[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-22 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.92.37.8 --- software-properties (0.92.37.8) trusty; urgency=medium * software-properties-gtk: - fix the backend code to set the gnome debconf frontend, without which libgtk2-perl goes unused. - depend on

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.20.7 --- software-properties (0.96.20.7) xenial; urgency=medium * software-properties-gtk: - fix the backend code to set the gnome debconf frontend, without which libgtk2-perl goes unused. - depend on

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-12 Thread Steve Langasek
Fix confirmed for trusty as well. ** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done-trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679784 Title: Changing from Xorg video

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-11 Thread Brian Murray
Hello Amos, or anyone else affected, Accepted software-properties into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /software-properties/0.92.37.8 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-11 Thread Steve Langasek
Successfully ran through the test case on a xenial live image. ** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done-xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679784

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-08 Thread Adam Conrad
Hello Amos, or anyone else affected, Accepted software-properties into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /software-properties/0.96.20.7 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-05 Thread farina benedetto
** Branch unlinked: lp:software-properties -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679784 Title: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-05-04 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.24.7.2 --- software-properties (0.96.24.7.2) yakkety-security; urgency=medium * software-properties-gtk: - fix the backend code to set the gnome debconf frontend, without which libgtk2-perl goes unused. -

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-28 Thread Steve Langasek
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Xenial) Milestone: None => ubuntu-16.04.3 ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Xenial) Assignee: (unassigned) => Steve Langasek (vorlon) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Trusty) Assignee: (unassigned) => Steve Langasek

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Steve Langasek
Per bdmurray's guidance, I have also now tested through update-manager, by unselecting those packages not needed to be upgraded to test this, and confirmed that I get the right result this way also. (Selecting software-properties-gtk for installation is sufficient for update- manager to

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Steve Langasek
Confirmed this test case for yakkety, with the modification that I was using a liveCD so update-manager couldn't install all the packages due to space and I fell back to installing with apt-get, after confirming that the packages did show up in the update-manager UI for installation. -- You

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Steve Langasek
** Description changed: [SRU Justification] software-properties does not display debconf prompts. while most debconf prompts have default answers and this is fine, for installing dkms modules on a SecureBoot-capable system we specifically have a critical debconf prompt with no possible

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Steve Langasek
** Description changed: [SRU Justification] software-properties does not display debconf prompts. while most debconf prompts have default answers and this is fine, for installing dkms modules on a SecureBoot-capable system we specifically have a critical debconf prompt with no possible

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Steve Langasek
** Description changed: [SRU Justification] software-properties does not display debconf prompts. while most debconf prompts have default answers and this is fine, for installing dkms modules on a SecureBoot-capable system we specifically have a critical debconf prompt with no possible

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Steve Langasek
** Description changed: + [SRU Justification] + software-properties does not display debconf prompts. while most debconf prompts have default answers and this is fine, for installing dkms modules on a SecureBoot-capable system we specifically have a critical debconf prompt with no possible

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-27 Thread Brian Murray
Hello Amos, or anyone else affected, Accepted software-properties into yakkety-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /software-properties/0.96.24.7.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-24 Thread Mathew Hodson
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** No longer affects: shim-signed (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-20 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-20 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-19 Thread Tyler Hicks
Thanks! The debdiff looks good. The only adjustment that I made was yakkety -> yakkety-security since this needs to go to the security pocket. I've uploaded the package to the ubuntu-security-proposed PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-security-proposed/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Let the security

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-19 Thread Steve Langasek
debdiff for yakkety. In order to ensure the correct upgrade semantics, this needs to go to the security pocket. ** Patch added: "software-properties-1679784-yakkety.debdiff"

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-10 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.24.13 --- software-properties (0.96.24.13) zesty; urgency=medium * software-properties-gtk: also fix the backend code to set the gnome debconf frontend, without which libgtk2-perl goes unused. -- Steve Langasek

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-10 Thread Steve Langasek
I believe the problem is that nothing ensures that the desktop components which select and install software have access to a GUI debconf frontend. I think the proper solution is for each of the frontends to aptdaemon to depend/recommend a suitable debconf frontend component (libgtk2-perl,

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-10 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:software-properties -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679784 Title: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display

[Bug 1679784] Re: Changing from Xorg video driver to NVIDIA driver using Software & Updates does not display debconf prompt

2017-04-10 Thread Steve Langasek
** Also affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: shim-signed (Ubuntu) Status: