[Bug 1338062] [NEW] libav-tools throws warnings while installing

2014-07-05 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Kubuntu 14.04 updated through 7/4/14 Libav version: 6:9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 During the installation of libav-tools, dpkg complains as follows: Preparing to unpack .../libav-tools_6%3a9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_i386.deb ... dpkg: error: --compare-versions takes three arguments:

[Bug 1323089] Re: wpa_supplicant writes to syslog every 2 minutes

2014-05-25 Thread Peter Lemieux
I checked syslog just now after reading this discussion at Ubuntu Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2224450 I can confirm the behavior of wpa_supplicant. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 619003] Re: GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: Cannot open pixbuf loader module file '/usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache'

2014-04-19 Thread Peter Lemieux
This bug persists in the 14.04 release version. Updating Xubuntu today with do-release-upgrade throws this error. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619003 Title: GdkPixbuf-WARNING **:

[Bug 1282276] Re: update reported error in gtk-update-icon-cache

2014-04-19 Thread Peter Lemieux
This bug persists while upgrading to Xubuntu 14.04 using do-release- upgrade today. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1282276 Title: update reported error in gtk-update-icon-cache To

[Bug 1282294] Re: Cannot open pixbuf loader module file

2014-04-07 Thread Peter Lemieux
This error continues to persist even in today's Kubuntu 14.04 updates. It certainly ought to be fixed before 14.04 is officially released. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1282294 Title:

[Bug 1282276] Re: update reported error in gtk-update-icon-cache

2014-03-16 Thread Peter Lemieux
Running as root: # gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache The program 'gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: apt-get install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev After installing that package I can run the

[Bug 1275376] Re: apt-get autoremove should leave (n-1)th kernel

2014-03-09 Thread Peter Lemieux
It seemed that autoremove ignored a stale kernel on my machine. Once I manually removed older kernels, recent kernel updates now work correctly. I currently have just 3.13.0-13 and 3.13.0-12 installed by using autoremove after the most recent round of updates. This report should probably be

[Bug 1283783] Re: Error upgrading python3-gnupg

2014-02-25 Thread Peter Lemieux
The same error appears twice in succession while upgrading python3-gi on 14.04 this evening (2/25/14): Setting up python3-gi (3.11.90-0ubuntu2) ... Exception ignored in: bound method Popen.__del__ of subprocess.Popen object at 0x7f1c76ada390 Traceback (most recent call last): File

[Bug 1275376] [NEW] apt-get autoremove should leave (n-1)th kernel

2014-02-01 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Running autoremove tonight on a 13.10 machine being upgraded to 14.04, I was informed by apt-get that I could delete no longer needed kernel packages with autoremove. When I did so I was left with just the current kernel. I suggest that autoremove should always leave the

[Bug 914305] Re: [12.04] WARNING: gnome-keyring:: no socket to connect to

2013-06-06 Thread Peter Lemieux
I discovered this bug today after installing elinks into a Kubuntu 13.04 system. Apparently elinks wants to access the keyring. It does not keep the program from loading or working, but it does throw a warning every time the program is opened from the command prompt. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1123330] Re: Shutdown fails when hwclock cannot be set

2013-02-12 Thread Peter Lemieux
Obviously I mean the battery that runs the hardware clock, not the main battery in the laptop. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1123330 Title: Shutdown fails when hwclock cannot be set

[Bug 1123330] [NEW] Shutdown fails when hwclock cannot be set

2013-02-12 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Kubuntu 12.04.1 I have an older laptop with, I suspect, a failed or failing battery. When I shutdown or reboot the computer it hangs at the hwclock command in /etc/init/hwclock-save.conf. Apparently there is no timeout applied to this command. The system repeatedly keeps

[Bug 1123330] Re: Shutdown fails when hwclock cannot be set

2013-02-12 Thread Peter Lemieux
One more puzzle I can set the hardware clock manually from the command line as root with sudo. Nevertheless commenting out the appropriate command in /etc/init/hwclock-save.conf did solve the problem with the machine failing to shut down. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1052033] [NEW] Cannot install libxml-simple-perl

2012-09-17 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Kubuntu 12.04.1 The only additional repository I have is for virtualbox-4.1. I also have the partner repository enabled. I have run apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, and apt-get dist-upgrade. These report my system is fully up-to-date. I have also run apt-get -f install

[Bug 1047698] Re: Keyboard unresponsive when 32-bit 12.04.1 installed on 64-bit system

2012-09-10 Thread Peter Lemieux
Let's see how I would do this. First, I would need to reinstall the i386 version of 12.04.1 that had the unresponsive keyboard error. I might be able to free up some space for this. Then I would boot into the known broken i386 version. Then I guess I would have to use SSH to connect remotely

[Bug 1047698] Re: Keyboard unresponsive when 32-bit 12.04.1 installed on 64-bit system

2012-09-08 Thread Peter Lemieux
I have no idea what logs I would collect. Nor do I have the i386 version of the distro installed any longer since it didn't work. If this is just an automated or standard response, then perhaps a real human will advise me on what to do. I'm not going to reinstall the i386 version just to have

[Bug 1047698] [NEW] Keyboard unresponsive when 32-bit 12.04.1 installed on 64-bit system

2012-09-07 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: I've installed various versions of Kubuntu many times but recently encountered a very strange bug. I installed by mistake a copy of the i386 version of 12.04.1 on my 64-bit system running an Intel Q6600 @ 2.40GHz. I could type into the login box, but once I got to the

[Bug 1047698] Re: Keyboard unresponsive when 32-bit 12.04.1 installed on 64-bit system

2012-09-07 Thread Peter Lemieux
** Attachment added: lshw output for this machine https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1047698/+attachment/3299988/+files/lshw.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1047698 Title:

[Bug 459730] Re: rsyslog doesn't create /dev/xconsole

2012-06-05 Thread Peter Lemieux
Having just encountered this on a copy of 12.04 Server running on a virtual machine, I endorse Kenyon Ralph's approach in post 33 above. I don't intend to run X on this machine, so it's easiest to comment out the part at the end of /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf that pipes some output to

[Bug 769274] Re: Phonon default capture device preferences are not saved

2011-04-29 Thread Peter Lemieux
It doesn't appear that saving the settings changes anything in ~/.kde/share/config/phonondevices. When I save a different ordering of devices, the datestamp on the file doesn't change, and the only file whose datestamp changes is ~/.kde/share/config/systemsettingsrc which has no information about

[Bug 638965] Re: Cannot change audio input device

2011-04-29 Thread Peter Lemieux
I'm the original poster, and this is not a bug. I did not see the prefer/defer buttons on the Phonon dialog box. I'd close this bug if I could. ** Changed in: phonon (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 638965] Re: Cannot change audio input device

2011-04-29 Thread Peter Lemieux
I've marked it invalid. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to phonon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638965 Title: Cannot change audio input device -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 349011] Re: DeVeDe bitrate calculation for DVD iso is incorrect

2010-12-06 Thread Peter Lemieux
I don't know if the developer will see this. The official Devede forum site at Google Groups just has a bunch of spam, so I don't know where else to post. I had this problem with x264-encoded files as well. Devede told me the resulting ISO would nearly fill a DVD, but in fact it only was 1.5 GB

[Bug 549585] Re: Wlan connection peridically lost (set_device_state error)

2010-10-01 Thread Peter Lemieux
I installed the 9/28 daily build of Maverick Meerkat with 2.6.35-22-generic, and this problem appears resolved. My machine has been up for well over twenty-four hours at 54 mbit. Thanks to the developers for fixing this problem. Let's hope it doesn't rear its ugly head again. -- Wlan

[Bug 646827] Re: ubiquity KDE frontend does not start

2010-09-28 Thread Peter Lemieux
I tried installing this morning's daily build of Kubuntu 10.10 for the amd64, and this bug is still present. Was this fix ported to the 64-bit branch as well? At the top I only see the i386 architecture mentioned. -- ubiquity KDE frontend does not start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646827

[Bug 646827] Re: ubiquity KDE frontend does not start

2010-09-28 Thread Peter Lemieux
After reading a response to a comment I posted at ubuntuforums, I downloaded another copy of this CD about an hour ago. The installer bug seems to have been fixed. -- ubiquity KDE frontend does not start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646827 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 549585] Re: Wlan connection peridically lost (set_device_state error)

2010-09-17 Thread Peter Lemieux
Looking at my logs, it appears to be another incarnation of a href=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/548992;548992/a. I see many deauthenticated from [router MAC] (Reason: 7) errors in /var/log/syslog. A quick Google search for 'deauthenticated reason 7' shows people reporting

[Bug 638965] Re: Cannot change audio input device

2010-09-16 Thread Peter Lemieux
Once again the problem seems related to PulseAudio. I removed Pulse from my system so I'm using plain ALSA. Now the entire array of input and output devices appear in Skype and the microphone works as expected when I select it from the list. Nevertheless, I still cannot switch the default audio

[Bug 549585] Re: Wlan connection peridically lost (set_device_state error)

2010-09-16 Thread Peter Lemieux
This problem appeared resolved in Maverick kernel 2.6.35-20-generic but has reappeared in this week's 2.6.35-21-generic release. Reverting back to -20 provides a stable connection. In -21 I get repeated disconnections and re-connections even while simply browsing web pages. -- Wlan connection

[Bug 638965] [NEW] Cannot change audio input device

2010-09-15 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: phonon Kubuntu 10.10 beta + updates through 9/14/10 I recently purchased a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 with a built-in microphone that connects via USB. The device appears in the list of capture devices when I run systemsettings and examine the Phonon

[Bug 638965] Re: Cannot change audio input device

2010-09-15 Thread Peter Lemieux
Output of arecord -l List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 2: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card

[Bug 383517] Re: system-config-printer-kde doesn't work

2010-07-20 Thread Peter Lemieux
Same problem with kubuntu Maverick daily build from two days ago. kdeadmin 4:4.4.92-0ubuntu1 By the way, kubuntu Maverick doesn't seem to install kdeadmin by default. Installing it manually does not fix this bug, however. -- system-config-printer-kde doesn't work

[Bug 363329] Re: don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736)

2010-05-04 Thread Peter Lemieux
Well, we've made some progress with 10.04, but unfortunately not enough to make things actually work. I can now see my LG MG810 with Dolphin on Kubuntu Lucid, but I can't actually move any files. I see the folders and can list the files, but trying to copy them to the hard drive brings on this

[Bug 555881] Re: Crash during install of grub in 10.04 beta1

2010-05-03 Thread Peter Lemieux
I now can't get past this error while installing the release version of Kubuntu 10.04. I have a separate /boot partition that I did not wish to format during installation in case something went wrong. The drive has partitions for Windows, swap, /home, /usr/local, and two partitions for the

[Bug 555881] Re: Crash during install of grub in 10.04 beta1

2010-05-03 Thread Peter Lemieux
Update: I bit the bullet and told the installer to format /boot. That didn't help at all, and of course, now I can't boot the machine either. I'm reinstalling 9.10 and waiting another few months before trying 10.04 again. -- Crash during install of grub in 10.04 beta1

[Bug 286014] Re: kde print ignores duplex copy options

2010-01-02 Thread Peter Lemieux
Read the linked comments at http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG-2444. This is a known set of bugs in Qt and from the tone of the discussion not likely to be fixed in KDE 4 any time soon. This blog posting is especially informative:

[Bug 363329] Re: don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736)

2009-11-17 Thread Peter Lemieux
Tried again to connect using the release version of Karmic on two different machines, one with it installed (amd64 this time) and one using the LiveCD (i386). Both fail. The only difference between my report above and the sequence of entries in /var/log/messages now is that the line that

[Bug 482162] [NEW] cannot change default CD/DVD player in Kubuntu 9.04

2009-11-13 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace-bin Kubuntu 9.04 amd64 For reference, see this discussion at the KDE forum: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=67t=77633 There appears to be no way for users to change the default player software used to handle optical disks. No

[Bug 286014] Re: kde print ignores duplex copy options

2009-11-11 Thread Peter Lemieux
Another vote for failure to print multiple copies from okular, this time on 9.04 (Jaunty). Only one copy gets printed no matter what value is specfied in the Options dialog. -- kde print ignores duplex copy options https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286014 You received this bug notification

[Bug 363329] Re: don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736)

2009-08-23 Thread Peter Lemieux
I tried the Live CD for karmic, but it didn't solve the problem. -- don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363329 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 363329] Re: don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736)

2009-08-23 Thread Peter Lemieux
I wanted to edit that comment but can't find a way to do so. I used the alpha 4 release; I tried just about a week or two ago. -- don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363329 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 363329] Re: don't mount usb mass storage of samsung phone (SGH-A736)

2009-08-11 Thread Peter Lemieux
Glad to see you're still paying attention to these USB cellphone issues, Leann. I've searched far and wide for a solution to this problem and have found nothing so far. I have an unlocked GSM LG MG810. (http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/LG- MG810-phone-p_1529.html) Using Windows, it mounts as a

[Bug 368977] Re: KDE4 forgets printer status / settings

2009-06-03 Thread Peter Lemieux
I have a similar problem. I configure a printer using the printer configuration tool in the KDE Control Module. (This is an unbearably slow procedure, by the way, though I doubt that's related to the bug here.) I can then print, but if I shutdown or reboot, the configured printer disappears

[Bug 368977] Re: KDE4 forgets printer status / settings

2009-06-03 Thread Peter Lemieux
I believe the problem has to do with file permissions. It seems like you can set the configuration as an ordinary user and have it persist even through logout and re-login, but rebooting the machine destroys the saved configuration. For the moment I've fixed the problem by using kmenuedit to

[Bug 383269] [NEW] printer configuration lost after reboot

2009-06-03 Thread Peter Lemieux
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdeadmin Related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/368977 Kubuntu 9.04 system-config-printer-kde 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu2 system-config-printer-common 1.1.3+git20090218-0ubuntu19.1 hal-cups-utils 0.6.19+git20090217-0ubuntu7 python-qt4

[Bug 280762] Re: knetworkmanager under kde4 doesn't recognize the static IP connections that I have configured.

2009-03-28 Thread Peter Lemieux
Jaunty alpha 6 still can't seem to make a static IP connection via knetworkmanager; I have the beta but haven't tried it yet. I'm in general agreement with the commentators above who believe this app needs serious work now. I find it has many annoying features: 1) integration with kwallet -

[Bug 280762] Re: knetworkmanager under kde4 doesn't recognize the static IP connections that I have configured.

2009-03-28 Thread Peter Lemieux
Sorry, I forgot one more complaint. Where are the error reports for knetworkmanager? When a connection fails, you don't get any feedback on why it failed. -- knetworkmanager under kde4 doesn't recognize the static IP connections that I have configured. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280762

[Bug 253786] Re: /dev/.static/dev is mounted ro in intrepid

2008-11-24 Thread Peter Lemieux
Just a note that /etc/init.d/udev restart does not fix this problem; only stopping and starting the service removes the read-only problem. -- /dev/.static/dev is mounted ro in intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253786 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu