[Bug 1928481] [NEW] Please integrate cron with systemd instead of legacy /etc/init.d

2021-05-14 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: I would like to manage cron with standard systemd resources, such as "systemctl". Please integrate cron with systemd. As a workaround, I have to use raw /etc/init.d for this. ** Affects: cron (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this

[Bug 1357226] Re: qemu: uncaught target signal 11 (Segmentation fault) - core dumped

2019-07-07 Thread mcandre
Hi, I am getting the error: qemu: uncaught target signal 11 (Segmentation fault) - core dumped Segmentation fault When I try to execute a Hello World binary on my amd64 machine, with Hello World built by mips-linux-gnu-g++, using either mips binfmt extensions (./hello) or qemu-mips-static hello.

[Bug 1473228] Re: qemu-system-ppc requires openhackware package

2019-03-27 Thread mcandre
I get this error as well, without using kvm. Looks like the qemu packages neglect to install important BIOS packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1473228 Title: qemu-system-ppc

[Bug 1751139] Re: package linux-image-4.15.0-10-generic 4.15.0-10.11 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

2018-12-26 Thread mcandre
When I execute privileged `apt-get upgrade -y` on my Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver instance in VirtualBox, the overall command fails during update- initramfs with an apparent omission of the recursive flag to the copy file utility. cp: -r not specified; omitting directory

[Bug 1775459] Re: python2.7-minimal broken in bionic beaver

2018-06-08 Thread mcandre
Ah, I see that the Swift tarball is unfortunately populating the /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages directory, e.g.: wget https://swift.org/builds/swift-4.1.2-release/ubuntu1604/swift-4.1.2-RELEASE/swift-4.1.2 -RELEASE-ubuntu16.04.tar.gz sudo tar xzvf swift-4.1.2-RELEASE-ubuntu16.04.tar.gz -C /

[Bug 1775459] Re: python2.7-minimal broken in bionic beaver

2018-06-08 Thread mcandre
Same behavior in 16.04 Xenial: When I try to install clang, dpkg complains that python2.7-minimal fails to install. As far as I know, the few packages I am using so far for my Swift Ubuntu machines, beyond the default Ubuntu server packages, include libicu-dev, ca-certificates, and rsync. --

[Bug 1775459] [NEW] python2.7-minimal broken in bionic beaver

2018-06-06 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: My high level goal is to install clang in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver, however clang's dependency package python2.7-minimal appears to be broken, at least on my machine: $ sudo apt-get install clang Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading

[Bug 989961] Re: no gmake symlink created

2018-03-30 Thread mcandre
+1 Especially helpful for projects that wish to build for both GNU/Linux and BSD, where "make" is an unreliable command, whereas calling "gmake" guarantees the appropriate parser is executed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1722875] [NEW] Missing set -o pipefail

2017-10-11 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: set -[eu]o pipefail is tremendously helpful for making bash-derived shell scripts more robust. Could posh get the pipefail option? Otherwise, script authors are forced to choose between slow and reliable bash, vs. fast and unreliable posh. ** Affects: posh (Ubuntu)

[Bug 1368615] [NEW] Alt+Shift+Tilde (~) should switch windows in reverse order

2014-09-12 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: There's a GUI convention for navigation: adding the Shift modifier to a hotkey is typically interpreted as 'do the same thing as the hotkey, except in the other direction'. Control+Tab+Shift may visit the previous Web browser tab. Control+Z+Shift may redo the last edit, and

[Bug 1368620] [NEW] Hard to tell which dock apps are running / not running

2014-09-12 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: The colorized background of dock icons makes it harder for me to tell which apps are running. I would prefer that the dock icon backgrounds remain the same color regardless of icon content, and that the same color is used across apps to indicate a running app. This would make

[Bug 1365576] [NEW] Have to push mouse cursor really hard to move it between multiple monitors

2014-09-04 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: I often have to push my mouse cursor really hard, several times, to get it to jump between multiple monitors. Please increase the sensitivity for this. ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: cursor displays monitors mouse

[Bug 1365576] Re: Have to push mouse cursor really hard to move it between multiple monitors

2014-09-04 Thread mcandre
I can reproduce this about 60% of the time in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365576 Title: Have to push mouse cursor really hard to move it between

[Bug 1357524] [NEW] Crashes on Ruby exec

2014-08-15 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: While debugging an old Ruby script for determing the Internet connection status (online vs offline), I found that running exec from Ruby would crash Unity. Steps to reproduce: 1. wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcandre/mcandre

[Bug 377663] Re: mod_h264_streaming

2014-08-11 Thread mcandre
Also affects apache. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/377663 Title: mod_h264_streaming To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 390608] Re: trash icon always full

2014-08-01 Thread mcandre
I'm happy to report that the trashcan was actually working correctly for me! Turns out a network drive had bad permissions for its .Trash/ folder, not Ubuntu's fault. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 390608] Re: trash icon always full

2014-07-30 Thread mcandre
Lol, this bug is back from Ubuntu 9 all the way to 14.04. A dialog box says Preparing for five seconds, disappears, without doing anything. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390608

[Bug 390608] Re: trash icon always full

2014-07-30 Thread mcandre
By the way, manually emptying the trash with `rm` does not help, nor does rebooting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390608 Title: trash icon always full To manage notifications

[Bug 1344143] [NEW] unix `time` program runs the output together when run from a Makefile

2014-07-18 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: With default settings, the Unix `time` program runs output together in an ugly, unreadable way, when run from a Makefile. Trace: $ time echo '42' 42 real0m0.000s user0m0.000s sys 0m0.000s $ cat Makefile all: time echo '42' $ make time echo '42' 42

[Bug 1343606] [NEW] Option to disable colorization for active dock icons

2014-07-17 Thread mcandre
Public bug reported: I would prefer that dock icons do not change to a different, per-app color, to indicate when an application is active. The rainbow effect is confusing sometimes, making me think that one app or other has a notification when it does not. Please expose an option to use a

[Bug 1165938] Re: Marvell 88W8797 (Surface Pro) wifi does not work

2013-05-20 Thread mcandre
Yes, please fix this! Poor WiFi support is the only thing keeping me from enjoying Ubuntu on Surface Pro. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1165938 Title: Marvell 88W8797 (Surface Pro)

[Bug 163429] Re: ecl installation incomplete

2011-02-27 Thread mcandre
ECL installation fails on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick. And the ecl binary is missing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/163429 Title: ecl installation incomplete -- ubuntu-bugs mailing