[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. I can not reproduce this problem here. Are you using the edgy versions of apt-get/aptitude? Do you use any other frontends (like synaptic/adept)? I currently have no idea why it empty that file. What should happen is that if you e.g. install: $ sudo apt-get install 3dde

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread sardion
Update: I have nailed down the issue. I have root's umask set to 027 When I run aptitude remove ... as root this results in the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states being recreated using that umask which then makes update-manager crash since it cannot read said file. Possible solutions: 1) require

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt Status: Needs Info => Confirmed Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 ** Summary changed: - [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager + [feisty] command line apt-g

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread jens_acamedia
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 72475 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Unmarked as a duplicate as there is no way to know if it is the same problem. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Can you please attach the crash log for apt from /var/crash to this bug report using the Comment/Attach Files link on the top left of this page. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Problem persists. I do not think it is the same as the other since there is no segfaulting, just this empty extended_states file. If no one can reproduce then I suspect it is an artifact of upgrading. I did make the mistake(?) of upgrading to feisty but leaving edgy- security in my sources. Ever

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
There is no crash log for apt. Apt works fine. Update-manager crashes. I can attach the log if you want, but it all boils down to the last line: SystemError: E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/extended_states - open (13 Permission denied), E:Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9 Bad file

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Further messing about shows that if I forcibly chmod extended_states to allow a+rw then all seems well. This bug seems to be that if aptitude is run as root from the command line, it creates extended_states in such a way that update-manager cannot access it. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-ge

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread sardion
Update: I have nailed down the issue. I have root's umask set to 027 When I run aptitude remove ... as root this results in the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states being recreated using that umask which then makes update-manager crash since it cannot read said file. Possible solutions: 1) require

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt Status: Needs Info => Confirmed Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 ** Summary changed: - [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager + [feisty] command line apt-g

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread jens_acamedia
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 72475 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Unmarked as a duplicate as there is no way to know if it is the same problem. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Can you please attach the crash log for apt from /var/crash to this bug report using the Comment/Attach Files link on the top left of this page. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Problem persists. I do not think it is the same as the other since there is no segfaulting, just this empty extended_states file. If no one can reproduce then I suspect it is an artifact of upgrading. I did make the mistake(?) of upgrading to feisty but leaving edgy- security in my sources. Ever

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
There is no crash log for apt. Apt works fine. Update-manager crashes. I can attach the log if you want, but it all boils down to the last line: SystemError: E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/extended_states - open (13 Permission denied), E:Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9 Bad file

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Further messing about shows that if I forcibly chmod extended_states to allow a+rw then all seems well. This bug seems to be that if aptitude is run as root from the command line, it creates extended_states in such a way that update-manager cannot access it. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-ge

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. I can not reproduce this problem here. Are you using the edgy versions of apt-get/aptitude? Do you use any other frontends (like synaptic/adept)? I currently have no idea why it empty that file. What should happen is that if you e.g. install: $ sudo apt-get install 3dde

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. I can not reproduce this problem here. Are you using the edgy versions of apt-get/aptitude? Do you use any other frontends (like synaptic/adept)? I currently have no idea why it empty that file. What should happen is that if you e.g. install: $ sudo apt-get install 3dde

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread sardion
Update: I have nailed down the issue. I have root's umask set to 027 When I run aptitude remove ... as root this results in the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states being recreated using that umask which then makes update-manager crash since it cannot read said file. Possible solutions: 1) require

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt Status: Needs Info => Confirmed Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 ** Summary changed: - [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager + [feisty] command line apt-g

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread jens_acamedia
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 72475 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Unmarked as a duplicate as there is no way to know if it is the same problem. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Can you please attach the crash log for apt from /var/crash to this bug report using the Comment/Attach Files link on the top left of this page. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Problem persists. I do not think it is the same as the other since there is no segfaulting, just this empty extended_states file. If no one can reproduce then I suspect it is an artifact of upgrading. I did make the mistake(?) of upgrading to feisty but leaving edgy- security in my sources. Ever

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
There is no crash log for apt. Apt works fine. Update-manager crashes. I can attach the log if you want, but it all boils down to the last line: SystemError: E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/extended_states - open (13 Permission denied), E:Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9 Bad file

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Further messing about shows that if I forcibly chmod extended_states to allow a+rw then all seems well. This bug seems to be that if aptitude is run as root from the command line, it creates extended_states in such a way that update-manager cannot access it. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-ge

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread sardion
Update: I have nailed down the issue. I have root's umask set to 027 When I run aptitude remove ... as root this results in the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states being recreated using that umask which then makes update-manager crash since it cannot read said file. Possible solutions: 1) require

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt Status: Needs Info => Confirmed Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 ** Summary changed: - [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager + [feisty] command line apt-g

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread jens_acamedia
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 72475 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Unmarked as a duplicate as there is no way to know if it is the same problem. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Can you please attach the crash log for apt from /var/crash to this bug report using the Comment/Attach Files link on the top left of this page. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Problem persists. I do not think it is the same as the other since there is no segfaulting, just this empty extended_states file. If no one can reproduce then I suspect it is an artifact of upgrading. I did make the mistake(?) of upgrading to feisty but leaving edgy- security in my sources. Ever

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
There is no crash log for apt. Apt works fine. Update-manager crashes. I can attach the log if you want, but it all boils down to the last line: SystemError: E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/extended_states - open (13 Permission denied), E:Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9 Bad file

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Further messing about shows that if I forcibly chmod extended_states to allow a+rw then all seems well. This bug seems to be that if aptitude is run as root from the command line, it creates extended_states in such a way that update-manager cannot access it. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-ge

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. I can not reproduce this problem here. Are you using the edgy versions of apt-get/aptitude? Do you use any other frontends (like synaptic/adept)? I currently have no idea why it empty that file. What should happen is that if you e.g. install: $ sudo apt-get install 3dde

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread sardion
Update: I have nailed down the issue. I have root's umask set to 027 When I run aptitude remove ... as root this results in the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states being recreated using that umask which then makes update-manager crash since it cannot read said file. Possible solutions: 1) require

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt Status: Needs Info => Confirmed Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 ** Summary changed: - [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager + [feisty] command line apt-g

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread jens_acamedia
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 72475 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Unmarked as a duplicate as there is no way to know if it is the same problem. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Can you please attach the crash log for apt from /var/crash to this bug report using the Comment/Attach Files link on the top left of this page. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Problem persists. I do not think it is the same as the other since there is no segfaulting, just this empty extended_states file. If no one can reproduce then I suspect it is an artifact of upgrading. I did make the mistake(?) of upgrading to feisty but leaving edgy- security in my sources. Ever

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
There is no crash log for apt. Apt works fine. Update-manager crashes. I can attach the log if you want, but it all boils down to the last line: SystemError: E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/extended_states - open (13 Permission denied), E:Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9 Bad file

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Further messing about shows that if I forcibly chmod extended_states to allow a+rw then all seems well. This bug seems to be that if aptitude is run as root from the command line, it creates extended_states in such a way that update-manager cannot access it. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-ge

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. I can not reproduce this problem here. Are you using the edgy versions of apt-get/aptitude? Do you use any other frontends (like synaptic/adept)? I currently have no idea why it empty that file. What should happen is that if you e.g. install: $ sudo apt-get install 3dde

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread jens_acamedia
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 72475 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Unmarked as a duplicate as there is no way to know if it is the same problem. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 72475 apt segmentation faults (core dump) in feisty -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread John Vivirito
Can you please attach the crash log for apt from /var/crash to this bug report using the Comment/Attach Files link on the top left of this page. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/74190 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Problem persists. I do not think it is the same as the other since there is no segfaulting, just this empty extended_states file. If no one can reproduce then I suspect it is an artifact of upgrading. I did make the mistake(?) of upgrading to feisty but leaving edgy- security in my sources. Ever

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
There is no crash log for apt. Apt works fine. Update-manager crashes. I can attach the log if you want, but it all boils down to the last line: SystemError: E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/extended_states - open (13 Permission denied), E:Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9 Bad file

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-01-12 Thread sardion
Further messing about shows that if I forcibly chmod extended_states to allow a+rw then all seems well. This bug seems to be that if aptitude is run as root from the command line, it creates extended_states in such a way that update-manager cannot access it. -- [feisty] [apt] command line apt-ge

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. I can not reproduce this problem here. Are you using the edgy versions of apt-get/aptitude? Do you use any other frontends (like synaptic/adept)? I currently have no idea why it empty that file. What should happen is that if you e.g. install: $ sudo apt-get install 3dde

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread sardion
Update: I have nailed down the issue. I have root's umask set to 027 When I run aptitude remove ... as root this results in the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states being recreated using that umask which then makes update-manager crash since it cannot read said file. Possible solutions: 1) require

[Bug 74190] Re: [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager

2007-02-01 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt Status: Needs Info => Confirmed Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 ** Summary changed: - [feisty] [apt] command line apt-get/aptitude breaks update-manager + [feisty] command line apt-g