[Bug 326135] Re: policykit introduction broke unix user groups

[Scot Becker]

>Since these unix groups seems to be abandoned, the right solution I
think is to remove that settings page.

Perhaps.  That would take the bug away, but it wouldn't implement the
missing feature. (Being able to create Desktop users who cannot tell the
computer to make wireless or modem connections).

>Users that have advanced needs (don't run desktop for example), can
still happily use these settings.

I'd be happy to do this manually but I don't know how (not that this is
the place for you to tell me...)

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[Bug 538499] Re: warning spam on stdout: CRITICAL **: murrine_style_draw_box_gap: assertion `height >= -1' failed

[Scot Becker]

Not seeing this on emacs-snapshot here (default Lucid theme), but seeing
it when using a fresh build of the Emacs (24) dev sources w/GTK

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[Bug 44082] Re: GNOME Panel icons (on right side) move apparently randomly on session start in some situations

[Scot Becker]

I had this problem after connecting to and then disconnecting from an
external monitor (up-to-date 10.4).  Mainly, I want the OFF button to
stay put in the corner.

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[Bug 316557] Re: install of 'gv' package failed with 'no dir file specified'

[Scot Becker]

scratch that last "And meanwhile.."  It was due to a non-bug bug in my
brain.

It seems that this is the same issue discussed in these two bug reports, fwiw:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/79459
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/79459

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[Bug 316557] Re: install of 'gv' package failed with 'no dir file specified'

[Scot Becker]

Thank *you* for following up on this.  Since then I have also gotten the error 
while installing other packages (all GNU, I think). Here are the results of the 
commands:
-<
$ install-info --version
\install-info (GNU texinfo) 4.12

Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later 
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

$ type install-info
install-info is hashed (/usr/local/texlive/2008/bin/i386-linux/install-info)
-<
Further information:  as you can perhaps see, I did install TeXLive 2008, which 
I had to do apart from the debian dpkg tools, since (1) it's not packaged yet 
and (2) I hoped to make use of the TeXlive packaging system for TeX-related 
updates (I too am tempted by a life of ease).  So I see this might not be an 
Ubuntu bug.

If it is outside the realm of things Ubuntu to fix this, perhaps you
might point me in the direction of a solution.  I had planned a blog
entry on "Installing TeXLive 2008 to Ubuntu."  and perhaps I can save a
few others this problem.

I just checked and I do have /usr/bin/install-info, it's just that the texlive 
path is first in my $PATH
Here's the '--version' results  for it:
--<
$ /usr/sbin/install-info --version
Debian install-info version 1.14.20ubuntu1.

Copyright (C) 1994,1995 Ian Jackson.
This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or
later for copying conditions. There is NO warranty.
--<

[does a little web searching] 
Aha, it is (as you probably suspected):  I have GNU's install-info in my path 
before debian's install-info.
I see now that this is reasonably well trodden ground:

A debian bug report (demoted to a wishlist item):
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=32550

Further discussion:
http://forum.soft32.com/linux2/Debian-gnu-install-info-ftopict273112.html

Proposals to migrate to GNU install-info:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2007/04/msg00031.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2006/05/msg00061.html

So this is not strictly a debian/Ubuntu bug, since you can't prevent
pesky users from putting GNU's  install-info in their path before
debian's--especially if they are installing outside the dpkg system, as
I was.  But perhaps one could add my little battle to the (surely
growing) weight of cases which might someday tip the balance toward a
migration to GNU's version, which I assume would fix this 'non-bug' :-)?

And meanwhile, it's not your job at all, but I don't suppose you have an
elegant idea for keeping both dpkg *and* TeXLive's installer happy with
their respective install-info's?  (It may be that TeXLive does fine with
debian's version.  I haven't tried).

Anyway, sincere thanks for following this up (it's my first bug report,
and, well, it is heartening to have seen it get handled).


And meanwhile

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[Bug 316557] Re: install of 'gv' package failed with 'no dir file specified'

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** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gv
  
  install of gv (1:3.6.4-3) using 'apt-get' failed with the error 'no dir
  file specified'.  Full error report follows:
  
  Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main xaw3dg 1.5+E-15 [156kB]
  Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe gv 1:3.6.4-3 [178kB]
  Fetched 334kB in 6s (52.1kB/s)
 
  debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
  debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 
columns wide.)
   {{note that I had my terminal window at reduced height, but could that have 
cause the problem?}
  debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
  Selecting previously deselected package xaw3dg.
  (Reading database ... 145740 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking xaw3dg (from .../xaw3dg_1.5+E-15_i386.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package gv.
  Unpacking gv (from .../gv_1%3a3.6.4-3_i386.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Setting up xaw3dg (1.5+E-15) ...
  
  Setting up gv (1:3.6.4-3) ...
  install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
  dpkg: error processing gv (--configure):
   subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for libc6 ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   gv
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  
  Apparently 1 package is installed correctly, the other not.
  
  The command 'gv' does launch ghostview, but I haven't tested to see if
  it does everything as it should.
  
  This is on Ubuntu 8.10, 32 bit.
  
+ *** UPDATE ***
+ I just got the same error installing GNU Enscript, which makes me think it's 
something on my own system.  A messed up path for GNU info?
+ ***
+ 
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Package: gv 1:3.6.4-3
  SourcePackage: gv
  Title: package gv 1:3.6.4-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess 
post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

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[Bug 316557] Re: install of 'gv' package failed with 'no dir file specified'

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** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21142257/Dependencies.txt

** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21142258/DpkgTerminalLog.txt

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[Bug 316557] [NEW] install of 'gv' package failed with 'no dir file specified'

[Scot Becker]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gv

install of gv (1:3.6.4-3) using 'apt-get' failed with the error 'no dir
file specified'.  Full error report follows:

Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main xaw3dg 1.5+E-15 [156kB]
Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe gv 1:3.6.4-3 [178kB]
Fetched 334kB in 6s (52.1kB/s) 
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 
columns wide.)
 {{note that I had my terminal window at reduced height, but could that have 
cause the problem?}
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Selecting previously deselected package xaw3dg.
(Reading database ... 145740 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xaw3dg (from .../xaw3dg_1.5+E-15_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package gv.
Unpacking gv (from .../gv_1%3a3.6.4-3_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up xaw3dg (1.5+E-15) ...

Setting up gv (1:3.6.4-3) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing gv (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gv
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Apparently 1 package is installed correctly, the other not.

The command 'gv' does launch ghostview, but I haven't tested to see if
it does everything as it should.

This is on Ubuntu 8.10, 32 bit.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: gv 1:3.6.4-3
SourcePackage: gv
Title: package gv 1:3.6.4-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess 
post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

** Affects: gv (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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