thanks for this assistance.
On 13/01/11 07:39, Eliah Kagan wrote: > Yes, as a workaround for this issue, you can downgrade to 5.28.2. Lucid > Lynx provides a package for that version, which can be installed in > Maverick. These instructions assume you're using the Ubuntu Software > Center. > > First, uninstall the current package version. In the Ubuntu Software > Center, search for "gcalctool". One result, called "Calculator", will > come up. Click Remove. Assume you're using regular Ubuntu (rather than > Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.), you will be asked to uninstall the ubuntu- > desktop package. You must click "Remove Anyway" to uninstall gcalctool > (since gcalctool is a dependency of ubuntu-desktop). In the future, when > the latest version of gcalctool again meets your needs, you should > reinstall ubuntu-desktop. > > Once the removal operation completes, get this package if your architecture > is i386: > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/gcalctool_5.30.0.is.5.28.2-0ubuntu2_i386.deb > > Or this package if your architecture is amd64: > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/gcalctool_5.30.0.is.5.28.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb > > (These links can be found manually, if you wish, by going to > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcalctool and expanding > "5.30.0.is.5.28.2-0ubuntu2" under "The Lucid Lynx (supported)".) > > Open it in the Ubuntu Software Center. It will say "Please install > 'Gcalctool' via your normal software channels. Only install this file if > you trust the origin." Click Install. > > Gcalctool 5.28.2 is now installed. Note that you can reinstall ubuntu- > desktop now if you wish (since the gcalctool package you just installed > fulfills the dependency). Doing so would ensure that you are > automatically presented with new packages that become part of the Ubuntu > Desktop system (which is the behavior of a properly functioning Ubuntu > system). However, you would also be automatically presented with the > current version of gcalctool, so you'd have to unselect it every time > you do an update, or you'd end up going back to the newer version that > does not meet your needs. > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gcalctool in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/647466 Title: gcalctool window is not resizable -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs