects power manager

2013-06-22 Thread markling
Public bug reported: I'm reporting this as further info for this gnome-keyring error: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/575877 (Couldn'd add this report to that bug because Launchpad couldn't find any gnome keyring errors when I asked it to check. I presume it was only

[Bug 575877] Re: gnome-keyring mysteriously asks for keyring password on startup

2013-06-22 Thread markling
Please see this related report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-power- manager/+bug/1193595 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575877 Title: gnome-keyring mysteriously as

[Bug 103075] Re: Can't burn a cd

2013-06-22 Thread markling
Just a note to say this error still exists. Went back to k3b. Could not burn CD. Same error message: "IO Error. Most likely no space left on harddisk." Same fix: mkdir /tmp/kde- Same repurcissions: k3b needs to be fixed afresh before each session. -- You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 103075] Re: Can't burn a cd

2013-06-22 Thread markling
Here's k3b's "Show Debugging Output" shows: Devices --- SONY CD-RW CRX217E 1DS2 (/dev/sr0, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM) [CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R] [%7] System --- K3b Version: 2.0.2 KDE Version: 4.10.3 Q

[Bug 103075] Re: Can't burn a cd

2013-06-22 Thread markling
For output from ubuntu-bug for this k3b report, please see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3b/+bug/1193641 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103075 Title: Can't burn a cd T

[Bug 1193641] [NEW] K3b "IO Error. Most likely no space left on harddisk"

2013-06-22 Thread markling
Public bug reported: I've filed the ububtu-bug output for bug #103075. But Launhpad appeared not to allow me to add the output to the relevant bug because I was already subscribed. So I've added the report here. Please refer for more info to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3b/+bug/103

[Bug 1193595] Re: gnome-keyring problem effects power manager

2013-06-23 Thread markling
Thank you Lionel. From a user's perspective, it seems to be related to the keyring problem because it has arisen simultaneously and is characterised by an unwanted request for a password. The link you've provided is a little worrying because I was the only person logged into my computer when this

[Bug 575877] Re: gnome-keyring mysteriously asks for keyring password on startup

2013-06-27 Thread markling
Further info. The keyring password request started appearing after I opened a Software Centre account. It seems to appear when the Software Updater runs. This might suggest - in relation to kwill's question - that the problem is related to different passwords. The Software Centre asks for a new

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-03-04 Thread markling
Since this bug has been marked for elimination in a week unless there's any more activity, I'm giving it another shunt. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported unspe

[Bug 698109] [NEW] Nautilus froze

2011-01-06 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus This problem occured within a day of performing a clean install of Ubuntu 10.10. 1) Ubuntu Release 10.10 2) Nautilus version: 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1 3) What expected to happen: I was just moving a few folders around. I expected this to proceed a

[Bug 698109] Re: Nautilus froze

2011-01-06 Thread markling
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698109 Title: Nautilus froze -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 428564] Re: nautilus crashed while copying a set of large files

2011-01-06 Thread markling
I have experienced a similar problem with the latest release. This problem occured within a day of performing a clean install of Ubuntu 10.10. 1) Ubuntu Release 10.10 2) Nautilus version: 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1 3) What expected to happen: I was just moving a few folders around. I expected this to p

[Bug 428564] Re: nautilus crashed while copying a set of large files

2011-01-06 Thread markling
I have added this as a separate bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/698109 I did so in order for my Apport data to be filed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 698109] Re: Nautilus froze

2011-01-06 Thread markling
I've narrowed this down to the nub. The specific bug as can thus far be certain: Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation interrupted with Error caused by over-long filename. To recap: I have Nautilus running in Ubuntu Workspace 1. I have a large File Operation running in Workspace 4. Whe

[Bug 428564] Re: nautilus crashed while copying a set of large files

2011-01-06 Thread markling
Note: my problem appears to be directly related to File Operations. What follows is a copy of related comment I just added to Bug 698109: I've narrowed this down to the nub. The specific bug as can thus far be certain: Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation interrupted with Error caused

[Bug 698147] [NEW] Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-06 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tar 1) Ubuntu release 10.10 2) Tar version 1.23-2 3) I was compressing about 150 Gb of data on a 160Gb external HD running NTFS and connected by USB. I had performed this operation by right- clicking on the group of highlighted files in Nautilus and sele

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-06 Thread markling
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-06 Thread markling
The actual size of the files I was 89Gb +/- 1Gb. I can't be more accurate than that because I permanently deleted a file of about a gig since the error occurred. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 698109] Re: Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation is interrupted with Error

2011-01-07 Thread markling
** Summary changed: - Nautilus froze + Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation is interrupted with Error -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698109 Title: Nautilus freezes when sepa

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-07 Thread markling
Thanks Jussi. That is correct. The external drive was almost full with the data on which the tar was attempted. The internal/mainboard drive had free space. I'm sorry if I have reported here what might have been more appropriately posted to the discussion boards. It is perhaps of interest to cons

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-07 Thread markling
On second thoughts, it did report an error. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs

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