** Description changed: [Impact] If you launch gnome-terminal by right clicking a directory in Nautilus, selecting "Open in Terminal", you get a fully functional terminal window. If you then press the new tab button, or ctrl-shift-t to open a new terminal tab, you will find that most environment variables have become unset, and you see the text: To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. Comparing printenv between: Normal terminal: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/2hcCY9hbHQ/ Broken new terminal tab: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/zYsjRHVJH7/ Most commands won't run in the new terminal tab, due to $HOME and $USER not being set. Note, if you launch gnome-terminal from gnome-shell or the dock, and create a new tab, everything works perfectly. Is something wrong with the Nautilus option for "Open in Terminal"? + + [Testcase] + + 1. Launch Nautilus to home directory + 2. Right click > "Open in Terminal" + 3. Run "printenv" to see full list of env variables + 4. Click new tab button, or ctrl-shift-t + 5. Run "printenv" see the lack of env variables + + I have a test package available in the below ppa: + + https://launchpad.net/~mruffell/+archive/ubuntu/lp1922839-test + + The build in the ppa has 16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac + reverted. + + If you install this package, environment variables will be set + correctly. + + [Where problems could occur] + + I think there is some risk with re-instating a commit which has been + reverted, and users could run into similar issues as found in the + upstream bug. + + We do have some supporting evidence that the commit isn't too harmful, + since it is applied to Groovy currently, things work as intended there, + and users haven't complained about the issues in the upstream bug + applying to Groovy. + + If a regression were to occur, then launching a new gnome-terminal or + opening a new tab could land the user with a terminal with little to no + environment variables set. A workaround will be to launch gnome-terminal + from gnome-shell overview. + + [Other info] + + Groovy has the following commit applied: + + commit fd5ac772154426e2da5afd633b336414bca33be9 + Author: Christian Persch <c...@src.gnome.org> + Date: Mon Mar 23 09:57:56 2020 +0100 + Subject: screen: Use clean env when creating new tab + Link: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal/-/commit/fd5ac772154426e2da5afd633b336414bca33be9 + + This was then reverted in 3.38.1 due to the upstream bug: + + https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal/-/issues/253 + + The reverted commit is: + + commit 16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac + Author: Christian Persch <c...@src.gnome.org> + Date: Thu Sep 17 17:10:47 2020 +0200 + Subject: Revert "screen: Use clean env when creating new tab" + Link: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal/-/commit/16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac + + This revert seems to have broken Hirsute. If we revert the revert, that is, + apply the commit again, things work as intended. + + To fix this, we need to revert 16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1922839 Title: Opening new tab in gnome-terminal launched from nautilus loses most environment variables Status in gnome-terminal package in Ubuntu: New Status in gnome-terminal source package in Hirsute: New Bug description: [Impact] If you launch gnome-terminal by right clicking a directory in Nautilus, selecting "Open in Terminal", you get a fully functional terminal window. If you then press the new tab button, or ctrl-shift-t to open a new terminal tab, you will find that most environment variables have become unset, and you see the text: To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. Comparing printenv between: Normal terminal: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/2hcCY9hbHQ/ Broken new terminal tab: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/zYsjRHVJH7/ Most commands won't run in the new terminal tab, due to $HOME and $USER not being set. Note, if you launch gnome-terminal from gnome-shell or the dock, and create a new tab, everything works perfectly. Is something wrong with the Nautilus option for "Open in Terminal"? [Testcase] 1. Launch Nautilus to home directory 2. Right click > "Open in Terminal" 3. Run "printenv" to see full list of env variables 4. Click new tab button, or ctrl-shift-t 5. Run "printenv" see the lack of env variables I have a test package available in the below ppa: https://launchpad.net/~mruffell/+archive/ubuntu/lp1922839-test The build in the ppa has 16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac reverted. If you install this package, environment variables will be set correctly. [Where problems could occur] I think there is some risk with re-instating a commit which has been reverted, and users could run into similar issues as found in the upstream bug. We do have some supporting evidence that the commit isn't too harmful, since it is applied to Groovy currently, things work as intended there, and users haven't complained about the issues in the upstream bug applying to Groovy. If a regression were to occur, then launching a new gnome-terminal or opening a new tab could land the user with a terminal with little to no environment variables set. A workaround will be to launch gnome- terminal from gnome-shell overview. [Other info] Groovy has the following commit applied: commit fd5ac772154426e2da5afd633b336414bca33be9 Author: Christian Persch <c...@src.gnome.org> Date: Mon Mar 23 09:57:56 2020 +0100 Subject: screen: Use clean env when creating new tab Link: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal/-/commit/fd5ac772154426e2da5afd633b336414bca33be9 This was then reverted in 3.38.1 due to the upstream bug: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal/-/issues/253 The reverted commit is: commit 16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac Author: Christian Persch <c...@src.gnome.org> Date: Thu Sep 17 17:10:47 2020 +0200 Subject: Revert "screen: Use clean env when creating new tab" Link: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal/-/commit/16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac This revert seems to have broken Hirsute. If we revert the revert, that is, apply the commit again, things work as intended. To fix this, we need to revert 16bd9f6a4181d37af2769e7ca5a1f9a1211cfaac. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1922839/+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
