[Desktop-packages] [Bug 903651] Re: When opening files from network share, applications try to cache entire file locally
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: file-roller (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Title:
When opening files from network share, applications try to cache
entire file locally
Status in file-roller package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Say you have a 80gb tar file.
Say this tar file is on a SAMBA share on the network.
Trying to open the tar using file-roller is something you will deeply
regret.
1) file-roller VERY SLOWLY attempts to cache the entire file locally (I mean
it takes it ages)
2) file-roller does not check that the local drive can store the file its
copying
File-roller has no good reason to copy locally, and the practice is
entirely counter productive, and in the case of multi-GB files can
lead to
a) access to the samba share for other applications (say a media player)
being overwhelmed and causing them to error
b) makes file-roller appear hung
c) leaves massive files in your local cache ("~/.cache/.fr-randomcharacters")
and no way to clear them except manually
d) can cause your machine to run out of diskspace
e) is very very slow, copying the file locally, manually is many times faster
and doesn't cause other applications to error (see a)
f) very bad user experience
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: file-roller 3.2.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 13 10:37:10 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/file-roller
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: file-roller
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 903651] Re: When opening files from network share, applications try to cache entire file locally
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to file-roller in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/903651 Title: When opening files from network share, applications try to cache entire file locally Status in “file-roller” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Say you have a 80gb tar file. Say this tar file is on a SAMBA share on the network. Trying to open the tar using file-roller is something you will deeply regret. 1) file-roller VERY SLOWLY attempts to cache the entire file locally (I mean it takes it ages) 2) file-roller does not check that the local drive can store the file its copying File-roller has no good reason to copy locally, and the practice is entirely counter productive, and in the case of multi-GB files can lead to a) access to the samba share for other applications (say a media player) being overwhelmed and causing them to error b) makes file-roller appear hung c) leaves massive files in your local cache (~/.cache/.fr-randomcharacters) and no way to clear them except manually d) can cause your machine to run out of diskspace e) is very very slow, copying the file locally, manually is many times faster and doesn't cause other applications to error (see a) f) very bad user experience ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: file-roller 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 13 10:37:10 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/file-roller InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: file-roller UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/903651/+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
