[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1802225] [NEW] LightDM login doesn't display after screen lock

2018-11-07 Thread NJ
Public bug reported: When locking the screen via the xfce menu or light-locker tool the screen sits at a blank/black screen. Moving the mouse or pressing a button on the keyboard does nothing. After searching I found I could just enter my password blindly and it would unlock the screen. Also

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1265898] Re: thunderbird doesn't remember maximized window state in Ubuntu Gnome

2018-10-28 Thread NJ
Cf.: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=732812 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265898 Title: thunderbird doesn't remember maximized window state in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1439771] Re: wpa_supplicant[874]: dbus: Failed to construct signal after 'suspend'

2018-10-27 Thread NJ
Actually (cf. my comment above) the Manager does reconnect after sleep. However: a script of my disconnects weak networks, the idea being to allow connection to a stronger network. Yet, after the weak network is disconnected, there is no automatic connection to my stronger network (even though

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1439771] Re: wpa_supplicant[874]: dbus: Failed to construct signal after 'suspend'

2018-10-27 Thread NJ
Linux Mint 19. ThinkPad X1C6, on wifi. `dbus: Failed to construct signal`, upon resumption from sleep. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1439771 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1450247] Re: gnome-system-monitor freezes during free space query on inactive network mounts (cifs)

2018-10-18 Thread NJ
@seb128 I would report this upstream, but the link provided in the post above seems to lead to an *Ubuntu* bugtracker, and one that confronts me with seemingly only a wall of text. Please could someone provide a fairly- direct, correct URL. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1655348] Re: gpu-manager Error: can't open /lib/modules/

2018-08-15 Thread NJ
Cf. #1731651. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1655348 Title: gpu-manager Error: can't open /lib/modules/ Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1491666] Re: System Monitor hangs when network offline

2018-07-31 Thread NJ
@Sebastian Bacher: yes (and a serious usability problem, if I may say so). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1491666 Title: System Monitor hangs when

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 608162] Re: GNOME Keyring Daemon stops panel's shutdown

2017-12-14 Thread NJ
I'll bump this, if I may. I too am affected - on Mint 18.3 Cinnamon. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/608162 Title: GNOME Keyring Daemon stops panel's shutdown

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1716788] [NEW] Hang on running Windows 8 VM in virtualBox

2017-09-12 Thread NJ
Public bug reported: To (try to) reproduce: Start Windows 8 in VirtualBox Run the Gnome System Monitor whilst the vm is starting Try to switch tabs within the Gnome System Monitor My result: Gnome System Monitor hangs. Mint 18.2 x64 Cinnamon. Gnome System Monitor 3.18.2-1ubuntu1 ** Affects:

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-09-05 Thread NJ
On my Mint (18.2 and I think I did it on 18.3 too - both Cinnamon) the network-manager downgrade sufficed; I did not need to adjust resolvconf. However, I don't think I was using a 'PPTP tunnel'. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-09-05 Thread NJ
@lukas-d: I understand, but perhaps you are thinking that I work for Canonical or that I have the skill to contribute to the network-manager project. Neither of those things are true. I am a frustrated user (with fairly low programming ability). It seems to me that switching to a distribution

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-09-03 Thread NJ
@terry69lawson and other frustrated users: perhaps you are in a position to try *WireGuard* as a replacement for OpenVPN (or for other methods of connecting to a VPN). Your VPN provider will need to have WireGuard servers for this to work. If your provider does have such servers, then you are in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1442050] Re: (colord:832): Cd-WARNING **: failed to get session [pid 690]: Unknown error -2

2017-08-03 Thread NJ
I experience the same state of affairs on Linux Mint x64 18.2 Cinnamon. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to colord in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1442050 Title: (colord:832): Cd-WARNING **: failed to get

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-07-12 Thread NJ
Corrections to the above post. (i) '[I]t its original' should be 'in its original'. (ii) 'Inference from the conjunction of 1, 2 and 3' should be, 'Inference from the conjunction of 1, 2, 3 and 4' - because I found another reason. A facility to edit posts would be welcome (but perhaps that

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-07-12 Thread NJ
1. It has been four months since this bug - it its original incarnation (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1671606) - was reported. 2. The bug is critical: it breaks security software. 3. The bug has been reported to Ubuntu, which has paid employees. 4. The bug is a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-06-19 Thread NJ
Cruz, thanks for this. However, (1) after all the trouble I had getting OpenVPN working, I don't fancy switching to something else (and my system does work at present, using the older version of Network Manager). Also, (2) I don't really understand what you say about /etc/hosts, though probably

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-06-13 Thread NJ
Might I ask when this rather severe bug is due to be fixed (in Xenial or rather, for me, in Mint)? Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1688018 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-05-31 Thread NJ
I am glad to see that this bug is being worked on and is rightly labelled as being of high importance. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1688018 Title: DNS

[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

2017-05-26 Thread NJ
I am on Mint 18.1. This problem affects me too. Is anyone working on it, please? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1264368 Title: GLib-CRITICAL **: Source

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1688018] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6

2017-05-12 Thread NJ
Seumas: since Canonical seem to be dragging their feet on this, you might as well downgrade to network-manager 1.2.2, which is a version that works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 556670] Re: Can't click on UI elements in gimp (intermittent)

2017-04-19 Thread NJ
Somewhat similarly, I found that, on a laptop with no external input device (only the touchpad), the file menu would not drop down from the toolbar, though all the other menus did. Odd. It lasted about a minute. Gimp 2.8 on Mint 18 x64. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1671606] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

2017-04-17 Thread NJ
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1639776 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639776 . . and now I can't remove your patched version of dnsmasq-base: === # apt remove dnsmasq-base Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1671606] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

2017-04-17 Thread NJ
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1639776 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639776 Nicholas Stommel (nstommel): your fix didn't work for me. I think I had the newer version of dnsmasq already, from my distro's repositories, and Network-Manager 1.2.6 still - even after installing the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1639776] Re: name resolution (dnsmasq) fails to send queries out after suspend/resume reconnects the interface

2017-04-12 Thread NJ
I've installed dnsmasq-base_2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 (on Linux Mint), installed the 1.2.6 version of Network Manager and . . my VPN still didn't work; the problem (that I had with network-manager 1.2.6 and the older version of dnsmasq) wasn't solved. Still, my problem didn't begin after

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1671606] Re: DNS server from vpn connection is not being used after network-manager upgrade to 1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

2017-03-10 Thread NJ
This bug appears to be a duplicate of #167196; can the two reports - and their 'heat' - be merged? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1671606 Title: DNS server

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1265898] Re: thunderbird doesn't remember maximized window state in Ubuntu Gnome

2016-08-28 Thread NJ
This problem seems to occur on Mint 18 Cinnamon too (unless an extension is causing it). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265898 Title: thunderbird doesn't