Public bug reported:
[ Impact ]
`pkcon` is configured to launch the Gtk debconf helper to ask debconf questions
graphically.
This works in Xorg desktop sessions, but does not work in Wayland desktop
sessions.
That is because it starts the Gtk program with a blank environment and
only adds the DISPLAY environment variable, but not WAYLAND_DISPLAY nor
XAUTHORITY which would at least have allowed it to display over
XWayland.
This is fixed by exposing the WAYLAND_DISPLAY and/or XAUTHORITY
environment variables to the Gtk program.
[ Test Case ]
1. Download `noisy-fake-driver_0.6_amd64.deb` from the attachments.
2. Run `pkcon install-local ~/Downloads/noisy-fake-driver_0.6_amd64.deb`
3. Complete the installation
4. Verify that you saw the "Do you see this message?" question
[ Where problems could occur ]
It's fair to assume that the graphical debconf helper hasn't received
much testing recently, with `apt` defaulting to the text-base helper and
`pkcon` failing to show it in Wayland; so it's possible that it doesn't
work well.
** Affects: packagekit (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
Status: In Progress
** Affects: packagekit (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
Status: New
** Affects: packagekit (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
Status: New
** Affects: packagekit (Ubuntu Oracular)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
Status: New
** Also affects: packagekit (Ubuntu Jammy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: packagekit (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: packagekit (Ubuntu Oracular)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu Noble)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu Oracular)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu Jammy)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Alessandro Astone (aleasto)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2086773
Title:
pkcon does not ask debconf questions in Wayland
Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Status in packagekit source package in Jammy:
New
Status in packagekit source package in Noble:
New
Status in packagekit source package in Oracular:
New
Bug description:
[ Impact ]
`pkcon` is configured to launch the Gtk debconf helper to ask debconf
questions graphically.
This works in Xorg desktop sessions, but does not work in Wayland desktop
sessions.
That is because it starts the Gtk program with a blank environment and
only adds the DISPLAY environment variable, but not WAYLAND_DISPLAY
nor XAUTHORITY which would at least have allowed it to display over
XWayland.
This is fixed by exposing the WAYLAND_DISPLAY and/or XAUTHORITY
environment variables to the Gtk program.
[ Test Case ]
1. Download `noisy-fake-driver_0.6_amd64.deb` from the attachments.
2. Run `pkcon install-local ~/Downloads/noisy-fake-driver_0.6_amd64.deb`
3. Complete the installation
4. Verify that you saw the "Do you see this message?" question
[ Where problems could occur ]
It's fair to assume that the graphical debconf helper hasn't received
much testing recently, with `apt` defaulting to the text-base helper
and `pkcon` failing to show it in Wayland; so it's possible that it
doesn't work well.
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