Thank you for your bug report, indeed that's an upstream bug which was fixed after .1 but before .3. The fix is in the current bionic version The corresponding upstream bug is https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790093
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #790093 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790093 ** Changed in: glib2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Also affects: glib via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790093 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1742946 Title: "gio monitor" does not work Status in GLib: Unknown Status in glib2.0 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: # ls -l /etc/adduser.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2981 Mar 11 2012 /etc/adduser.conf # gio monitor file:///etc/adduser.conf gio: No locations given Usage: gio monitor [OPTION…] [LOCATION...] Monitor files or directories for changes. Options: -d, --dir=LOCATION Monitor a directory (default: depends on type) -f, --file=LOCATION Monitor a file (default: depends on type) -D, --direct=LOCATION Monitor a file directly (notices changes made via hardlinks) -s, --silent=LOCATION Monitors a file directly, but doesn’t report changes -n, --no-moves Report moves and renames as simple deleted/created events -m, --mounts Watch for mount events ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: libglib2.0-bin 2.54.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jan 12 14:29:42 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-12 (2131 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120311) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/tcsh SourcePackage: glib2.0 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/glib/+bug/1742946/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp