Bug#464893: /usr/bin/gksu: connection refused to X display for subprocesses

Package: gksu Version: 2.0.0-5 Severity: critical File: /usr/bin/gksu Justification: breaks unrelated software When gksu doesn't ask for a password because the sudo timestamp is still valid, the command which gksu executes has access to the X display but any subprocesses started do not. So far

Bug#464893: Another way to reproduce

---[cut here[--- $ sudo -k $ gksu dpkg-reconfigure -fgnome apt-listchanges ---[gksu asks for password, debconf gnome frontend starts with no problems]--- $ gksu dpkg-reconfigure -fgnome apt-listchanges # Repeat ---[debconf falls back to dialog frontend, which is unresponsive and leaves the

Bug#449040: update-manager: Smart Upgrade removes packages with dependency problems without confirmation

Package: update-manager Version: 0.68.debian-2 Severity: grave In contrast to synaptic, update-manager's Smart Upgrade function doesn't ask for confirmation of changes when an upgrade would cause packages which would end up with dependency problems are to be removed. Cases in point: the update

Bug#446913: opal includes the file include/codec/ilbccodec.h, making it not DFSG-free

Package: opal Version: 2.2.11~dfsg1-1 Severity: grave The source tarball for opal ships the file include/codec/ilbccodec.h, Although it is not used in the build, one can argue that this file is technically part of the iLBC codec, making the package not DFSG-free. --- System information. ---