[Bug 1876991] Re: Touchpad started appearing both as a touchpad and as a mouse input devices after upgrade to 20.04

2020-07-25 Thread MankyGitt
@Herman Willems: Thanks for this trick. I can confirm that this trick also works for me on my 2015 Dell XPS15.9530 However: If I use the physical keyboard, the touch screen is disabled until I repeat the trick of closing the lid. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

Re: [Bug 1765726] Re: Optional dependencies are missing for Shutter in Ubuntu 18.04

2018-07-11 Thread MankyGitt via ubuntu-bugs
I'm using it happily on 18.04. I followed the work around on this forum and I have full function. Regards > On 12 Jul 2018, at 5:12 am, Stephan <1765...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > It's a shame ! Shutter helped me alot and everyone was really stunned by > its features like blurr areas and to

[Bug 1765726] Re: Optional dependencies are missing for Shutter in Ubuntu 18.04

2018-05-07 Thread MankyGitt via ubuntu-bugs
@Photon: Thank you for pointing out that workaround. I can confirm that following that procedure has resurrected the Shutter edit function. For anyone else following through here, if you cannot get Shutter operational again, you may want to try out Flameshot. I evaluated various screen grabbing

[Bug 1765726] Re: Optional dependencies are missing for Shutter in Ubuntu 18.04

2018-05-06 Thread MankyGitt via ubuntu-bugs
having read through all of the comments in an attempt to try fix / restore Shutter functions after a clean install of 18.04 I too feel that this application has been a cornerstone of essential function in ubuntu / debian distros for years. There does not appear to be anything even close in capabili

[Bug 1501990] Re: Daemon fails to start up when processing removable media if there are duplicate keys in media and media_attic tables

2016-08-29 Thread MankyGitt
Just noticed a new patch including media-scanner for 15.04. I'll test and advise. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1501990 Title: Daemon fails to start up when processing removable medi

[Bug 1501990] Re: Daemon fails to start up when processing removable media if there are duplicate keys in media and media_attic tables

2016-08-29 Thread MankyGitt
Note, the workaround does not fix the problem. Removing the .cache content (in fact I removed all of .cache also in testing, makes no difference. On user login, the same error is presented. I will retest in due course without any peripherals attached to see if this is a factor. Currently testing

[Bug 1295267] Re: Windows change Monitor/Desktop after screen lock

2016-05-09 Thread MankyGitt
I have this issue. 16.04LTS - this problem is very frustrating. Previously, on the same hardware, running 14.04, and then 15.10 I did not have this problem: Display was reasonably stable - "reasonable" not "perfect" because there is a bug affecting HDMI output to 4K monitors where periodically t

[Bug 1574532] [NEW] package fonts-lato 2.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: package fonts-lato is already installed and configured

2016-04-25 Thread MankyGitt
Public bug reported: This occurred during the proprietory driver install (Nvidia) ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: fonts-lato 2.0-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd

[Bug 1497708] Re: oneconf-service crashed with TypeError in get_oauth_params(): Unicode-objects must be encoded before hashing

2016-02-07 Thread MankyGitt
I have this problem also on a fresh install of 15.10 x64 The advice at http://osdir.com/ml/ubuntu-bugs/2015-11/msg03922.html appears to provide a temporary solution. The problem reappears after some event occurs: Possibly that event described by marcoeminente158 - regardless of whether the devi

[Bug 908679] Re: No java runtime found

2014-01-27 Thread MankyGitt
For Freemind: I solved this as follows: ENVIRONMENT: Ubuntu 12.04.3 (clean installation) java -version java version "1.7.0_51" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) Freemind installed via the Ubuntu Software Centre -

[Bug 908679] Re: No java runtime found

2014-01-27 Thread MankyGitt
This is not a duplicate of bug report 887077 This issue is specifically about older applications (freemind and freeplane) that require updates to support current deployment practices for current Java runtime environments. bug 887077 is about a problem resolving alternative Java Virtual enviro

[Bug 1088846] Re: I can not update my ubuntu 12.04

2013-03-24 Thread MankyGitt
sorry - should be mirror.optus.net me@mypc$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be upgraded: libnss3 libnss3:i386 libnss3-1d 3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Bug 1088846] Re: I can not update my ubuntu 12.04

2013-03-24 Thread MankyGitt
UPDATE: Today I tried again and encountered the same error. I demonstrated this to some colleagues, and we tried downloading the package files from various mirrors. It seemed that one mirror was able to provide these files for download successfully, so I changed repositories to the mirror.optus

[Bug 1088846] Re: I can not update my ubuntu 12.04

2013-03-20 Thread MankyGitt
This problem has occurred for me too on several packages since mid march 2013. Here's an example: apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages have been kept back: linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux

[Bug 619634] Re: package virtualbox-ose-dkms (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose kernel module failed to build

2011-03-20 Thread MankyGitt
This problem can also occur after upgrading to VB 4.x when new linux kernels are installed. I've found this can be resolved by removing the older release folders from within /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/ I had a 3.2.16 folder present with an old dkms.conf which was being processed instead of the v4.0.4

[Bug 357264] Re: In Jaunty 9.04 using theme New Wave will block IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 from starting

2010-03-15 Thread MankyGitt
@jf The fix has come via the repositories for ubuntu. I don't know for sure what package change resolved the issue, but I can confirm that the same install of Lotus Notes that didn't work with New Wave theme before, now works flawlessly. I suspect the issue was a Java/Eclipse compatibility issue

[Bug 334991] Re: Eclipse takes 100% CPU with "New Wave" theme

2009-06-14 Thread MankyGitt
I can confirm that the Lotus Notes 8.5 for linux release does not incorporate any supplemental GTKRC files. It does however have a concept of themes which is managed (I think) by stylesheet. I've experimented using Notes with each inbuilt theme setting with no difference in performance. In all cas

[Bug 357264] Re: In Jaunty 9.04 using theme New Wave will block IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 from starting

2009-04-29 Thread MankyGitt
I can verify this problem occurs. I've just spent half a day uninstalling and clean installing Notes 8.5 on Jaunty. I had switched to the New Wave theme after the upgrade to jaunty for fun. Switching to another theme resolves the problem. In fact switching themes while waiting for a hung Notes l

[Bug 316809] Re: package evolution 2.24.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 250

2009-01-26 Thread MankyGitt
it seems that the dependencies handled during the upgrade process via synaptic are out of order and causes this error. Forcing the Update Manager to Apply Changes and install Evolution anyway appears to override the problem and resolve the issue. Unsure at this stage that the result is a viable

[Bug 21202] Re: firefox doesn't work with gtk clipboard management

2008-04-29 Thread MankyGitt
Further information: It appears that active VMs in VirtualBox can contribute to this bug: http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/611 -- firefox doesn't work with gtk clipboard management https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21202 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, wh

[Bug 21202] Re: firefox doesn't work with gtk clipboard management

2008-04-29 Thread MankyGitt
more that the clipboard being cleared, I am finding that if I select and copy text from a page in firefox and paste it to another app: Gedit, Lotus Notes 8, OpenOfficeOrg Word Processor, the text values are corrupted. I get replacement characters: examples (copying the URL address from Fir

[Bug 176021] Updated: Webex report that they have successfully tested Ubuntu with their latest version

2007-12-12 Thread MankyGitt
It appears that Webex themselves do support various distros with their more recent offerings: "we have supported various flavours of Linux for several years now and the Desktop Sharing function is available to presenters on Linux. The currently supported Linux distributions are Red Hat Enterpris

[Bug 176021] No available method to perform web conference desktop sharing - impossible to use web conferencing to promote Ubuntu Desktop without using another OS that supports desktop sharing for web

2007-12-12 Thread MankyGitt
Public bug reported: Marketability enhancement: An enhancement for ubuntu (and other linux distros) that is a must have in the commercial, connected space is support for Desktop Sharing via Web Conferencing. Currently none of the major vendors for web conferencing appear to support Desktop Shar

[Bug 155362] Re: vmware not present in gutsy - workaround

2007-11-16 Thread MankyGitt
You can run VMWare Server in Gutsy if you download and manually install it. There is some information in various forums about what worked for different people. I can verify that if you have upgraded from Feisty where you already had VMWare Server installed and configured, the manual installation

[Bug 155362] Re: vmware not present in gutsy

2007-10-25 Thread MankyGitt
I too would like to add that I feel this is an important omission in Gutsy. In order to move closer to defeating BUG #1 we need to be able to convince the market that they can viably do away with a windows boot up. Part of that journey is to take users on the comfortable journey where they still h

[Bug 1] Australian Telco increases resistance to solution to BUG #1

2007-08-08 Thread MankyGitt
llow a freer market to operate. Regards MankyGitt -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubunt