[Bug 1660032] [NEW] package software-center 16.01+16.04.20160420 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

2017-01-28 Thread Malcolm Boura
Public bug reported: New installation of 16_04 LTS. Almost nothing extra installed. From memory just gimp, gdebi and meld. software-center would start but could not find or install anything because just got a spinner. Reinstalled - did not fix it. Tried changing language as suggested on forum.

[Bug 1401212] [NEW] Date.toString() timezone self contradictory for DST edge cases

2014-12-10 Thread Malcolm Boura
Public bug reported: A pair of DST change edge cases where the string contradicts itself. (new Date(139614120).toString() returns Mar 30 2014 02:00:00 GMT+0100 (GMT) GMT+0100 is BST, not GMT Similarly for 141428160 when DST changes the other way. Other times in their vicinity get the time

[Bug 1401212] Re: Date.toString() timezone self contradictory for DST edge cases

2014-12-10 Thread Malcolm Boura
Unfortunate line wrap so clarifying in this comment (and fixing bracket match) (new Date(139614120)).toString() returns Mar 30 2014 02:00:00 GMT+0100 (GMT) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 269215] Re: There is a problem with the configuration server. (/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256)

2009-12-08 Thread Malcolm Boura
Not sure if this is the same bug or not but same error message. /tmp became full. Next time started up got the error. Ran /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 from a terminal. Error message said could not delete file null and a subsequent line that there was a problem creating a file in