Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[Ivan.pozderovic]

+1 for the problems Tycho reported:
- black desktop background with visible panels and icons
- some buttons appear pure white, without any label (for an example, buttons in 
Chromium notification bar)

Problem appeared after a package upgrade recently which upgraded 
mate-settings-daemon (among others):
mate-settings-daemon: 1.16.0-2 to 1.16.2-1
mate-settings-daemon-common: 1.16.0-2 to 1.16.2-1

Running the same system as OP:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64
(x86_64)

Debian Stretch is officially frozen since 5.2.2017:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2017/02/msg1.html

mate-settings-daemon 1.16.2-1 packages are in the Stretch repo since 28.4.2017.

Current package versions in BOTH Stretch and Sid (27.5.2017.):
mate-desktop: 1.16.1-1
caja: 1.16.2-2

According to upstream, problem is solved in mate-desktop 1.16.2 and caja 1.16.3.

@Dear Maintainer, please build new versions of mentioned packages and deploy 
them to unstable, so they can reach the Debian 9 release on 17.6.2017. Or, 
alternatively rollback older versions?
Thanks!

Comment on the severity: Taking into consideration Stretch release date and 
user experience perspective, I would call this bug critical, since having a 
static black background with glitched buttons in some software is not what a 
user would expect from a desktop environment in a stable release.

Reference from the upstream change log:
+mate-desktop 1.16.2
+
+ * Background: fix crossfade issues with recent GTK+3 versions
+ * Background: fix more graphics issues to allow Caja to use background for 
directory windows in GTK+3 build
+ * Background: fix memleaks and other misc issues

--
Ivan

Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[Michael Milliman]

On 05/25/2017 04:25 PM, Iván Baldo wrote:
>   So according to upstream upgrading mate-desktop to 1.16.2 and caja to
> 1.16.3 fixes this.
>   Should a bug report be made for each one of them and close this one or
> the maintainers are aware of this anyway?
>   Thanks!
> 
Yeah, I read that this was the case.  Upstream says that the problem is
a Debian problem, and that the upgrade would fix it.  Unfortunately, the
upgrade has not made it to the Debian repositories.  IMHO, the bug for
Debian should remain open until the maintainers get it fixed in Debian,
either by patching the existing software, or more probably by upgrading
the software in the repositories appropriately.  AFAIK, Stretch has not
as of yet been frozen, so the maintainers have the flexibility to fix it
by incorporating the newer version of caja (I believe the mate-desktop
is already at 1.16.2 in the repository).

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WB5VQX -- The Very Quick X-ray

Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[Iván Baldo]

So according to upstream upgrading mate-desktop to 1.16.2 and caja to 1.16.3 
fixes this. 
Should a bug report be made for each one of them and close this one or the 
maintainers are aware of this anyway? 
Thanks! 

Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[Tycho Lürsen]

Same here, but I'm stuck with a black screen. Panels and desktop icons 
show up though, it's just the wallpaper that has vanished into thin air.

Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[Mevludin Zeciri]

Same Problem here and I have a white strip on the bottom
See picture.
http://imgur.com/a/ageQ6

On Thu, 11 May 2017 19:22:09 +0200 TheSuperGeek 
wrote:
> Package: mate-settings-daemon
> Version: 1.16.2-1
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> I'm currently using debian testing, i've got mate 1.16.1 and
mate-settings-
> daemon is in version 1.16.2.
>
> I right clicked on desktop, and selected "change desktop wallpaper" (or
> background, i don't know how is it in english) then i clicked on
wallpapers and
> it din't change the wallpaper on the screen.
>
> I tried to download a .png image on internet and selected it as wallpaper
from
> Eye of Mate, i din't change wallpaper too.
>
> I think the bug come from this package but i'm not sure.
> Thanks,
> TheSuperGeek
>
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 9.0
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64
>  (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
>
> Versions of packages mate-settings-daemon depends on:
> ii  libatk1.0-0  2.22.0-1
> ii  libc62.24-10
> ii  libcairo-gobject21.14.8-1
> ii  libcairo21.14.8-1
> ii  libcanberra-gtk3-0   0.30-3
> ii  libcanberra0 0.30-3
> ii  libdbus-1-3  1.10.18-1
> ii  libdbus-glib-1-2 0.108-2
> ii  libdconf10.26.0-2+b1
> ii  libfontconfig1   2.11.0-6.7+b1
> ii  libfreetype6 2.6.3-3.2
> ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0   2.36.5-2
> ii  libglib2.0-0 2.50.3-2
> ii  libgtk-3-0   3.22.11-1
> ii  libice6  2:1.0.9-2
> ii  libmate-desktop-2-17 1.16.1-1
> ii  libmatekbd4  1.16.0-2
> ii  libmatemixer01.16.0-2
> ii  libnotify4   0.7.7-2
> ii  libnspr4 2:4.12-6
> ii  libnss3  2:3.26.2-1
> ii  libpango-1.0-0   1.40.5-1
> ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0  1.40.5-1
> ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-00.105-17
> ii  libpulse010.0-1

Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[Zorzi]

Hello Dear Maintainer

The same problem occurs with my system since last update.

Can't be sure if this is linked to the package mate-settings-daemon. Or 
may the package mate-control-center be in cause ?


After update and reboot, my desktop wallpaper got stuck to the lightdm 
wallpaper instead of the usual one.


Can't change it, nor in the appearance parameters, neither by opening an 
image file and trying to define it as wallpaper.


Thanks for your help.

Dearly.

Zorzi

Bug#862355: mate-settings-daemon: Can't change wallpaper when selecting one

[TheSuperGeek]

Package: mate-settings-daemon
Version: 1.16.2-1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

I'm currently using debian testing, i've got mate 1.16.1 and mate-settings-
daemon is in version 1.16.2.

I right clicked on desktop, and selected "change desktop wallpaper" (or
background, i don't know how is it in english) then i clicked on wallpapers and
it din't change the wallpaper on the screen.

I tried to download a .png image on internet and selected it as wallpaper from
Eye of Mate, i din't change wallpaper too.

I think the bug come from this package but i'm not sure.
Thanks,
TheSuperGeek



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64
 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages mate-settings-daemon depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0  2.22.0-1
ii  libc62.24-10
ii  libcairo-gobject21.14.8-1
ii  libcairo21.14.8-1
ii  libcanberra-gtk3-0   0.30-3
ii  libcanberra0 0.30-3
ii  libdbus-1-3  1.10.18-1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2 0.108-2
ii  libdconf10.26.0-2+b1
ii  libfontconfig1   2.11.0-6.7+b1
ii  libfreetype6 2.6.3-3.2
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0   2.36.5-2
ii  libglib2.0-0 2.50.3-2
ii  libgtk-3-0   3.22.11-1
ii  libice6  2:1.0.9-2
ii  libmate-desktop-2-17 1.16.1-1
ii  libmatekbd4  1.16.0-2
ii  libmatemixer01.16.0-2
ii  libnotify4   0.7.7-2
ii  libnspr4 2:4.12-6
ii  libnss3  2:3.26.2-1
ii  libpango-1.0-0   1.40.5-1
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0  1.40.5-1
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-00.105-17
ii  libpulse010.0-1
ii  libsm6   2:1.2.2-1+b3
ii  libstartup-notification0 0.12-4+b2
ii  libx11-6 2:1.6.4-3
ii  libxext6 2:1.3.3-1+b2
ii  libxi6   2:1.7.9-1
ii  libxklavier165.4-2
ii  mate-desktop-common  1.16.1-1
ii  mate-polkit  1.16.0-2
ii  mate-settings-daemon-common  1.16.2-1
ii  x11-xserver-utils7.7+7+b1

mate-settings-daemon recommends no packages.

mate-settings-daemon suggests no packages.

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