On Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 10:43:15 PM UTC-4, unman wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 07:39:10PM -0700, Otto Kratik wrote:
> > Qubes 4.0
> >
> > Any time I use apt-get to install software into a debian-type TemplateVM
> > (Debian-9, Whonix GW or WS), I always get the following error during the
> > installation phase:
> >
> > Processing triggers for qubes-core-agent (4.0.37-1+deb9u1) ...
> >
> > /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetAppmenus: 20: /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetAppmenus:
> > Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> >
> >
> > As a result, the software is installed correctly but the App menu shortcuts
> > are not sent to the dom0 menus or Applications List of the relevant
> > Template or related AppVMs, and I have to do qvm-sync-appmenus manually
> > from the dom0 terminal every time. That command works fine with no errors,
> > and the new shortcut entries appear as expected.
> >
> > Installing new software packages in Fedora templates work fine and do not
> > cause any issues, it is only Debian type templates that are affected.
> >
> > What is causing this issue and how is it corrected?
> >
>
> It's a known issue, (#4417) and the fix is already in the pipeline.
> You can work around by calling qvm-sync-appmenus <template> from the
> command line.
>
> unman
Thanks, I'm glad at least to hear that it's universal and not a specific fault
related to my particular installation. I will just wait for the fix and use the
workaround in the meantime.
Appreciate the quick and helpful reply.
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