[Bug 1797602] [NEW] systemd incompatible with openresolv and dnsmasq

2018-10-12 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: Problem: systemd breaks resolvconf-dependent DNS Test case: Install dnsmasq with systemd. Result: The script in /etc/dhcp/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/resolvconf defines the make_resolv_conf() function to pass DHCP information to the /sbin/resolvconf program. The script in /

[Bug 1628694] Re: Ubuntu 16.10 bluetooth doesn't work

2017-04-16 Thread Bob Vincent
Fooey. Apport is also broken: root@T560:~# apport-collect 1628694 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 19, in from gi.repository import GLib, Wnck, GdkX11, Gdk File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/importer.py", line 145, in load_module im

[Bug 1628694] Re: Ubuntu 16.10 bluetooth doesn't work

2017-04-16 Thread Bob Vincent
Same problem with Intel bluetooth on a Lenovo T560. Apport info follows... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1628694 Title: Ubuntu 16.10 bluetooth doesn't work To manage notifications

[Bug 1496532] Re: udev-discover crashed with ImportError in /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/udevdiscover/devicefinder.py: could not import gobject (could not find _PyGObject_API object)

2017-04-11 Thread Bob Vincent
Running strace -vf udev-discover 2>&1 | grep -i '/usr/lib/python2.7 /dist-packages/.*gobject.*\.so' shows that python is looking for the gobject dll in /usr/lib/python2.7/dist- packages/gi/overrides/GObject.x86_64-linux-gnu.so. So I did this: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/

[Bug 1206371] Re: kwin is not starting: cannot find libwayland-egl.so.1

2013-11-19 Thread Bob Vincent
The correct fix is: sudo apt-get install libegl1-mesa-drivers cd /etc/alternatives sudo update-alternatives --set *-gnu_egl_conf /usr/lib/*/mesa-egl/ld.so.conf sudo ldconfig -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs

[Bug 1206371] Re: kwin is not starting: cannot find libwayland-egl.so.1

2013-11-19 Thread Bob Vincent
Now I see. The correct fix is: sudo apt-get install libegl1-mesa-drivers cd /etc/alternatives ; sudo update-alternatives --set *-gnu_egl_conf /usr/lib/*/mesa-egl/ld.so.conf sudo ldconfig -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde-w

[Bug 1206371] Re: kwin is not starting: cannot find libwayland-egl.so.1

2013-11-19 Thread Bob Vincent
Would adding /usr/lib/$ARCH/mesa-egl/ to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH be an alternative fix? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1206371 Title: kwin is not starting: cannot find libwayland-egl.so.1

[Bug 1027426] Re: Youtube videos play when embedded but not on youtube.com.

2013-07-15 Thread Bob Vincent
Tracked it down to an add-on that disables auto-play for Youtube videos. I'd remove the add-on, but then every fourth web link I click will start auto-playing some inane video blog in a tiny hard-to-find window halfway down the scrollbar. Of course, I only notice when I enable sound, which is rare

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-04 Thread Bob Vincent
On a totally separate topic, the resultant binary .deb files cannot be distributed under GPL because they contain binaries for which Canon does not provide the source code. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.l

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-04 Thread Bob Vincent
Okay, this one creates and installs a libjpeg62-i386 package to satisfy the dependency. On another topic, I cannot figure out *why* the amd64 package depends on the i386 libjpeg.so.62 library. The dependency appears to come from the Sources/cndrvcups-lb-2.50/libs/libcanonufr2.so.1.0.0 but it must

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-01 Thread Bob Vincent
Looks like I need to create a dummy package *only* for i386 arch that depends on libjpeg62. Then I need to depend on the dummy package. Probably will call it "ia32-libjpeg62". Easiest way to do that is to add "equivs" to the build-depends, I think. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-01 Thread Bob Vincent
Also posted here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=4769894 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502920 Title: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-01 Thread Bob Vincent
Also posted here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115712737637386262441/posts/Ehy6PLTDMkr -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502920 Title: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packagin

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-01 Thread Bob Vincent
Okay, my problem is that I don't know how to make an amd64 package depend on an i386 package. Help, anyone? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502920 Title: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR I

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-09-01 Thread Bob Vincent
Try doing this: sudo apt-get install libjpeg62:i386 If that works, let me know and I'll add it to the dependencies. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502920 Title: [needs-packaging] Ca

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Vincent
Same patches; just a little friendlier output. ** Attachment added: "Script to download, patch, and install Canon UFRII print driver." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502920/+attachment/3280856/+files/build-Linux_UFRII-driver.sh -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Vincent
Okay, this one is good, I think. ** Attachment added: "Script to download, patch, and install Canon UFRII print driver." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502920/+attachment/3280839/+files/build-Linux_UFRII-driver.sh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Vincent
(sigh) Too much hurry. Ignore that last. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502920 Title: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging To manage notifications about this bug g

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Vincent
Made another mistake. Try this one instead. ** Attachment added: "build-Linux_UFRII-driver.sh" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502920/+attachment/3280812/+files/build-Linux_UFRII-driver.sh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscr

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Vincent
Sorry; the output file is called "build.out" rather than "build.log" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502920 Title: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging To manage noti

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Vincent
Try this script. It will create a "build.log" file. If it fails, please attach the "build.log" file to your next comment so I can see what went wrong. ** Attachment added: "Script to download, patch, and install Canon UFRII print driver." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502920/+attach

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-27 Thread Bob Vincent
And here's a shell script to download, compile, and install the driver. ** Attachment added: "Script to download, patch, and install Canon UFRII print driver." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502920/+attachment/3278904/+files/build-Linux_UFRII-driver.sh -- You received this bug noti

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-27 Thread Bob Vincent
Made a slight error in the patch; here's a better version. ** Patch added: "Patch to allow Canon UFRII driver to compile / install on Ubuntu 12.04 (amd64)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/502920/+attachment/3278881/+files/Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_uk_EN.diff -- You received this

[Bug 502920] Re: [needs-packaging] Canon UFR II driver needs packaging

2012-08-27 Thread Bob Vincent
Was able to successfully compile and install the driver via the following procedure: wget http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/012708/07/Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_uk_EN.tar.gz Download the attached patch to the same directory. tar -zxf Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_uk_EN.tar.gz cd Sources t

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
So you see that neither "apt-get" nor "apt-get source" nor manually following the commented instructions issued with "apt-get source" gets me the latest version. To get the latest (relatively bug-free) version, I have to build from the git sources as follows: git clone https://code.google.com/p/

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
head trunk/debian/changelog veromix (0.15.0-1) unstable; urgency=low * New upstream release. -- Nik Lutz Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:07:40 +0100 veromix (0.13.1-2) unstable; urgency=low * Changing source package name to veromix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
bobvin@dirk:~/src/kde$ svn co http://veromix-plasmoid.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ Atrunk/Messages.sh Atrunk/contrib Atrunk/contrib/kill_service.sh Atrunk/contrib/create_package.sh Atrunk/contrib/reload_plasma.sh Atrunk/debian Atrunk/debian/control Atrunk/debian/source

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
bobvin@dirk:~/src/kde$ apt-get source veromix Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done NOTICE: 'veromix' packaging is maintained in the 'Svn' version control system at: http://veromix-plasmoid.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ Need to get 87.8 kB of s

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
sources. ** Attachment added: "apt.sources.list.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plasma-widget-veromix/+bug/1027407/+attachment/3235523/+files/apt.sources.list.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. http

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
Here's the copy that is available via "apt-get". My sources are attached. Package: plasma-widget-veromix New: yes State: installed Automatically installed: no Version: 0.13.1-2 Priority: optional Section: universe/kde Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers Architecture: all Uncompressed Size:

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
Note that I compiled my copy from a clone of the repository at https://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/ rather than from Ubuntu sources. ** Changed in: plasma-widget-veromix (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 1027407] Dependencies.txt

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027407/+attachment/3235513/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027407

[Bug 1027407] Re: Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-25 Thread Bob Vincent
I'm using 12.04 Precise Pangolin. But I was referring to this page: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /plasma-widget-veromix It says, "Latest upload: 0.13.0-1ubuntu1" which is linked to this page: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plasma-widget- veromix/0.13.0-1ubuntu1 ** Tags added: app

[Bug 1027426] Re: Youtube videos play when embedded but not on youtube.com.

2012-07-22 Thread Bob Vincent
Discovered a work-around for this bug. When visiting a YouTube video page, the player appears to stall within the first second of video. Dragging the progress slider back to the left allows the video to play normally. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1027426] gconf-keys.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "gconf-keys.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231037/+files/gconf-keys.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426 Ti

[Bug 1027426] RelatedPackagesPolicy.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "RelatedPackagesPolicy.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231036/+files/RelatedPackagesPolicy.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 1027426] RelatedPackageVersions.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "RelatedPackageVersions.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231035/+files/RelatedPackageVersions.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launch

[Bug 1027426] InstalledPlugins.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "InstalledPlugins.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231034/+files/InstalledPlugins.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 1027426] DiskUsage.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "DiskUsage.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231033/+files/DiskUsage.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426 Titl

[Bug 1027426] DetectedPlugins.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "DetectedPlugins.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231032/+files/DetectedPlugins.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1

[Bug 1027426] Dependencies.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231031/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426

[Bug 1027426] ChromiumPrefs.txt

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
apport information ** Attachment added: "ChromiumPrefs.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231030/+files/ChromiumPrefs.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/10274

[Bug 1027426] Re: Youtube videos play when embedded but not on youtube.com.

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
** Attachment added: "The full output of "dpkg -l", gzipped." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027426/+attachment/3231029/+files/dpkg-l.txt.gz ** Tags added: apport-collected precise third-party-packages ** Description changed: Cannot play videos on youtube.com. If I can find the same vid

[Bug 1027426] [NEW] Youtube videos play when embedded but not on youtube.com.

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: Cannot play videos on youtube.com. If I can find the same video embedded on Facebook or elsewhere, it plays fine. Videos on youtube.com load the first frame and do not play. Clicking the play/pause button has no effect other than toggling the icon. The problem does not affe

[Bug 1027407] [NEW] Upgrade to 0.18.3 which has fixed some bugs.

2012-07-21 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: The newest available Ubuntu version of this package is 0.13.1 but the newer upstream 0.18.3 has fixed some bugs. ** Affects: plasma-widget-veromix (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 1025973] [NEW] ureadahead appears to violate Apple patent 7607000

2012-07-17 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: It appears that ureadahead violates Apple patent 7607000. See http://www.google.com/patents/US7607000 Is there prior art? The patent in question was filed September 25, 2009. ** Affects: ureadahead (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received t

[Bug 991690]

2012-05-25 Thread Bob Vincent
(In reply to comment #195) > "Will this page be updated when Ubuntu incorporates this fix or should I > look elsewhere?" > > If you want the fix now, add kubuntu updates to your ppa (they released > 4.8.3 a couple of weeks ago): > https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa?field.series_filte

[Bug 963895]

2012-05-25 Thread Bob Vincent
(In reply to comment #195) > "Will this page be updated when Ubuntu incorporates this fix or should I > look elsewhere?" > > If you want the fix now, add kubuntu updates to your ppa (they released > 4.8.3 a couple of weeks ago): > https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa?field.series_filte

[Bug 963895] Re: kmix is crashing after multiple volume changes

2012-05-21 Thread Bob Vincent
Tried adding the following to my /etc/apt/sources.list.d: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu precise main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu precise main Ran "aptitude update ; aptitude upgrade " followed by a reboot. X now aborts with a sig11 error, as repo

[Bug 991690]

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Vincent
Nevermind; found the ubuntu bugpage here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdemultimedia/+bug/963895 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991690 Title: Kmix crashes when connecting

[Bug 991690]

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Vincent
Will this page be updated when Ubuntu incorporates this fix or should I look elsewhere? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdemultimedia in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991690 Title: Kmix crashes when connecting / d

[Bug 963895]

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Vincent
Nevermind; found the ubuntu bugpage here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdemultimedia/+bug/963895 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdemultimedia in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963895 Title: kmix is cr

[Bug 963895]

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Vincent
Will this page be updated when Ubuntu incorporates this fix or should I look elsewhere? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdemultimedia in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963895 Title: kmix is crashing after multiple

[Bug 981314] Re: assertion failure without initramfs: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-15 Thread Bob Vincent
New debug log attached. ** Attachment added: "plymouth-debug.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/981314/+attachment/3071329/+files/plymouth-debug.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:/

[Bug 981314] Re: assertion failure without initramfs: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-15 Thread Bob Vincent
@#7: - The debug log you've attached doesn't show this workaround ever being triggered I noticed that, too. After compiling the plymouth package from source, I installed all of the resultant .deb files, and I think the problem only happens when the text theme is used. - I also see that the two

[Bug 981314] Re: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-14 Thread Bob Vincent
Recompiled and installed plymouth with my workaround/patch and rebooted again. Attaching resultant debug file. ** Attachment added: "plymouth-debug.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/981314/+attachment/3065510/+files/plymouth-debug.log -- You received this bug noti

[Bug 981314] Re: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-14 Thread Bob Vincent
Removed "quiet splash" from boot options and also redirected /etc/grub.d/30_os_prober and got an output file this time. Attaching. ** Attachment added: "Requested /var/log/plymouth-debug.log file." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/981314/+attachment/3065353/+files/plym

[Bug 981314] Re: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-14 Thread Bob Vincent
Added 'plymouth:debug=file:/var/log/plymouth-debug.log' to my default linux boot line and rebooted, but no /var/log/plymouth-debug.log file was created. Attaching my /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. ** Attachment added: "grub.cfg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/981314/+atta

[Bug 981314] Re: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-14 Thread Bob Vincent
Actually, I added some more assertions and settled on the following workaround for now: --- plymouth-0.8.2/src/main.c 2012-04-14 09:15:23.0 -0400 +++ plymouth-0.8.2-patched/src/main.c 2012-04-13 23:38:39.337606192 -0400 @@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ const char *output,

[Bug 981314] [NEW] ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed.

2012-04-13 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: I see the following assertion failure on every boot, with a custom- compiled kernel version 3.4.0-rc2 and no initrd: ply-buffer.c:184: ply_buffer_append_bytes: Assertion `buffer != ((void *)0)' failed. ~# lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu precise (development branch) Re

[Bug 959151] Re: QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.

2012-04-10 Thread Bob Vincent
Also happens when starting kopete from the console. ** Package changed: kate (Ubuntu) => kopete (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: kopete (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 902624] Re: process_command does not properly skip blank input lines

2011-12-10 Thread Bob Vincent
** Patch added: "debconf-process_command.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/902624/+attachment/2627314/+files/debconf-process_command.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/902624 T

[Bug 902624] [NEW] process_command does not properly skip blank input lines

2011-12-10 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: Upstream bug report filed at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=651642 This is related to Debian bug reports #630772 and #637737 When purging old kernels from the command line, multiple "Use of uninitialized value $command" errors are displayed. These errors

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
> Do you mind providing a pointer as to where the bug-report / patch-fix > should be filed? Never mind. Filed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/849423 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs

[Bug 849423] [NEW] "apt-get source" should warn when sources cannot be built using debuild or dpkg-buildpackage.

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
Public bug reported: For context see comments 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, and 21 of: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/packagekit/+bug/847591 In lines 2425-2435 of cmdline/apt-get.cc I see: ioprintf(c1out, _("NOTICE: '%s' packaging is maintained in "

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
> But there is a way to determine if git-buildpackage should be used, > so maybe mentioning it in an info message should > be possible. Do you mind providing a pointer as to where the bug-report / patch-fix should be filed? > I don't know if the KDE bug is related, we'll see. Apparently it isn'

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
-- "Btw: You might want to remove the Smart package manager and PackageKit's Smart backend which you installed with your commands above ;-)" So if they should not be installed, why are they "suggested" ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
-- "there is a way to determine if git-buildpackage should be used" Do you mind sharing that information? Or is it Top Tecret / For Official Maintainer Use Only? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
After creating a ~/.devscripts file (another detail missing from your recommended tutorial) that sets DEBSIGN_MAINT and DEBSIGN_KEYID to my email address and key id respectively, the git-buildpackage tool ran to completion. -- "If you want a working PK *right now*," Well, of course I will switch

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
Building with git-buildpackage fails as follows: Now signing changes and any dsc files... signfile packagekit_0.6.18-1.dsc Matthias Klumpp gpg: skipped "Matthias Klumpp ": secret key not available gpg: /tmp/debsign.jsP1g7uE/packagekit_0.6.18-1.dsc: clearsign failed: secret key not available deb

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
Alternatively, the same part of "apt-get" that advises cloning the git repository could mention using git-buildpackage as well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/847591 Title: Error org.

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Vincent
-- About the Debian package: The package is working fine, you're just building it wrong. You can use "git-buildpackage" [1] to create the package from sources. Is there a bug report filed against debuild to make it say "use git- buildpackage instead" if it detects a .git directory in the build roo

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-12 Thread Bob Vincent
After cloning from git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg- packagekit/packagekit.git and installing build prerequisites, compilation fails as follows: CC packagekitd-pk-main.o gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gio-u

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-12 Thread Bob Vincent
Sure. Console log follows: root@bowie:~# /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd --verbose 00:27:27PackageKit Verbose debugging enabled (on console 1) /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd: undefined symbol: g_unix_signal_add_watch_full A

[Bug 613412] Re: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations

2011-09-12 Thread Bob Vincent
Note that this bug was re-opened as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/847591 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613412 Title: packagekit in maverick causes error i

[Bug 847591] Re: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 127

2011-09-12 Thread Bob Vincent
I originally reported this at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/613412 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/847591 Title: Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.Chil

[Bug 613412] Re: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations

2011-09-11 Thread Bob Vincent
Perhaps this is related? https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281650 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613412 Title: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations To manage not

[Bug 613412] Re: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations

2011-09-11 Thread Bob Vincent
Also note that the bug header is wrong; it says fixed released in Maverick, whereas the problem still exists in Oneric. This makes the bug report hard to find (Won't show up in "my bugs" list on my launchpad profile -- had to explicitly search for it in "Advanced search"). IMHO the bug status sho

[Bug 613412] Re: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations

2011-09-11 Thread Bob Vincent
Cut-and-pasted from #19 above (perhaps you didn't click on the "Read more" link?): $ grep DefaultBackend /etc/PackageKit/PackageKit.conf DefaultBackend=aptcc Now that I've purged PackageKit from my system, my problem is solved. I always do my updates via dselect, anyway. Perhaps my problem is t

[Bug 613412] Re: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations

2011-09-09 Thread Bob Vincent
For now I'm going to work around the problem by removing packagekit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613412 Title: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations To manage noti

[Bug 613412] Re: packagekit in maverick causes error in apt operations

2011-09-09 Thread Bob Vincent
I'm experiencing the same problem in Oneiric. Deleting /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20packagekit made the error message go away. I did have packagekit-backend-aptcc installed. I'm going to reinstall packagekit and see if that fixes things... (reinstalling via "apt-get install --reinstall") Hmm.. It did