[Bug 887331] Re: file-roller cannot open filetypes with derived mimetypes (e.g. epub and ods files)

2018-02-13 Thread Rob Hills
Old bug, just tripped me up after upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10, now can't open a .epub file but I can open it via a link (ln -s xyz.epub xyz.tgz). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887331 Tit

[Bug 1437862] Re: pg_upgradecluster fails: "could not get cluster locales"

2017-12-26 Thread Rob Hills
This bug prevents me upgrading from 9.5 -> 9.6. I tried both workarounds suggested above: Edited /usr/bin/pg_upgradecluster changing lines 333 and 354 of that script from: push @argv, ('-t', '5') if $version >= '8.4'; to push @argv, ('-t', '30') if $version >= '8.4'; which was my guessed chan

[Bug 1183692] Re: Not enough disk space for kernel security update on /boot

2016-07-31 Thread Rob Hills
Agree with the above. There should be a simple, foolproof-as-possible way to manage boot device free space. I am currently trying to rescue my wife's computer from an incomplete 14.04LTS -> 16.04LTS upgrade that has failed near the end because it ran out of space on /boot. THIS SHOULD NOT HAP

[Bug 1169054] Re: Disabling then Re-Enabling login without password does not remove user from nopasswdlogin group

2015-08-17 Thread Rob Hills
Problem still present in 14.04 LTS A family member inadvertently changed their User Account to "Login without password" and subsequently I was unable to revert this change until I discovered the nopasswdlogin group and manually removed them from that group. ** Summary changed: - Disabling then

[Bug 1380084] Re: SSH client requires SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0 will not work without it, can't use key auth without SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0

2014-12-12 Thread Rob Hills
Also (because it is a different result from one posted earlier): echo ${SSH_AUTH_SOCK} /run/user/1000/keyring-X8I7Ly/ssh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1380084 Title: SSH client requ

[Bug 1380084] Re: SSH client requires SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0 will not work without it, can't use key auth without SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0

2014-12-12 Thread Rob Hills
I forgot to mention: uname -a Linux robs-tosh-L50-a 3.13.0-40-generic #69-Ubuntu SMP Thu Nov 13 17:53:56 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ssh -V OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2, OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 1380084] Re: SSH client requires SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0 will not work without it, can't use key auth without SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0

2014-12-12 Thread Rob Hills
This bug has hit me quite hard in the last week, breaking a number of automated ssh processes that have been working without a hitch prior to sometime after Monday evening (8 December, UTC+8) this week. I can pin it down to that because each Monday and Friday evening I use a scripted ssh tunnel to

[Bug 1314739] Re: Unable to upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04

2014-05-04 Thread Rob Hills
Many thanks Brian for pointing this out. For anyone else who finds this via a search engine, I fixed my problem with the help of some information from http://askubuntu.com/questions/202730/how-to-fix-the- unable-to-calculate-upgrade-issue-when-upgrading-from-12-04-to. Specifically I executed: sud

[Bug 1314739] Re: Unable to upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04

2014-04-30 Thread Rob Hills
I just noticed that the debugging info above suggests I updated to Saucy yesterday. This is incorrect. Looking at my apt logs, I have installed Saucy back in October 2013. In case it is relevant, I have changed computers since. My current spindle (an SSD) was in my old notebook computer which d

[Bug 1314739] [NEW] Unable to upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04

2014-04-30 Thread Rob Hills
Public bug reported: When I execute: sudo do-release-upgrade in the terminal, it gets to the point where it says: Calculating the changes Calculating the changes and then says: An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. This can be caused by: * Upgrading to a pre-rele

[Bug 1225281] Re: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.

2014-04-27 Thread Rob Hills
Subtle variation, but also occurs when you sudo su and then try and run gedit. ** Tags added: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1225281 Title: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the envi

[Bug 1248684] Re: gnome-system-log crashed during start

2014-03-19 Thread Rob Hills
I created a filter using a Regex expression. Following this, gnome- system-log crashes each time I try to start it, with the following error message: (gnome-system-log:6811): GLib-GIO-ERROR **: g_menu_item_set_detailed_action: Detailed action name 'win.filter_Vesper Marine' has invalid format My

[Bug 1157318] Re: Login error in CUPS when adding a printer (or other admin procedure)

2013-09-15 Thread Rob Hills
I believe I have the same issue, I have package cups 1.6.2-1ubuntu5. When I try and do any admin task via the web interface, I get: E [15/Sep/2013:18:51:03 +0800] [Client 11] Unknown MD5 username "rob" In my cupsd.conf file, I have the following (relevant bits only): DefaultAuthType BasicDigest

[Bug 1165104] Re: oneconf is only showing the pc you are on in raring and isn't sharing to other machines

2013-08-04 Thread Rob Hills
Sorry, should have attached this to the previous comment. ** Attachment added: "Oneconf exception traceback" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oneconf/+bug/1165104/+attachment/3759813/+files/oneconf-exception-traceback.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 1165104] Re: oneconf is only showing the pc you are on in raring and isn't sharing to other machines

2013-08-04 Thread Rob Hills
I too have this problem. I am very new to oneconf and thought I'd use it to migrate installed apps from my wife's old computer to her new one. After finding the problem described by this bug in the GUI, I thought I'd try the command line to link the two computers. Firstly, each computer seems to

Re: [Bug 1206952] Re: Fresh install 13.04 from Live usb stick to SSD (with 2 x RAID0 HDD)

2013-07-31 Thread Rob Hills
eMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 >(20130424) > MarkForUpload: True > SourcePackage: grub-installer > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > >To manage notifications about this bug go to: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 1206952] Re: Fresh install 13.04 from Live usb stick to SSD (with 2 x RAID0 HDD)

2013-07-31 Thread Rob Hills
As I noted in my comments, I did NOT wish to install to the RAID HDDs, the Ubuntu Installer did that. I specifically selected /dev/sdc (an SSD) as my installation target during setup. I think there is a valid bug here as the Installer tried to put Grub on a different drive from the one that I'd t

[Bug 1206952] [NEW] Fresh install 13.04 from Live usb stick to SSD (with 2 x RAID0 HDD)

2013-07-31 Thread Rob Hills
Public bug reported: Trying to install fresh 13.04 onto a machine with a 128G SSD and 2 x 1TB HDD in hardware RAID0. I'm trying to get the OS onto LVM partitions on the SSD (just using the generic LVM install from the checkbox on the relevant dialog in the Install Wizard) and plan to use the HDDs

[Bug 1206952] Re: Fresh install 13.04 from Live usb stick to SSD (with 2 x RAID0 HDD)

2013-07-31 Thread Rob Hills
This was posted automatically when the install process crashed. It asked me for the log but said it would include the user password, so I declined. Where do I find the install log? I could edit it to obfuscate the password. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 1044795] [NEW] requestbackport tool missing from ubuntu-dev-tools package for Oneiric

2012-09-01 Thread Rob Hills
Public bug reported: The Ubuntu Backports Wiki (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports) says: "The Ubuntu Backporters team recommends using the requestbackport tool in the ubuntu-dev-tools package to file backport requests" I have installed ubuntu-dev-tools package (on an Oneiric system via "su

[Bug 857824] Re: Wishlist: Update to Unison 2.40.63

2012-09-01 Thread Rob Hills
While people wouldn't often need 2.32 AND 2.40 together, they may well require one of the two because unison will only work if it is the same version on both computers that are being synchronised. Hence, at present, if one of those computers is running Oneiric and the other is running Precise, you

[Bug 857824] Re: Wishlist: Update to Unison 2.40.63

2012-09-01 Thread Rob Hills
I don't believe this is a duplicate as this bug report refers specifically to Oneiric. Bug #769479 has resulted in the latest stable version of Unison (2.40.63) being made available in Precise, but it remains unavailable in Oneiric. This creates a problem for people like me who need to sync betwe

[Bug 945285] Re: Installation failed creating USB Boot of Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1

2012-08-28 Thread Rob Hills
I have been getting a similar problem: Could not move syslinux files in "/media/0434-37D2": [Errno 39] Directory not empty. Maybe "/tmp/tmphQWJSw" is not an Ubuntu image? I've been trying to create a Clonezilla Live USB stick via a Ubuntu 11.10 Live boot USB. uname -a : Linux ubuntu 3.0.0-12-ge

[Bug 533276] Re: Fails to enable "Make Startup Disk" button

2012-08-28 Thread Rob Hills
Not sure why this bug seems to have languished. It's biting me today, as it seems to do episodically for no obvious reason. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/533276 Title: Fails to enab

[Bug 884159] Re: cddb not working

2012-08-25 Thread Rob Hills
Googling this issue shows it's long been a problem for Banshee that seems to reappear intermittently. It would be nice if a permanent "workaround" could be built in, enabling a user to specify a MusicBrainz URL or an album Catalog number that Banshee could then use to retrieve metadata. Then when

[Bug 884159] Re: cddb not working

2012-08-25 Thread Rob Hills
I've experienced this problem with 2 CDs today. Both are present in the MusicBrainz database. I suspect the problem is that both CDs have "unusual" file/partition layouts. One is this one (MusicBrainz link) http://musicbrainz.org/release- group/ca08ae46-d5ce-4587-b3f4-45a532f767b8 . When I inser

[Bug 212681] Re: Add Telstra Bigpond Australian repo

2012-02-11 Thread Rob Hills
://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/mirror.aarnet.edu.au- archive HTH, Rob Hills -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212681 Title: Add Telstra Bigpond Australian repo To manage notifications about this

[Bug 865470] Re: Oneiric Gnucash crashes on startup: undefined gnc-path-get-bindir

2012-01-23 Thread Rob Hills
This problem started for me immediately after an update from 11.04 to 11.10. After the OS Upgrade, Gnucash simply stopped working. No error messages or anything, it just wouldn't work. Fortunately, I had the skills to try starting it in a terminal console, see the error message there, google it

[Bug 865470] Re: Oneiric Gnucash crashes on startup: undefined gnc-path-get-bindir

2012-01-23 Thread Rob Hills
I had the same problem and while the solution posted by mgm eventually helped me to find and fix my problem, it may be a bit terse for some. To spell out what I did to fix this problem in more detail: I looked in /usr/local/lib and found some old Gnucash libraries: ls -al /usr/local/lib/libgnc-*

[Bug 758019] Re: wicd doesn't show in the tray

2011-05-27 Thread Rob Hills
I disagree, I think this *is* a wicd issue. Shouldn't the install process put wicd in the unity systray panel whitelist by default? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/758019 Title: wicd

[Bug 212681] Re: Add Telstra Bigpond Australian repo

2010-01-26 Thread Rob Hills
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- Add Telstra Bigpond Australian repo https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212681 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt

[Bug 212681] Re: Add Telstra Bigpond Australian repo

2010-01-24 Thread Rob Hills
Today I tried to add this repository to the URL mentioned in #1 (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors) but it's already there with a status of "under review". It would be _extremely_ helpful to a large number of Australian users if this repository could be added, even if it still doesn't c