Hello Hathaway-dave, or anyone else affected, Accepted bamf into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bamf/0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance! ** Also affects: gnome-menus (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: bamf (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: bamf (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-menus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589097 Title: gnome-menus and bamfdaemon failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned Status in bamf package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-menus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in bamf source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in gnome-menus source package in Xenial: New Bug description: [Impact] During upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04 gnome-menus and bamfdaemon triggers start looping forever. [Test case] Do a distro upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04 [Regression potential] Nothing known at this stage. There's no behavior change, just a timing one. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-menus 3.13.3-6ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Jun 4 07:35:11 2016 Dependencies: ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-01 (246 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1 SourcePackage: gnome-menus Title: package gnome-menus 3.13.3-6ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-04 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bamf/+bug/1589097/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

