Public bug reported: Binary package hint: menu
On Ubuntu Edgy: apt-get install menu (or any package that runs update-menus, like firefox or gimp) It hangs: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ps aux|grep menu root 21327 0.0 0.1 7828 2760 ? SN Aug01 0:00 update-menus root 21328 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? ZN Aug01 0:00 [update-menus] <defunct> root 19654 0.0 0.1 8956 2880 pts/17 S+ 11:51 0:00 update-menus root 19655 0.0 0.0 8956 1364 pts/17 S+ 11:51 0:00 update-menus root 21590 0.0 0.0 2800 764 pts/20 S+ 12:35 0:00 grep menu [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/users/staff/saml# apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic linux-headers-2.6.17-11 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: menu The following NEW packages will be installed: menu 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/3351kB of archives. After unpacking 1618kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 203849 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gimp 2.2.13-1ubuntu3.3 (using .../gimp_2.2.13-1ubuntu3.3_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gimp ... Selecting previously deselected package menu. Unpacking menu (from .../archives/menu_2.1.29_i386.deb) ... Setting up gimp (2.2.13-1ubuntu3.3) ... Setting up menu (2.1.29) ... After researching, it looks similar to this one: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg87972.html The above link show it's fixed in 2.1.33. Would be nice to have 2.1.33 backported as ASAP or some other workaround so I can install software that runs update-menus again. I first noticed the issue on my workstation, so I checked the other 40 machines on the network, and they are all experiencing the same problem. Sam ** Affects: menu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- update-menus hangs <defunct> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130211 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
