Yes, I can confirm the bug as well as the solution. Please: Can someone who knows the package can look into it. With this information it should be easy to fix.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to language-selector in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1018621 Title: "Language for menus and windows" is not saved if .profile is missing Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I had problems with changing language from english (to danish). It's not being applied, even after re-login/reboot. 1) Open gnome-language-selector 2) Install wanted language (if not already installed, in my case Danish) 3) Drag the wanted language to top of list (above english) 4) Push close 5) Logout/login 6) Menus and windows are still english (e.g. gnome-panel, firefox menus). 7) Re-open gnome-language-selector > Changes not applied (english on top as original). Even tried reboot under 5), still didn't work. The problem can also be reproduced just by reopening gnome-language- selector just after closing it, and verify changes are not applied, i.e. 1)+3)+4) + 7). # Here's the root cause: In step 3) when "slipping" the dragged language, following message occurs: =============================================== Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/LanguageSelector/gtk/GtkLanguageSelector.py", line 62, in wrapper res = f(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/LanguageSelector/gtk/GtkLanguageSelector.py", line 1047, in on_treeview_locales_drag_end self.writeUserLanguage(envLanguage) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/LanguageSelector/gtk/GtkLanguageSelector.py", line 800, in writeUserLanguage self.writeUserLanguageSetting(userLanguage=languageString) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/LanguageSelector/LanguageSelector.py", line 83, in writeUserLanguageSetting iface.SetLanguage(userLanguage) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in __call__ return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__ **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking message, timeout) dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.Accounts.Error.Failed: not access to HOME yet so language not saved =============================================== The last line " not access to HOME yet so language not saved" made me investigate conf files in my homedir. I noticed that ~/.profile did not exist (my system has been upgraded many times and home conf files have long history). This fixed the problem: $ echo "" > ~/.profile No errors at all, configuration stored on reopen, and re-login applies language change to menus. However, nothing seems to be written to .profile, neither before/after re-login! It's still empty! If I remove ~/.profile the bug re-appears completely. I.e. bug appears if and only if ~.profile is missing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: language-selector-gnome 0.79 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu10 Architecture: i386 CheckboxSubmission: 7a947f7b03ad4cd4dfd27d0dc7c36d60 CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b Date: Wed Jun 27 23:22:50 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-language-selector InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: language-selector UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-17 (10 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/+bug/1018621/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
