Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gksu
title says it all ;-)
This bug has been around for as long as I can remember. A couple years
or more probably.
The problem is that every time I start any admin app in the
System->Adminstration menu, like Gparted or Synaptics for example, the
application starts instantly once I have entered my password, however,
once the application is started and at first sight ready to accept user
input, well the mouse cursor is still showing the "busy"/spinning
animation for what seems like eternity (about 10 seconds), and at the
same time, in the task bar one can see a button labeled "Starting <app
name>". After 10 seconds, this button disappears along with the busy
cursor, and I can at last use the application.
It's very tedious..
I notice that if I start the same application from a terminal rather
than the mouse, using sudo not gksu, that the applications start
instantly. The mouse cursor doesn't spin forever nor is there any
"starting app" button in the task bar.
I attached a screen cast ilustrating the problem: I first start gparted
thourgh the menu (gksu), then from the terminal with sudo, so one can
compare easily.
** Affects: gksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Hangs for 10 seconds when starting an admin app.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349988
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