[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1908928 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908928 On 2021-02-01 22:56, Avamander wrote: > ... the very least it should prompt the user if the file should be > replaced with the maintainer version or be kept as is. Well, yes.. Maybe it's me who am still

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1908928 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908928 Even if we ignore all that, the very least it should prompt the user if the file should be replaced with the maintainer version or be kept as is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1908928 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908928 Not really blindly, there are other situations where configuration files might be locked. Plus technically an update shouldn't demand write access unless its actually needed. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1908928 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908928 I don't think it's reasonable to expect everything to work if you blindly change permissions of core system files. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1908928 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908928 @gunnarhj Ideally the post-installation script didn't fail if it can't modify the file, irrelevant of the reason why it's not writable. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1908928 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908928 Ok. But is it useful to have two reports about basically the same issue? Probably not, so I marked this a duplicate of the other one. ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New **

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

I answered under the issue about unwanted locales being enabled. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1913609 Title: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

I meant to ask which package updates result in generation of new locales. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1913609 Title: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

> Exactly which updates are you talking about? That is listed in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1908928 This issue is about the postinstallation script failing ungracefully if it can't sed the configuration files. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

> Those files are locked down because some updates decide > to suddenly start generating a massive amount of locales Exactly which updates are you talking about? ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

That configuration is already done. ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1913609 Title: Ungraceful failure when locale

[Bug 1913609] Re: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't

Please use: dpkg-reconfigure locales to set which locales to regenerate. ** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1913609 Title: