[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1880339] Re: package sgml-base 1.29.1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

2020-09-28 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I had a version of this bug. - starting from 18.04 LTS, with all package updates - software-updater didn't offer 20.04 (surprised me this many months after 20.04 was released) - followed https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-18-04-lts- to-20-04-lts-today - all went well until proce

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1791761] Re: No mail retrieving from a local popa3d server with thunderbird 1.52.9.1

2020-07-10 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
Oops: The problem has gone away. I'm not sure why. Things that I did: - updated thunderbird (that didn't fix the problem by itself -- I did that before posting #2) - did a software update on the server (Fedora 32). But that doesn't explain the problem since the problem arose WITHOUT a softwar

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1791761] Re: No mail retrieving from a local popa3d server with thunderbird 1.52.9.1

2020-07-09 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I had a problem much like this. - in 2020 January. - Ubuntu 18.04 - broke when I updated Thunderbird from 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1 - fixed when I rolled it back and pinned it. With recent updates, even 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1 failed in a way that seems the same. I then updated to the latest

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1264368] Re: GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID was not found when attempting to remove it - warning when leaving Network menu of g-c-c

2016-02-17 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I'm getting this too. /var/log/syslog gets this: Feb 17 11:17:01 redback console-kit-daemon[3481]: GLib-CRITICAL: Source ID 373 was not found when attempting to remove it >From reading this launchpad entry, I infer that it is a bug in each application that generates this. So perhaps my message

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1262752] Re: nvidia_304 not blacklisted or removed when nvidia_304_updates is installed.

2014-01-11 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
Just happened to me again. After an upgrade to Linux version 3.2.0-58-generic (buildd@allspice) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) ) #88-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 17:37:58 UTC 2013 $ sudo dkms status [sudo] password for hugh: nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.2.0-53-generic, x86_64: installed nv

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1262752] Re: nvidia_304 not blacklisted or removed when nvidia_304_updates is installed.

2013-12-29 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I have experienced this problem on my Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS system. Here's an extract from dmesg output: [ 30.521761] NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 304.108, but [ 30.521763] NVRM: this kernel module has the version 304.88. Please [ 30.521764] NVRM: make sure that this kernel

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 980710] Re: black font on black background in xfce terminal

2013-06-19 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
For some unknown reason, this problem showed up on my system recently (XFCE / Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS system with all updates). Deleting ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml and logging in again didn't fix it for me. (See #7) That file contains so I don't know what theme is bein

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 963920] Re: Cheese doesn't start, hangs with 100% CPU

2013-04-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
Addendum to #10: guvcview works fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gstreamer0.10 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963920 Title: Cheese doesn't start, hangs with 100% CPU Status in “gstreamer0.10” package i

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 963920] Re: Cheese doesn't start, hangs with 100% CPU

2013-04-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I updated for 10.04 LTS AMD64 => 12.04 LTS AMD64 in the last few days. Cheese went from working to failing in the way described above: At launch, it took 100% CPU and did not even show a window. This was true with and without my HP USB webcam plugged in. I wanted to give a useful traceback but the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 833952]

2012-12-09 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
See also https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=633763 "Cookie confirmation dialogs should be tab-modal" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/833952 Title: cookie dial

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 833952]

2012-12-09 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I'm getting a particularly frustrating variant of this problem with firefox 17.0 on 64-bit Fedora 17 Gnome. I get a stack of these cookie confirmation dialog boxes and I wish to click "allow for Session" on each of them. The top of the stack won't take a click! If I drag the FF window, some of t

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 873058] Re: Jockey fails to install binary ati driver (post release) version

2012-10-24 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
Romano: +1 12.04 is LTS: supported of some more years. Furthermore, Mythbuntu only supports LTS, and the proprietary driver is necessary for home theatre applications. So: this needs to be fixed for 12.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 873058] Re: Jockey fail to install binary ati driver (post release) version

2011-12-28 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
@ Martin Pitt #23 Is your proposed fix to nvidia-common supposed to fix jockey's handling of installing proprietary AMD drivers (fglrx)? That seems rather counter-intuitive. I have a fresh AMD64 installation of Oneiric, plus all updates (but no -proposed). Jockey fails with the message "sorry i