[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Tags removed: foundations-todo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade Status in Cinnamon:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:22.04.18 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:22.04.18) jammy; urgency=medium * do-release-upgrade: pass XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP env var (LP: #2034986) * Run pre-build.sh: updating po files, mirrors, and demotions. -- Nick

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I have verified the XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP fix using ubuntu-release- upgrader-core 1:22.04.18 from jammy-proposed: nr@clean-jammy-amd64:~$ apt policy ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-core: Installed: 1:22.04.18 Candidate: 1:22.04.18 Version table: *** 1:22.04.18 500

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:23.10.14 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:23.10.14) mantic; urgency=medium * DistUpgradeQuirks: prevent upgrades on BIOS systems with XFS /boot (LP: #2039172) * Run pre-build.sh: updating po files, mirrors, and

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On 2023-11-24 21:06, BloodyIron wrote: > For me removing "fonts-wine" "solved" the problem, Well, it solved *your* problem, which we now know is of another nature () than the issue with the ubuntu- release-upgrader UI dealt with in this bug report. ** Bug watch

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

For me removing "fonts-wine" "solved" the problem, but I don't know if this is a proper fix, or just a temporary work-around in my case. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Verification (synthetic) of the XDG_SESSION_TYPE fix in Mantic: $ lsb_release -cs No LSB modules are available. mantic The packages are downloaded from Launchpad librarian since previous versions are not available in archive. Before the fix (reverted) // 1:23.10.12 ---

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Summary for Mantic SRUs. There are 3 LP bugs combined in mantic-proposed (list sorted by package version so it's helpful). 1) Bug 2034986, used twice, 1A) First for 1:23.10.9, for 'fix v1': * Temporary font for Ubuntu MATE (LP: #2034986) It's released to mantic-updates with 1:23.10.10

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Ok. This bug is focused on the UI for the upgrader itself. I would recommend you to ask a question at Ask Ubuntu. That way you'll hopefully get help to determine if it is a problem with your configuration or some kind of bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

My upgrade for Ubuntu to 23.10 was a bunch of days ago. In that time I have rebooted multiple times and no change observed for fonts (better or worse). Still bad heh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Bloodyiron: Does it help to reboot? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade Status in Cinnamon:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Not sure if I'm in the right thread, but after upgrading to Mantic (23.10) a lot of fonts, namely in browsers, look like trash. There's lots of overlapping and other font weirdness. I haven't really seen boxes yet, but it was not present before doing do-release-upgrade. -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Because upgrades are not enabled yet for mantic -> noble, we still cannot explicitly verify the XDG_SESSION_TYPE fix for mantic. However, (a) since this exact patch was verified for lunar -> mantic, (b) this patch relates to upgrading *from* mantic rather than *to* mantic, and (c) we do not want

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I made a verification attempt for mantic of the 1:23.10.12 changes. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release- upgrader/+bug/2039356/comments/3 While those changes are included in 1:23.10.13, the specific change in 1:23.10.13 (letting do-release-upgrade set the XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Hello Brian, or anyone else affected, Accepted ubuntu-release-upgrader into mantic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/1:23.10.13 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:23.10.11 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:23.10.11) mantic; urgency=medium * do-release-upgrade: pass XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP env var (LP: #2034986) * tests: use di.stable() instead of di.devel() * Run pre-build.sh:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Nathan: I think you actually describe the underlying reason why this is an issue. For running processes which use a particular font, you'll see the characters become corrupted if you replace the related font file, and it will fix itself when you restart the process. -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I see the bug is addressed, but for what it's worth, one more data point. I just run into the issue today when doing apt remove fonts-ubuntu* What I didn't notice was that a replacement instead of a removal was carried out fonts-ubuntu (0.83-6ubuntu1 => 0.869-0ubuntu1) After a while I

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:23.04.7 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:23.04.7) lunar; urgency=medium * do-release-upgrade: pass XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP env var (LP: #2034986) * Run pre-build.sh: updating po files, mirrors, and demotions. -- Nick

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Michael: Then you hadn't installed version version 1:23.04.7 of ubuntu- release-upgrader first, right? Please compare comment #44. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Just now upgrading ubuntu-mate 23.04 to 23.10 and encountered the corrupt text issues. Screenshot attached. ** Attachment added: "corruption.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2034986/+attachment/5710737/+files/corruption.png -- You received this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Am in the process of an Ubuntu-Mate 23.04 to 23.10 upgrade and have the corrupted text issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Since this bug fix cannot be properly verified for Mantic until the archive is open for the next release, I have temporarily reverted this change in my last upload so that we can proceed with the fix in bug 2039356 for now. Edit: By "this change", I mean the most recent change related to this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Since I propose yet another SRU, I created bug #2039356. This bug report is quite noisy already... My examination of the flavors with respect to this issue focused on two questions: 1. Does the u-r-u model effectively prevent 'the unreadable text issue' when the desktop font in use — whether

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On 2023-10-13 22:10, Jeremy Bícha wrote: > Gunnar, I tested these desktop flavors successfully (23.04 to 23.10): > - Ubuntu Desktop > - Ubuntu Budgie > - Ubuntu Kylin > - Kubuntu > - Lubuntu > - Xubuntu Thanks for reporting that. I have not found otherwise. But in most of those cases (not Ubuntu

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Gunnar, I tested these desktop flavors successfully (23.04 to 23.10): - Ubuntu Desktop - Ubuntu Budgie - Ubuntu Kylin - Kubuntu - Lubuntu - Xubuntu That means I also missed Ubuntu Unity. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Hello Brian, or anyone else affected, Accepted ubuntu-release-upgrader into mantic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/1:23.10.11 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I'm investigating the flavors in this respect more systematically, and just found that a 23.04 -> 23.10 upgrade of Ubuntu Cinnamon is still hit by this issue (they use the schema org.cinnamon.desktop.interface ...). So adding the Cinnamon project for now. I will soon come up with a proposal for

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I just did this with vanilla ubuntu with the ubuntu-release-upgrader version from proposed and everything was fine - no wild font changes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I tested a lunar -> mantic desktop upgrade last night and did not encounter the bug described here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Hello Brian, or anyone else affected, Accepted ubuntu-release-upgrader into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/1:22.04.18 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

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

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On 2023-10-12 18:39, Brian Murray wrote: > however the title bar was corrupted but that's fine. Yeah, that's expected. I didn't think it was motivated to play with multiple dconf keys only for MATE. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I've tested an upgrade of Ubuntu MATE (running Lunar) with -proposed enabled with version 1:23.04.7 installed and the fonts in the body of the ubuntu-release-upgrader were legible, however the title bar was corrupted but that's fine. ** Tags removed: verification-needed-lunar ** Tags added:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Hmm.. The XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP variable keeps being present when you use sudo, which is the reason why we successfully tested the MATE specific code. Apparently the pkexec environment differs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Hello Brian, or anyone else affected, Accepted ubuntu-release-upgrader into lunar-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/1:23.04.7 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Description changed: [ Impact ]  * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running    ubuntu-release-upgrader, the displayed font of running    applications (including the upgrader) becomes very corrupted.  * This is not just a display problem, it is also a functional one.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Description changed: [ Impact ]  * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running    ubuntu-release-upgrader, the displayed font of running    applications (including the upgrader) becomes very corrupted.  * This is not just a display problem, it is also a functional one.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Also affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Lunar) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Lunar) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Lunar) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~enr0n/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/453456 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~enr0n/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/453457 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Description changed: [ Impact ]  * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running    ubuntu-release-upgrader, the displayed font of running    applications (including the upgrader) becomes very corrupted.  * This is not just a display problem, it is also a functional one.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Description changed: [ Impact ] - * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running -ubuntu-release-upgrader, the displayed font of running -applications (including the upgrader) becomes very corrupted. +  * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running +    

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Description changed: [ Impact ] * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running ubuntu-release-upgrader, the displayed font of running applications (including the upgrader) becomes very corrupted. * This is not just a display problem, it is also a functional one.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Description changed: + [ Impact ] + + * On Ubuntu Mate with the Lunar series, when running +ubuntu-release-upgrader, the displayed font of running +applications (including the upgrader) becomes very corrupted. + + * This is not just a display problem, it is also a functional one. +

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:23.10.10 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:23.10.10) mantic; urgency=medium * Fix failing autopkgtest due to PEP8 line to long issue. * Run pre-build.sh: updating po files, mirrors, and demotions. ubuntu-release-upgrader

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Ethan: MATE is about to be fixed. Once ubuntu-release-upgrader 1:23.10.10 has made it to mantic-release, you shouldn't be able to reproduce that. Let us know otherwise. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

just attaching a screen shot ** Attachment added: "upgrade.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2034986/+attachment/5708659/+files/upgrade.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/2034986 ** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Besides the very minor Firefox issue, I didn't see any font issues when I tested 23.04 -> 23.10 basic upgrades today of - Ubuntu Desktop - Ubuntu Budgie - Kubuntu - Lubuntu - Xubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Sorry for the noise about Lubuntu. There is a very minor issue seen during the upgrade if Firefox is running (regardless of whether the desktop is Lubuntu). It's recommended to not run other apps during the upgrade. In this case, restarting Firefox is usually enough to fix the issue. If not,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I just ran an errand, and thought about that font workaround. The MATE issue makes me doubt about running the code for all the flavors. We know that the root cause is changes to the Ubuntu font. That font is explicitly used for desktop in standard Ubuntu and MATE. But is it used for desktop by

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I filed the Lubuntu equivalent of this bug as https://launchpad.net/bugs/2038946 Minor issue, didn't affect the upgrade itself or most apps. Easy workaround for Firefox. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Milestone: None => ubuntu-23.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Thanks Chris! Possibly no other flavor is affected by this issue, at least not in this cycle. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Gunnar asked > But this makes me wonder if there is a need to special case other flavors besides MATE. I've noted a number of users report 'garbled' or 'unreadable' text on discord (testing-cycles) & Ubuntu-MATE discourse (#1) but one of those reports led us back here, alas I'm not aware of any

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I submitted a MP to make the fix apply to MATE. It's not without issues, though (see the linked MP), and I think we need involvement from the MATE developers. ** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/453086 --

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

To the extent I participated in the resolution of this bug, I had standard Ubuntu in mind, where the default desktop font can be accessed like this: gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name And that's the key whose value is temporarily changed when upgrading to 23.10. But on MATE that

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Erich, maybe a separate bug is appropriate here. The original issue, upgrading Ubuntu Desktop from 23.04 to 23.10, works for me now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I'm re-opening this bug as it seems as though it's not fixed per LP: #2038726, which I've marked as a duplicate here. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Status: Fix Released => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-meta - 1.523 --- ubuntu-meta (1.523) mantic; urgency=medium * Refreshed dependencies * Added fonts-dejavu-core to desktop, desktop-minimal, desktop-raspi (LP: #2034986) * Removed fonts-dejavu-mono from desktop-minimal-recommends,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:23.10.7 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:23.10.7) mantic; urgency=medium * DistUpgradeQuirks: Use generic font temporarily at upgrade (LP: #2034986) * DistUpgradeQuirks: Switch snap channels instead of refresh

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Tags removed: block-proposed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade Status in ubuntu-meta

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I have uploaded the fix. I am adding block-proposed so that I can do another test, i.e. do-release-upgrade -d -p, just because the manual way of testing differs slightly. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed ** Tags added:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On 2023-09-26 22:32, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > But one of the changes in mantic is that no font is safely present > (i.e. the default ones are "Recommends:" only). So later, when people > will upgrade from 23.10 to 24.04, just using "Sans" temporarily may > not be the best option. And changing

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~enr0n/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/452304 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Nick: That would be an improvement indeed. Guess you abandon /tmp then. ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

For the near term, I am working on adapting Gunnar's existing work in a way that we restore the font on the next boot after the upgrade. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 09:38:21PM -, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > If I was in a nitpicking mode I would mention that the unreadable > character problem also affects the desktop itself and possible open > programs (even if the latter is advised against). So it's not obvious to > me that the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On 2023-09-26 22:52, Steve Langasek wrote: > Trying to think in terms of robust general solutions to this problem, > what if update-manager were to notice when fonts were upgraded, and > when they are, shut down the GUI connection and reinitialize it? > This might require saving a bit of state

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Trying to think in terms of robust general solutions to this problem, what if update-manager were to notice when fonts were upgraded, and when they are, shut down the GUI connection and reinitialize it? This might require saving a bit of state information in update-manager in order to be able to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Hopefully an ubuntu-release-upgrader workaround will be in place soon. But in a sense this is an ubuntu-meta matter as well. The code in my merge proposal sets the "Sans" font temporarily, which in lunar means that either DejaVu Sans or Noto Sans will be used in the UI during the upgrade (unless

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Daniel: Maybe I answered a bit hasty. I see this issue over and over again without any Nvidia driver. But I do have a Nvidia card, if that may be related. Not sure about the root cause of this bug. We know that it happens with the Ubuntu font and that that font was changed in the mantic cycle.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Assignee: (unassigned) => Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

On 2023-09-25 03:15, Daniel van Vugt wrote: > is it specific to Nvidia desktops like bug 1876632? No. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I recall this bug was reported around last cycle too. But I wonder; is it specific to Nvidia desktops like bug 1876632? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Tags added: foundations-todo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade Status in ubuntu-meta

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

@Steve: I made such a change to the MR. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Gunnar, one concern raised is that 'Sans 11' may be a different font size than is used for the current interface font, so setting this may cause legibility problems for users who have intentionally configured larger fonts. Can you suggest a workaround that's font-size-neutral? -- You received

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/451815 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Tags removed: rls-mm-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2034986 Title: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade Status in ubuntu-meta

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I think we'd want to put it in a "quirk" and those are found in DistUpgradeQuirks.py: https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release- upgrader/tree/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeQuirks.py?h=ubuntu/mantic I think a "StartUpgrade" quirk is likely the best time for this but there should be a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

The attached script is an attempt to express my idea in python code. I don't know where exactly I'd put those commands, though, so that's why I abstain from a merge request. ** Attachment added: "proposed_commands.py"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Without my workaround, I didn't even get that far, but it hanged before the "Cleaning up" phase. I could reboot manually, though. With the workaround, the upgrade completed including "Cleaning up". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Here's a screenshot from today, upgrading Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 to 23.10. This is the screen where the upgrader asks to remove no longer needed packages. It makes me very uncomfortable to have this screen be unreadable. ** Attachment added: "upgrade-to-mantic-2023-09-20_14-17-15.png"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > Maybe it would be sufficient to drop the Ubuntu font as the first choice and > simply let fontconfig deal with it for everyone. I tested that approach. On an updated lunar I run this command: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Sans 11' before doing

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

> What about this idea for a workaround: have the upgrader temporarily switch the UI font to a font that hasn't been changed since Jammy? That sounds as a reasonable idea. Maybe it would be sufficient to drop the Ubuntu font as the first choice and simply let fontconfig deal with it for everyone.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

** Also affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Mantic) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Mantic) Importance: Critical Status: Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

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

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

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

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

I'm attaching a screenshot from an upgrade I did from Lunar to Mantic on July 18. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2023-07-18 13-19-22.png"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This is a longstanding bug in our font stack. Things can go very bad when a font in use is upgraded. See for instance https://launchpad.net/bugs/1600160 It's not been noticed more recently because the Ubuntu font hasn't been updated in a while. (And there is no longer an Ubuntu GNOME shipping

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2034986] Re: some text became unreadable during a distribution upgrade

This isn't a problem with ubuntu-release-upgrader but rather something with the desktop environment during the upgrade process so I've opened an ubuntu-meta task. ** Tags added: rls-mm-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is