Re: [Bug 567943] Re: thunderbird hangs and crashes on change of sorting

2018-12-11 Thread gpk
I can't tell. I haven't used Thunderbird recently. On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 6:18 AM Paul White <567...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Bug did not expire due to bug watch > Upstream bug closed 2012-07-18 as not reproducible > No reply from reporter > Marking as "Invalid" to close > > > ** Changed in

Re: [Bug 855202] Re: What if the network goes down after a message is composed?

2018-09-02 Thread gpk
et> wrote: > I am so sorry, Gpk, about the lack of response to your report. The bug > reports are handled by people from around the globe, the majority of whom > are volunteers. Unfortunately, they missed this one and it fell down in the > queue. > I just started bug triaging

Re: [Bug 855202] Re: What if the network goes down after a message is composed?

2018-09-01 Thread gpk
You come back to me seven years later and ask for confirmation of a bug? <> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 12:17 AM Launchpad Bug Tracker < 855...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > [Expired for thunderbird (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for > 60 days.] > > ** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu) >

[Bug 992366] Re: /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper not executable by other

2012-04-30 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992366 Title: /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper not executable by other To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 992366] [NEW] /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper not executable by other

2012-04-30 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: After an upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, pulseaudio didn't work, and the root cause turned out to be that /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon- launch-helper did not have o+x permissions. See this: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root messagebus 292944 Feb 22 03:48 /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus- daemon

[Bug 910962] Re: installArchives() failed: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: syntax error: unknown group 'postdrop' in statoverride file Error in function: SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin

2012-02-04 Thread gpk
I suffer from this bug, too. In my case, it was probably caused by an editing error on /etc/group.Fixed by running sudo groupadd postdrop Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9

Re: [Bug 718427] Re: recoll slows system to a crawl

2011-12-09 Thread gpk
Manual adjustment isn't really a practical solution.It's nice to know that the problem seems to be triggered by individual large files, but in order to be really useful, recoll needs an algorithm that can handle that case. On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:37:58 -, Alfagulf wrote: > OK, I found th

[Bug 868828] Re: Which is left andwhich is right?

2011-10-05 Thread gpk
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[Bug 868828] [NEW] Which is left andwhich is right?

2011-10-05 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Often, when running the command-line unison, when manually controlling a transfer, you forget which direction is which. For instance, when there is a new file on both sides of a transfer, you need to choose between the ">" and the "<" keys. That's fine for a small transfer

[Bug 863826] Re: mlocate picks up encrypted files

2011-09-30 Thread gpk
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[Bug 863826] [NEW] mlocate picks up encrypted files

2011-09-30 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: When I run "locate .r", I get thousands of encrypted files: /home/.ecryptfs/gpk/.Private/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FWbwQiP0bs7CTkTXJOzT4aa6UJ5koNJK-KTU6BFIY.v6QbtLvphbNinh1U--/ECRYPTFS_FNEK_ENCRYPTED.FXbwQiP0bs7CTkTXJOzT4aa6UJ5koNJK-KTUsWmsHnIZ7PpuC-l

[Bug 855202] [NEW] What if the network goes down after a message is composed?

2011-09-20 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: The following scenario is rather annoying on a laptop with a dubious wifi network: 1) compose a message. 2) hit the send button 3) SMTP works 4) network goes away 5) Copy to the "SEND" folder fails (assume it is on a remote machine) At this point, you're stuck, because you c

[Bug 855202] Re: What if the network goes down after a message is composed?

2011-09-20 Thread gpk
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[Bug 853243] Re: rsync cannot deal with long file names

2011-09-18 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853243 Title: rsync cannot deal with long file names To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/

[Bug 853243] [NEW] rsync cannot deal with long file names

2011-09-18 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: gpk@nc:~$ rsync -avz --hard-links --delete desk.lan:n/ n/ g...@desk.lan's password: receiving incremental file list ... rsync: mkstemp "/home/gpk/n/.local/share/Trash/files/The Little Orchestra Society, Dino Anagnost, cond. - Peter and the/.The Little Orchest

[Bug 849873] Re: failed assertion: too many hard links

2011-09-14 Thread gpk
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[Bug 849873] [NEW] failed assertion: too many hard links

2011-09-14 Thread gpk
/aesop/IViE/proc/HTK_VY/tmpE1/lab/__response_Jamaicain_jf3_1_100528T1515_40_0.lab -rw-rw 2610 gpk aesop 61 2010-08-20 09:20 /proj/aesop/IViE/proc/HTK_VY/tmpE1/lab/__response_Jamaicain_jf3_1_100528T1515_40_0.lab mace:~$ Papers/acoustic_distance/.bzr/repository/packs

[Bug 846868] Re: Alcatel 3G modem: Network Manager times out before connection

2011-09-11 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/846868 Title: Alcatel 3G modem: Network Manager times out before connection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubu

[Bug 846868] [NEW] Alcatel 3G modem: Network Manager times out before connection

2011-09-11 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: I see the following characteristic sequence of stuff in /var/log/syslog. In it, the modem starts up nicely, then at 09:02:16, pppd times out. At that point, the modem is marked as invalid, and when I attempt to reconnect at 09:02:34, it sees the "invalid" marking and doesn't

[Bug 846861] Re: 3G modem isn't noticed until unplgged and replugged

2011-09-11 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/846861 Title: 3G modem isn't noticed until unplgged and replugged To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sourc

[Bug 846861] [NEW] 3G modem isn't noticed until unplgged and replugged

2011-09-11 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Basically, I boot my machine with an Alcatel 3G modem plugged in (via USB port), and the system doesn't seem to realize it exists. NetworkManager doesn't show it at all, and even in /var/log/syslog, I only see 'ALCATEL MASS STORAGE' at 380 seconds. N.B.: This modem has some U

Re: [Bug 835901] Re: ssh-copy-id: fails to sanitize arguments

2011-08-31 Thread gpk
Yep. Here's a patch. This catches the case of mistyping the "-i" argument into anything else, and also catches the generic case of any extra arguments. $ diff -U 2 /usr/bin/ssh-copy-id /tmp/ssh-copy-id --- /usr/bin/ssh-copy-id2010-08-10 04:36:09.0 +0100 +++ /tmp/ssh-copy-id2011-

[Bug 835901] Re: ssh-copy-id: fails to sanitize arguments

2011-08-28 Thread gpk
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[Bug 835901] [NEW] ssh-copy-id: fails to sanitize arguments

2011-08-28 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: When I run ssh-copy-id with the incorrect flag, I get this failure: $ sudo bash # ssh-copy-id -t /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub zzz...@koch.phon.ox.ac.uk Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal. ssh: Could not resolve hostname umask 077; test -d ~/.ssh ||

[Bug 812461] Re: thunar thumbnailing very inefficient under rm

2011-07-18 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/812461 Title: thunar thumbnailing very inefficient under rm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thun

[Bug 812461] [NEW] thunar thumbnailing very inefficient under rm

2011-07-18 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: When I use thunar to open the image folders on a cell phone, and then I delete or mv files away from the phone, this is what happens: 1) First, the thumbnail folder gets moved away / deleted. 2) Next, thunar attempts to create and re-fill the thumbnail folder as the files ar

[Bug 286357] Re: rsync crashes: double free or corruption (fasttop)

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
It seems to be fixed in Natty. ** Changed in: rsync (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286357 Title: rsync crashes: double free or cor

[Bug 643825] Re: Need explanation for "Drag and drop threshold"

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
In Natty: I can confirm that it still just says "Drag and Drop threshold" without any explanation. Yes, it's still an issue, because I still don't know what the drag-and-drop threshold does. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received th

[Bug 654391] Re: No obvious way for root to cleanly shut down a session

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
Yes, it still is an issue in Natty. ** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654391 Title: No obvious way for root

[Bug 807688] Re: Stack dump / Tainted OOM killer

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
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[Bug 807688] [NEW] Stack dump / Tainted OOM killer

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
#0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: gpk 22541 F pulseaudio gpk 22571 F xfce4-volumed /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: gpk 22541 F...m pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such

[Bug 807685] Re: xscreensaver does not protect the system against its children

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
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[Bug 807685] [NEW] xscreensaver does not protect the system against its children

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Xscreensaver should set the oom killer to preferentially attack its children. See, for example this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/768032 where a screensaver (gltext) leaks memory and eventually renders the system inoperable.It's a real p

[Bug 768032] Re: gltext seems to leak memory eventually causing oom-killer to run

2011-07-08 Thread gpk
It crashes my computer in Natty. This is a serious bug, because it causes all kinds of havoc. Loss of data, for one thing. However, this is not just a bug in gltext: it is a bug in xscreensaver. Xscreensaver should adjust the OOM killer to preferentially kill its subprocesses. A scr

[Bug 806092] Re: Oom killer seems to lead to tainted (?)

2011-07-05 Thread gpk
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[Bug 806092] [NEW] Oom killer seems to lead to tainted (?)

2011-07-05 Thread gpk
sInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: gpk2972 F xfce4-volumed gpk3057 F pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe878000 irq 44' Mixer

[Bug 804576] Re: Wrong info on complex()

2011-07-01 Thread gpk
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[Bug 804576] [NEW] Wrong info on complex()

2011-07-01 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Running pychecker on the code below incorrectly yields an error. In fact, complex() is perfectly happy without any arguments. $ cat foo.py def foo(): return complex() $ $ pychecker foo.py Processing module foo (foo.py)... Warnings... foo.py:3: Invalid arguments t

[Bug 804554] Re: Warnings: assertion failed

2011-07-01 Thread gpk
Whoops! Sorry. I ran ubuntu-bug from the wrong machine.The bug is present in NATTY.I accidentally ran ubuntu-bug from LUCID machine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804554 Titl

[Bug 804554] Re: Warnings: assertion failed

2011-07-01 Thread gpk
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[Bug 804554] [NEW] Warnings: assertion failed

2011-07-01 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Running meld in a terminal gives the following warning messages: $ meld /tmp/adbib.bib n/Documents/2011/acoustic_distance/adbib.bib /usr/lib/meld/meld/meldapp.py:495: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed self.notebook.append_page( page.widge

[Bug 681183] Re: Thunderbird hangs and greys out for 10-20 seconds

2011-06-23 Thread gpk
I tracked my problem down to really, *really* bad behaviour of SQLite databases on a btrfs file system. That, and updatedb for the locate program was taking may hours to scan my disk. Conseqeuently, very little of my disk was in RAM and performance was awful. Between tweaking updatedb's conf fi

[Bug 801171] Re: RuntimeError: called outside of a mainloop

2011-06-23 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/801171 Title: RuntimeError: called outside of a mainloop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/meld/+b

[Bug 801171] [NEW] RuntimeError: called outside of a mainloop

2011-06-23 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: 1 Run meld on two files in a terminal window 2 make changes to both files 3 save one (e.g. right side) 4 then click the [X] corner box 5 it will ask you if you want to save the other. Say "yes". The following error message will appear on the screen: /usr/lib/meld/meld/meld

[Bug 794913] Re: Installation warning: unicode problem

2011-06-09 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/794913 Title: Installation warning: unicode problem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tex-common/+

[Bug 794913] [NEW] Installation warning: unicode problem

2011-06-09 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tex-common When installing texmaker, I see this, twice: /usr/sbin/update-language-def: line 779: printf: missing unicode digit for \u The full output follows: sudo aptitude install texmaker [sudo] password for gpk: The following NEW packages will be

[Bug 792929] Re: you cannot stop a program that makes lots of windows

2011-06-04 Thread gpk
I should mention tha t I really have no good idea who is responsible for this bug. It could be the X server instead of the window manager. Possibly other packages instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Bug 792929] Re: you cannot stop a program that makes lots of windows

2011-06-04 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792929 Title: you cannot stop a program that makes lots of windows -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

[Bug 792929] [NEW] you cannot stop a program that makes lots of windows

2011-06-04 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xfwm4 Write a little program that produces hundreds of windows. Then try to stop it: you'll find that you cannot. Your mouse and keyboard actions get ignored. Execute this with python. I use the "python-matplotlib" module to make plots simply becau

[Bug 781132] Re: corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists

2011-06-03 Thread gpk
OK, so it's perhaps not a security problem, but it sure is a problem! >From anyone but an expert's point of view, if that happens, your Ubuntu system appears to be broken. One cannot install new software or get updates. Worrying error messages will appear. Proper system behaviour would be to:

[Bug 791090] Re: xubuntu configs no longer supported by gtk-2.0

2011-06-01 Thread gpk
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[Bug 791090] [NEW] xubuntu configs no longer supported by gtk-2.0

2011-06-01 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xfce4-settings When I run almost anything in xubuntu, I get the following messages: /usr/share/themes/Kiwi/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:78: Murrine configuration option "scrollbar_color" is no longer supported and will be ignored. /usr/share/themes/Kiwi/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:

[Bug 784429] Re: critical errors in .xsession-errors file

2011-05-18 Thread gpk
** Attachment added: ".xsession-errors" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/784429/+attachment/2133325/+files/.xsession-errors -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/784429 Title: critical er

[Bug 784429] [NEW] critical errors in .xsession-errors file

2011-05-18 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xfce4-indicator-plugin I see this in the .xsessions file: (xfce4-indicator-plugin:19840): libxfce4panel-CRITICAL **: IA__xfce_panel_plugin_add_action_widget: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed and this: (xfce4-indicator-plugin:19840): Gtk-CRITICA

[Bug 783066] Re: When exercising btrfs via nfs4, system hangs and claims no disk space

2011-05-15 Thread gpk
FYI, the relevant system calls (the ones that happen in the active loop) are stat(), statvfs(), open(), write(), close(), rmdir(), mkdir(). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783066 Title:

[Bug 783066] [NEW] When exercising btrfs via nfs4, system hangs and claims no disk space

2011-05-15 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: I have an underlying btrfs filesystem which is mounted across 3 Ubuntu machines via NFSv4. I was running an application that caches some intermediate results on the disk; it produces about 5 files/sec (combined total across the three machines), each file is about 100k. The f

[Bug 783066] Re: When exercising btrfs via nfs4, system hangs and claims no disk space

2011-05-15 Thread gpk
** Attachment added: "Dmesg file taken in the midst of hangs, shortly before reboot." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783066/+attachment/2129708/+files/dmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpa

Re: [Bug 775392] Re: fsck happens silently - this looks like the machine is frozen.

2011-05-02 Thread gpk
Indeed, you are correct. Its says "Xubuntu". Sorry for the imprecision: it's only a 1-byte error. :) On 02/05/11 20:47, Steve Langasek wrote: > You say that you get a screen that says 'Ubuntu' on it, but your bug > report says that you have the Xubuntu plymouth theme configured. This > appe

[Bug 775392] Re: fsck happens silently - this looks like the machine is frozen.

2011-05-02 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775392 Title: fsck happens silently - this looks like the machine is frozen. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

[Bug 775392] [NEW] fsck happens silently - this looks like the machine is frozen.

2011-05-02 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: plymouth When fsck happens on a large disk, it looks like the machine is frozen. Well, not quite -- the little dots on the screen tell you it's trying to do something, but when they keep going for 15 minutes, one begins to believe that something serious h

[Bug 765735] Re: mountall should cause fsck to show progress on text console

2011-05-02 Thread gpk
Also observed in Natty.Given that full fscks are rare (like, once every 6 months), it is not the first thing you think about when your machine seemingly hangs forever in the boot process. I ended up booting the machine with a rescue CD and mounting the disks by hand in order to find out what t

[Bug 651806] Re: bzr, amule become stuck in sync_page

2011-04-22 Thread gpk
Still present in later Maverick: Linux desk 2.6.35-29-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 15 17:12:35 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/651806 Title: bzr, amule bec

[Bug 668813] Re: nfs4 hangs, unkillable, using lots of CPU time

2011-04-22 Thread gpk
Still happens in Maverick. Linux desk 2.6.35-29-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 15 17:12:35 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux It seems to have gone away for a while, but it is certainly back! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. htt

[Bug 759574] Re: mlocate.updatedb does not call ionice

2011-04-13 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759574 Title: mlocate.updatedb does not call ionice -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/

[Bug 759574] [NEW] mlocate.updatedb does not call ionice

2011-04-13 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mlocate updatedb.mlocate can cause a lot of disk activity, and it is not a time- critical process.Therefore, it should call nice and ionice so that it does not steal cycles or disk activity from foreground processes. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: U

[Bug 759561] [NEW] updatedb.mlocate should warn if it takes too long / time out

2011-04-13 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mlocate In the course of doing some numerical computations, I've created several tens of millions of small files. (If you're curious, they are a cache of intermediate results; this computation runs for several weeks. And, no, the cache couldn't be drast

[Bug 759561] Re: updatedb.mlocate should warn if it takes too long / time out

2011-04-13 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759561 Title: updatedb.mlocate should warn if it takes too long / time out -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubunt

[Bug 286357] Re: rsync crashes: double free or corruption (fasttop)

2011-04-06 Thread gpk
I see it on Meerkat. It's not fixed.It may be triggered by a VirtualBox virtual disk (i.e. 40Gb) file. Here's what I see: rsync: link "/media/desk_ebkp_all/day-0/export/backups/stars_home_/will/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml" => /media/desk_ebkp_all/day-1/export/backups/stars_home_/will/.Virt

[Bug 748587] Re: Bzr internal error gnome keyring on merge

2011-04-02 Thread gpk
** Attachment added: "Crash file" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/748587/+attachment/1970065/+files/bzr-20110402195257-26998.crash -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/748587 Title: Bzr

[Bug 748587] [NEW] Bzr internal error gnome keyring on merge

2011-04-02 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bzr bzr merge sftp://kochanski.plus.com/home/gpk/ItakuraSaitoDistance/ bzr: ERROR: gnomekeyring.IOError: *** Bazaar has encountered an internal error. This probably indicates a bug in Bazaar. You can help us fix it by filing a bug report at

[Bug 747135] Re: java.lang.NullPointerException

2011-04-01 Thread gpk
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/747135 Title: java.lang.NullPointerException -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

[Bug 747135] [NEW] java.lang.NullPointerException

2011-04-01 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: umlet Oddly enough, it keeps running, but this happens on start-up, and can hardly be a good sign: mace:~$ umlet java.lang.NullPointerException at javax.swing.text.html.StyleSheet.getRule(StyleSheet.java:211) at javax.swing.text.html.Sty

Re: [Bug 704110] Re: Corrupt screen in lower right corner

2011-03-27 Thread gpk
There are some similarities, but the symptoms are not identical. It always occurs (occurred?) in the bottom right corner, independent of where you might have had flash running. Possibly, it is triggered by the use of flash; I don't always see it. To be honest, I haven't seen it in the last week

[Bug 737452] [NEW] man 5 proc has obsolete info

2011-03-18 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: manpages Doc for /proc/pid/stat wchan refers to /etc/psdatabase, which seems to be obsolete. More modern information ( http://weichong78.blogspot.com/2006/10/wchan- waiting-channel.html ) says that the symbol name is readable from /proc/pid/wchan , which

Re: [Bug 480444] Re: packet storm with linux NFSv4 client when calling ftruncate()

2011-03-15 Thread gpk
The only way I can think of would be by taking some kind of memory image via the kernel. Unless you know a way, I think you'd best be happy with the strace output. On 15/03/11 01:13, Robert Collins wrote: > can you get a core perhaps? > -- You received this bug notification because you are a me

Re: [Bug 480444] Re: packet storm with linux NFSv4 client when calling ftruncate()

2011-03-14 Thread gpk
Can't do that. It's non-interruptible even with kill -9. There is output from strace at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665082 On 14/03/11 21:42, Martin Pool wrote: > To help us work out whether a workaround in bzr is possible, can someone > please interrupt bzr at the point where this is happ

[Bug 734262] Re: Syntax error in highlighting

2011-03-13 Thread gpk
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[Bug 734262] [NEW] Syntax error in highlighting

2011-03-13 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: vim When editing a cython (i.e. pyrex) file ending in .pyx, I get the following error when I start vim: "dtw4.pyx" 696L, 19411C Error detected while processing /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/pyrex.vim: line 38: E28: No such highlight group name: pythonInc

[Bug 718427] Re: recoll slows system to a crawl

2011-02-13 Thread gpk
I just experimented: running ionice -c2 -n7 nice -19 recoll does the trick beautifully. It means that the indexing is no longer annoying. Note: This is not an entirely satisfactory work-around. because it can make the search user interface slow. The correct solution is for the recoll cod

[Bug 159672] Re: Does not run in 7.10

2011-02-13 Thread gpk
** Changed in: gringotts (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159672 Title: Does not run in 7.10 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

[Bug 718427] [NEW] recoll slows system to a crawl

2011-02-13 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: recoll I have a lot of files, and recoll slows the system to a crawl when indexing. Opening up a terminal takes 8 seconds. Getting the "file" menu on a web browser requires you to hold the button down for 4 seconds. Basically, it's hammeringmy disk.

[Bug 718427] Re: recoll slows system to a crawl

2011-02-13 Thread gpk
I should add that the .recoll directory is on a compressed btrfs file system. Don't know if that has anything to do with it, but even so, recoll needs to be a better citizen and not hog the disk. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

Re: [Bug 684394] Re: /etc/init.d/dansguardian restart fails

2011-01-25 Thread gpk
Oh, yes.It works in Maverick. On 25/01/11 09:27, Martin Pitt wrote: > Any testers of the maverick-proposed package? As this has been in > -proposed for a long time already, I'll remove the proposed package soon > if there is no feedback. Thank you! > -- You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 88893] Re: Text selected in Evince disappears

2011-01-19 Thread gpk
This problem (or a similar, broader one) applies to Maverick Meerkat (10.10). Bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/672244 gives an example PDF file created by pdflatex that shows trouble for all characters, not just "nonstandard" ones. P.S. the last report, #21 refers to #1. Sorry. -- You re

[Bug 88893] Re: Text selected in Evince disappears

2011-01-19 Thread gpk
Neither of those two bug reports seem to have the slightest relationship to this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/88893 Title: Text selected in Evince disappears -- ubuntu-bugs maili

[Bug 704110] Re: Corrupt screen in lower right corner

2011-01-17 Thread gpk
Here's the photo from a camera. This was taken at the same time as the screenshot above. ** Attachment added: "Photo from camera." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/704110/+attachment/1797110/+files/SPM_A0519.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a memb

[Bug 704110] Re: Corrupt screen in lower right corner

2011-01-17 Thread gpk
** Attachment added: "Here's the screen capture (via software)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/704110/+attachment/1797084/+files/Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/70411

[Bug 704110] [NEW] Corrupt screen in lower right corner

2011-01-17 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg It's about 100x100 pixels or so. Black, with stuff that looks vaguely like distorted lines of text, maybe. Oddly enough, it doesn't show up on a screen capture. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 ProcVersion

[Bug 674714] Re: Text box can push text beyond right margin

2011-01-11 Thread gpk
** Changed in: abiword (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/674714 Title: Text box can push text beyond right margin -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

Re: [Bug 674714] Re: Text box can push text beyond right margin

2011-01-11 Thread gpk
On Abiword 2.8.6, go to the "Insert" menu, and go down to the fifth item, "Text Box". That gives you a biggish, open plus sign.Click somewhere in the middle of a block of text. That gives you a black square with little green handles. Grab one of the handles and pull. On 11/01/11 19:20, Charl

[Bug 672244] Re: PDF text is blanked when backwards selected

2011-01-08 Thread gpk
Here's a PDF document that does the trick that I can release. If you go left-button-down nearly anywhere, and sweep towards the upper left, you will see text that is to the upper right of your trajectory disappear. ** Attachment added: "foo.pdf" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evinc

Re: [Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-05 Thread gpk
On 05/01/11 12:34, Milan Bouchet-Valat wrote: > Le mercredi 05 janvier 2011 à 07:49 +0000, gpk a écrit : >> Essentially, the trade-off is a minor convenience 99.999% of the time, >> versus a modest (or major) disaster 0.001% of the time. > That's also exactly how I'd d

Re: [Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-04 Thread gpk
On 04/01/11 20:52, Milan Bouchet-Valat wrote: > Le mardi 04 janvier 2011 à 15:51 +0000, gpk a écrit : >> Actually, on consideration, I don't think that automatic detection of >> the timezone is a viable solution.It suffers from all kinds of potential >> problems &

Re: [Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-04 Thread gpk
. > So, it is certainly technically possible to tell if you're on a laptop.Therefore gnome can make decisions based on that fact. On 01/01/11 15:48, gpk wrote: > OK.I agree it would not make sense as the desktop default. > > On 01/01/11 14:53, Milan Bouchet-Valat wrote:

Re: [Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-01 Thread gpk
OK.I agree it would not make sense as the desktop default. On 01/01/11 14:53, Milan Bouchet-Valat wrote: > We can't change PolicyKit permissions depending on whether the system is > a laptop or not. So we'd have to make the change for all systems, which > is not necessarily what people expect.

[Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-01 Thread gpk
Sorry. Let me be a bit more formal. I suggest that laptops are either: 1) single user * in which case changing the time zone won't hurt other users, or 2) physically shared amongst several people * in which case, they are in the same time zone, and if one user sets the zone, that is a pos

[Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-01 Thread gpk
Sorry. Let me be a bit more formal. I suggest that laptops are either: 1) single user in which case changing the time zone won't hurt other users, 2) physically shared amongst several people -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2011-01-01 Thread gpk
Oh, that's silly! It's a laptop, darn it!The other users will (almost certainly) be on the console, and they'll be in the same time zone your are in. (Unless they have *very* long arms.) What you are proposing is not the normal use case for a laptop -- you seem to be thinking that I carry m

[Bug 696115] Re: Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2010-12-31 Thread gpk
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[Bug 696115] [NEW] Timezone should not require superuser on laptop

2010-12-31 Thread gpk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools When you carry a laptop from one timezone to another, it's nice to be able to set the time correctly, even if you don't have administrative rights on the laptop. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: gnome-system-tools

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