[Bug 1292398] Re: Second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

Same problem here for Ubuntu 15.10. Login window is fine, then it inverse my screens order. I need to change it again in the system panel to set it good again, but it save the settings for only the current session. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 1583879] Re: apt-get update hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** Also affects: appstream Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

The simplest workaround seems to be to use Ctrl-C when apt update hangs at the end. It's already done most of the work, and this just aborts the running of appstreamcli at the end. You can then go ahead and update any binary packages built from the appstream source package (ie any of appstream

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

i had problems today to make "sudo apt update" it don't went away so that i can got "sudo apt dist-upgrade" i can terminate appstreamcli in system-monitor but that loading not all packets This fix has "repaired" the Problem, i quete the #24 After this working there came any Pakets it wont's to

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

Might be completely unrelated, but i noticed most mirrors have this weird loop: http://ubuntu.mirror.su.se/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ i write "most", but I haven't yet found any mirror that hasn't got it. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

This bug appears to also affect clean 16.04 installs as of today. Specifically, the installer gets stuck at "Retrieving file 56 of 56". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

As per Matthias' comment #24, not working for i386 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU To

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

As per Matthias' comment #24, not working for i386 all package for i386 still get stuck and appstreamcli get 100% -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title:

[Bug 1583862] Re: apt-get update hangs after hit/get

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1579712 Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

As per Matthias' comment #24, deleting the rm /usr/bin/appstreamcli and installing the .deb packages worked for me as well. Thank you Matthias' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1583861] Re: Keyboard backlight isn't properly restored after idle on systems with hardwired configuration

The attachment "upower-always-get-kbd-brightness.debdiff" seems to be a debdiff. The ubuntu-sponsors team has been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review and hopefully sponsor the debdiff. If the attachment isn't a patch, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove

[Bug 1583862] Re: apt-get update hangs after hit/get

killing appstream and changing archives apparently fixes it according to the reddit thread ** Package changed: apt (Ubuntu) => appstream (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1583862] [NEW] apt-get update hangs after hit/get

You have been subscribed to a public bug: After typing "sudo apt-get update" the following happens, but then it hangs: Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease Ign:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease Get:3

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

Matthias' #24 workaround works for me. Thank you. But how the amateur, non-technical, regular user of a !!!LTS!!! release will deal with this bug? Fixed for me and for (lets see) 300 users... and the others? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

I made the summary less technical, so maybe fewer duplicates of this get reported when people go through the bug list. I also added instructions on how to fix this immediately without removing packages or moving config files around to the bug description, so people who find this bug don't need

[Bug 1583879] Re: apt-get update hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1579712 Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@dsfkljo322332: This bug affects upgrades via apt as well as dpkg. Gdebi uses one of those on the back end, not sure which. See comment #34 and #30 for more details. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

sudo apt remove appstream works for me, but plasma-discover depends on it so it is also removed. Lucky for me I didn't really use that any way. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1583879] Re: apt-get update hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

Also, the graphical Ubuntu Software Updater is likewise hanging indefinitely. And I've confirmed this on 3 different systems so far. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

My bad. I forgot to install libappstream3_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb installing libappstream3_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb wtih dpkg first did fix the problem. I think I was using gdebi. Does this bug break gdebi somehow? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Also hit by this. And unable to manually install the deb, even after rm /usr/bin/appstreamcli Preparing to unpack appstream_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking appstream (0.9.4-1ubuntu1) over (0.9.4-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up appstream (0.9.4-1ubuntu1) ... CPU stuck at 100% -- You received

[Bug 1583879] [NEW] apt-get update hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU

Public bug reported: Just ran `sudo apt-get update`, which is hanging indefinitely after the downloads complete, the last CLI output from which is: Fetched 733 kB in 1s (399 kB/s) Looking at `top` suggests `appstreamcli` is the culprit as it's pegged at near 100% CPU usage: 100 0.1 18:29.02

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@dsfkljo322332: Are you using dpkg to install the upgrades? Try upgrading the libappstream3 package first, then the appstream package. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

This runs up my CPU on Kubuntu... appstreamcli was using 13% cpu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Today i woke up to my server's cpu fan going at full speed. Puzzled by this i check my virtualbox machines and notice my ubuntu 16.04 installation has appstream stuck at 100% on one core. This has not happened before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1583861] Re: Keyboard backlight isn't properly restored after idle on systems with hardwired configuration

** Description changed: - In Dell or ThinkPad notebooks with keyboard backlight, the keybindings - to control the keyboard backlight don't emit any event to the userland, + In Dell or ThinkPad (for these you need a kernel which includes fix for + lp:1574498) notebooks with keyboard backlight, the

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@Brett: When the AppStream cache update is triggered, the APT cache is updated, so updates will still be installed. Ideally, the fixed package is shipped via x-updates soon, so no more people get trapped. SRU verification is done at least, and we now have more than enough people confirming the

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** Information type changed from Public Security to Private Security ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

I think a high priority is the better fit now, since this - for some reason - started to hit more users than expected now, and the manifestations of this bug are very annoying. It doesn't cause data loss or is a critical security issue though. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu Xenial)

[Bug 1583861] Re: Keyboard backlight isn't properly restored after idle on systems with hardwired configuration

** Patch added: "upower-always-get-kbd-brightness.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-sputnik/+bug/1583861/+attachment/440/+files/upower-always-get-kbd-brightness.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1583861] Re: Keyboard backlight isn't properly restored after idle on systems with hardwired configuration

** Branch linked: lp:~3v1n0/unity-settings-daemon/kbd-brightness-update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583861 Title: Keyboard backlight isn't

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Folks, Updates had been working fine for me until today (5/19/2016). I updated my machines last night(all 11 of them) and now all are experiencing the aforementioned problem with 100% CPU usage from appstreamcli. It appears that in my case at least that something applied last night must be

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

In comment #30 I took the procedure from comment #24 and added two commands to rename appstream's apt config file, but those commands aren't necessary because they have no effect when appstream is installed via the `dpkg` command. The appstream package's postinst file explicitly calls

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Matthias post #24 worked for me also thank you! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string To

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** Information type changed from Public to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

+1 on Matthias' instructions on installing the patches (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1579712/comments/24)... this fixed the issue for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1583829] Re: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 can confirm that purging appstream and then rerunning apt update fixed the issue. version affected: appstream 0.9.4-1 @ #4 - Jacob I had the same problem, I fixed with the following: $ ps ax | grep

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Instructions for installing the patches to test (in Matthias' comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1579712/comments/24 on bug #1579712) *did* solve the issue for me. -- You

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Yes click on the bug link below and check out post #24 for the fix. It worked for me -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

I ran the fix Matthias mentioned in post #24 and it fixed my issue. Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL

[Bug 1583861] [NEW] Keyboard backlight isn't properly restored after idle on systems with hardwired configuration

Public bug reported: In Dell or ThinkPad notebooks with keyboard backlight, the keybindings to control the keyboard backlight don't emit any event to the userland, about the state change, nor they request userland to change it (as it happens in other models which emits

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Thanks. "Medium" importance for this bug? This seems like the most critical bug I've ever encountered, considering that if I had left my laptop alone to "finish updating" it might have melted and caused a forest fire before I got back :) Yeah, I think this one deserves a critical status; the fix

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@ximion: I missed that. After upgrading libappstream3 from -proposed, everything works fine. Thanks. The reason I warned against removing the binary is because it's a bad practice in general, even though in this particular problem scenario the removed binary gets restored when its package is

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@Lonnie: this is the same bug. Install the package via dpkg as described in post #24, that should solve the 100% CPU issue too - the issue manifests itself in some very interesting ways sometimes. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthias Klumpp (ximion) -- You

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Updated appstream & libappstream3 to version 0.9.4-1ubuntu1, and libappstream-glib8 to 0.5.13-1ubuntu1 just in case... Fixed for me. Thanks you! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

I tried to update after a fresh install and could not get past the appstreamcli infinite 100% processor utilization: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1583845 My laptop got almost smoking hot before I finally killed the appstreamcli process! -- You received this bug

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Yes, this is already fixed in proposed-updates. A more complete fix is in Yakkety, but the one in x-p-u will do the job just fine (see the bug report this one is a duplicate of for details). -- You

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 I noticed the same problem on a fresh 16.04 install. I booted it again few days later, and noticed "appstreamcli refresh" process using 100% cpu. Running strace on it doesn't show any activity. Gdb shows

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Mathias. Downloading and installing deb fixed it for me. Thanks!. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Weird, I wonder what happened that many people are experiencing this now... Removing `/usr/bin/appstreamcli` is fine if you install the fixed package afterwards. To install this manually, please do (for amd64, adjust URLs for other architectures): ``` cd /tmp && mkdir asfix cd asfix wget

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@John Wang: Did you also update libappstream3? Because that's where the bug actually is ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1579712 Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 An strace of the appstreamcli process while it's stuck at 100% CPU shows nothing at all, so it looks like it got stuck in a loop doing "something" that needs no syscalls... -- You received this bug

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Okay, I've successfully upgraded to appstream 0.9.4-1ubuntu1 from the -proposed repo, but subsequent `sudo apt-get update` invocations still hang on appstreamcli. I have no idea what to do now. @ludentico: Yes, sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't include full paths. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1059185] Re: bluetooth-wizard doesn't find any devices

@All, please let us know what your current status with regards to this ticket. Are you still affected? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-bluetooth in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059185 Title:

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@johnwang I guess you meant $ sudo mv /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50appstream /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50appstream.disabled -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title:

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

I have the same problem, and it happens with both apt-get and synaptic when I try to update the list of packages. It has nothing to do with installing without an internet connection, as for me this just started happening tonight (it worked fine before). A "workaround" is to remove the appstream

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

** Description changed: I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 without being connected to the internet because when connected to the internet the install would lock up at the point that ubuntu was "Retrieving 56 of 56". - Installation (without internet) was successful, then I connected to

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Disabled all my repositories by commenting out everything in /etc/apt/sources.list and moving everything out of /etc/apt/sources.list.d; it did the trick: could update appstream from proposed repository. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@ludentico: Never `rm` files without also removing the package they belong to. I discovered a workaround: $ sudo mv 50appstream 50appstream.disabled $ sudo apt-get update $ ... [do what you need here] ... $ sudo 50appstream.disabled 50appstream -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

That last command should have been: $ sudo mv 50appstream.disabled 50appstream -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on

[Bug 1554023] Re: Perform an apt update if there is no appstream available

I wonder if I'm suffering from this issue. Please take a look at the bug I submitted: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583845 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1583845] Re: Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1059185] Re: bluetooth-wizard doesn't find any devices

Konrad, that's premature. This problem was reported for example against trusty which until very recently was the latest LTS. Please stop closing tickets just because they are old. You can always ask if people are still affected by this problem and then close the ticket if there is no response.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Removing appstreamcli seems to do the trick. I'm not aware of side effects sudo rm /usr/bin/appstreamcli Source: http://trastetes.blogspot.com/2016/02/solucion-al-error-e-then- appstreamcli.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 1583845] [NEW] Can't "apt-get update" - appstreamcli stuck at 100% Processor Utilization

Public bug reported: I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 without being connected to the internet because when connected to the internet the install would lock up at the point that ubuntu was "Retrieving 56 of 56". Installation (without internet) was successful, then I connected to the

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Neither can I install any update, even after disabling third-party repositories. appstreamcli hangs refreshing with 100% cpu use apt update hangs after 'Fetched XXX kb in Xs (XXX kb/s)' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Peter, the package can be found at: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/0.9.4-1ubuntu1 (as previously posted) but I'm kinda at a loss here: dpkg -i launches appstreamcli when setting up the package which results in me not being able to install it so far. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

@pgbennett I'm not sure how to discover which particular repo is causing appstreamcli to hang, so you could try disabling *all* your third party repos then update. Or disable them one-by-one, but that could be tedious. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

I have appstream 0.9.4-1 installed and every time it is run (automatically, not by me) it spikes cpu to 100%. I cannot even purge and reinstall it, because it is run during the setup phase (to force a new index) which pegs the cpu. Is 0.9.4-1 supposed to be ~= 0.9.6 of upstream? -- You received

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Like Peter in #11, I cannot enable proposed because appstreamcli is hanging on every single run. Any invocation of appstreamcli or apt update gets stuck. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

Can somebody post a URL where I can download the proposed package directly as I cannot install it using apt-get, which hangs because of this bug. I am using amd64 xenial. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

I find it is not possible to use "software and updates" to enable proposed or to install the fix because every repository related action results in a hang with appstreamcli using 100% CPU. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1583830] Re: appstreamcli process consuming 100% CPU, even after reboot

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1583829] Re: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 I'm suffering the same issue. `sudo apt purge appstream` did not save me. Now it's locked at 100% cpu when I `sudo apt install appstream`. Won't finish setting up appstream 0.9.4-1, htop says the command

[Bug 1583829] Re: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1583829] Re: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1579712 Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1583830] Re: appstreamcli process consuming 100% CPU, even after reboot

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1579712 Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1583830] [NEW] appstreamcli process consuming 100% CPU, even after reboot

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Public bug reported: I heard my fan going and checked, and appstreamcli was consuming a whole core. I rebooted, and immediately it was doing it again, and I had to SIGKILL it. I'll reboot shortly and

[Bug 1583829] Re: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 So, I just purged appstream package (along with dependencies up to ubuntu-software) and everything works perfect again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 1583829] [NEW] aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu

Public bug reported: I started aptitude and hit "u" to update package list. It stuck on "Loading cache" screen. I checked processes tree and found out aptitude was waiting for /usr/bin/appstreamcli which used 100% CPU and did nothing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package:

[Bug 1389336] Re: Use geoclue-2.0

This bug was fixed in the package empathy - 3.12.11-0ubuntu4 --- empathy (3.12.11-0ubuntu4) yakkety; urgency=medium * Drop Revert-geoclue-2.0.patch and switch to geoclue-2.0 (LP: #1389336) * Enable geoclue and map support now that empathy is in universe * Drop

[Bug 1021375] Re: Nautilus says the USB stick is read only when it is not

The problem exists in 16.04 as well. Why does this problem still exist? It's been 4 years! Here is a video demo of the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oACOGupxVmU -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in

[Bug 1583773] Re: evolution-source-registry crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc()

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1303211 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303211 Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1303211, so is being marked as such.

[Bug 1557981] Re: Selected-Tab Hard to Distinguish in Default Ambiance Theme

Ubuntu-themes is the source package now. ** Project changed: light-themes => ubuntu-themes ** Changed in: ubuntu-themes Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: unity Status: New => Invalid ** Project changed: light-themes-colors => ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) ** Changed in:

[Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string

** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL

[Bug 1518646] Re: Metacity unexpectedly crashed

** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518646 Title: Metacity unexpectedly crashed To manage

[Bug 1575555] Re: Chrome/Chromium use "Thin" as default font weight

This bug was fixed in the package fonts-noto-cjk - 1:1.004+repack2-1~ubuntu1 --- fonts-noto-cjk (1:1.004+repack2-1~ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium * No-change backport to 16.04 as SRU to fix display problems in Chromium. (LP: #157) -- Iain Lane

[Bug 1572260] Re: gvfs-smb-browse hogs CPU after only opening nautilus

the issue looks similar to bug #1409032 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1572260 Title: gvfs-smb-browse hogs CPU after only opening nautilus To manage notifications

[Bug 1059185] Re: bluetooth-wizard doesn't find any devices

This is reported against an old version of Ubuntu and many things has changed since then. Because of that we won't fix this issue however if this behavior repeats on a modern version please fill a bug report against it and we will take it from there. ** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 1581713] Re: Ubuntu Software asks for an Ubuntu Single Sign-On account to remove a snap

** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1581713 Title: Ubuntu Software asks for an Ubuntu

[Bug 1578473] Re: I can't install flashplayer through the Ubuntu Software.

** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1578473 Title: I can't install flashplayer through

[Bug 1577602] Re: ubuntu-software will not launch

** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided => Critical -- You

[Bug 1576252] Re: Launching nautilus from the command line fails to bring window to front if open already

** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1576252 Title: Launching nautilus from the command line fails

[Bug 1576539] Re: package gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed

** Changed in: gconf (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1576539 Title: package gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu6 failed to

[Bug 1433013] Re: Super -> exec vs Alt-F2 -> exec have different environment

** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1433013 Title: Super -> exec vs Alt-F2 -> exec have

[Bug 1572661] Re: Ubuntu Gnome Bug -evolution translation

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1545212 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1545212 The same happen with Catalan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1572661

[Bug 1573168] Re: [Frieza] Location service fails to start cleanly, entering restart loop - service crashes on start

** Also affects: platform-api Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: platform-api Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: platform-api Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: location-service (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Invalid ** Changed in:

[Bug 1433013] Re: Super -> exec vs Alt-F2 -> exec have different environment

Hello Dimitri, or anyone else affected, Accepted upstart into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

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