Please also consider software that is not inside the Ubuntu
repositories, but users nonetheless want to run on Ubuntu systems. Such
software may still require fuse2. For example, pretty much every
AppImage in existence as of today.
I think it would be reasonable to announce that libfuse2 will be
Apparently this affects most if not all flavors of Ubuntu. Especially
the default flavor.
The AppImage format for distributing applications is centered around the
idea that a user can boot the Ubuntu Live ISO, download an application
in AppImage format, make it executable, and run it without
** Also affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: ubuntukylin-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: ubuntu-budgie-meta
Please have a look at AppImageKit, which allows to package applications
for multiple distributions following the 1 app = 1 file philosophy.
Since it needs no support from the distribution, it can run already
today on Fedora, Ubuntu and the likes. There are some example (32-bit)
AppImages at
This is no longer the case in the latest version from SVN.
** Changed in: shotwell (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Fix Committed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555408
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Binary package hint: shotwell
Shotwell makes USB mouse flaky. Apparently it does some form of USB
polling.
[ 3824.324968] usb 1-4.3: USB disconnect, address 120
[ 3824.532107] usb 1-4.3: new low speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address
121
[ 3824.629588] usb 1-4.3:
Please consider the fix submitted on 2009-04-25
** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed = In Progress
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U-C installs from Live CD but not from Live USB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287684
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Here is a solution that worked for me:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7275427postcount=762
If you place this (fat binary) file on your FAT formatted USB stick to
/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
/EFI/BOOT/BOOTIA32.EFI
then when you insert the stick into an Intel Mac and press Alt, an icon
called
Please check whether the attached patch works for you (it does for me);
then possibly consider removing the corresponding if statements
altogether.
** Attachment added: backend.diff
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25973322/backend.diff
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I don't think this could work since vfat/fat32 doesn't support
permissions, symlinks, and case sensitive filenames, all of which are
required.
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Support for fat32 for casper-rw partition type
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313566
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** Attachment added: Patch to increase casper verbosity
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25765739/casper_verbose.diff
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363886
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: casper
When booting without the quiet boot option, Ubuntu should show verbose
messages during boot.
However, this is not honored by casper. I am attaching a patch that fixes this.
** Affects: casper (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status:
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-app-install
It takes too many clicks to install codecs. Please see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOtDnN4Aog for a demonstration.
I am attaching a patch that does away with the confirmation dialogs. If
you feel like the extra warnings can't be
** Attachment added: Reduce number of clicks required to install codecs
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23259379/less-nags-when-installing-codecs.diff
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gnome-app-install takes too many clicks to install codecs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336270
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Fabio, did you try both the 32 bit and the 64 bit version?
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Booting from USB fails on MacBook Pro 3,1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202039
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Fabio, you are obviously not referring to the MacBook Pro 3,1 then,
which is a 64 bit machine.
Please check your model (in Mac OS X) with:
sysctl hw.model
If this doesn't return hw.model: MacBookPro3,1 for you, then this bug
doesn't affect you...
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Booting from USB fails on MacBook Pro 3,1
The same is true for Mac users, of course.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291452
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This appears to be solved in Intrepid.
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[hardy live] Changing wallpaper does nothing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215814
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Binary package hint: casper
man casper-snapshot says:
-d, —device DEVICE
sets the device where the media which the snapshot/persistence file/partition
will be put. If it is not specified, a tmpfs will be used and linked to the
user's desktop to move it where it is needed.
Since the Live CD doesn't retain the contents of the Gnome keyring after
a reboot, there is little use to save information in it in the first
place. I am annoyed that every time I run the Live CD and connect to a
wireless network, I am asked for a Gnome keyring password.
As a proof of concept, I
Also, it makes no apparent sense to treat gnome-keyring differently and
kwallet differently (disable one but not the other on the Live CD).
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202038
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Binary package hint: casper
show-cow = Mount COW filesystem if show-cow is present on the kernel
command line. Malone #43687
This does NOT seem to work on any of the more recent versions, including
Intrepid!
** Affects: casper (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
** Attachment added: Patch to make show-cow functional
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18966328/casper.diff
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290330
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The attached script applies the patch above to a running Live USB
system.
** Summary changed:
- show-cow does not work
+ Trivial patch to make show-cow work
** Attachment added: apply-casper-patch.sh
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18966594/apply-casper-patch.sh
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Trivial patch to make
I'd guess the main question at this point is where this will be in the
final version of Intrepid too...
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[hardy live] Changing wallpaper does nothing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215814
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Same here. Daily 20081022
** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) = Evan Dandrea (evand)
Status: New = Confirmed
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U-C installs from Live CD but not from Live USB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287684
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Why not Install Live System?
It could even be integrated into the 1st screen of the regular Ubuntu
Installer, it would ask: Do you want to install a regular full system
or a Live system (and explain the differences).
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use the name USB flash drive instead of USB stick
This bug is still present. I am running the 20081022 Live image from a
Live USB stick. When I open the usb-creator, the USB stick I am running
from is shown in the list of target devices. It should not! Please see
the screenshot attached.
** Attachment added: Screenshot
To make my previous comment more precise: The RT2860 driver seems not to
be included by default in the latest nightly Live CDs yet, or is not
configured properly. The Live CD should include this driver out of the
box.
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Please include RaLink RT2860 driver
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210725
Matt Zimmermann: I can understand the desire to have some ability to
customize the live image from usb-creator. Distribution terms should
not be at issue here, because usb-creator isn't distributing software,
just helping the user to create a file (right?).
Fabian Rodriguez: Similar situation
Does NOT work out-of-the-box on the latest Kubuntu Live CD.
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I can see no change in the latest version, so please keep this open.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202039
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Live_USB_creator
** Attachment added: Ubuntu_Live_USB_Creator.png
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17576603/Ubuntu_Live_USB_Creator.png
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GUI looks cramped
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267791
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except:
90 pass
91 if os.getuid() != 0:
92 error(Could not become root)
93 exit(1)
Source:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~probono/liveusb/main/annotate/11?file_id=liveusb.py-20080521140641
Why re-invent the wheel? liveusb does this already... (screenshot
attached)
https://launchpad.net/liveusb
** Attachment added: liveusb Feedback if no USB disk is found
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17576866/nousb.png
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Binary package hint: usb-creator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/ubuntu/trunk# python setup.py
apparently doesn't work, since:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ usb-creator
(usb-creator:12923): libglade-WARNING **: could not find glade file
'/usr/share/usb-creator/usbcreator.glade'
Traceback
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: usb-creator
If I am running usb-creator FROM a live usb system, then the device I am
running from should NOT be selectable as a target device since this will
lead to a crash.
liveusb already takes care of that:
https://launchpad.net/liveusb
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How much space should be used can be determined by a smart algorithm
automatically for most users (e.g.: disk size - size of /casper - 100 MB
or something like that). So this slider could be optional for advanced
users (and be hidden in the GUI accordingly).
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: usb-creator
Depends: syslinux
is missing.
** Affects: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269767
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takes care of this by calling the respective code that is already
present in ubiquity, see
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~probono/liveusb/main/annotate/11?file_id=gnomeautomount.py-20080521140641-6qy8a3a46kl4k01c-52
** Affects: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: liveusb menu entry
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/1756/menu.png
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needs a .desktop file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267788
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Binary package hint: usb-creator
One of the most common usage scenarios will be that an user runs the
Live CD and wants to convert it to a live USB system. In this case, usb-
creator should detect that it is running from a live system and should
NOT ask the user for a Source
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: usb-creator
This is a wishlist item:
In order to have a live system that can be used for real-world browsing
(including sites like YouTube; see Linus Torvalds' comment on this
topic) some users would like to have Adobe Flash on their system.
The
** Attachment added: Flash checkbox in liveusb (source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Live_USB_creator)
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17577554/Ubuntu_Live_USB_Creator.png
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Wishlist: Integrate Flash as an option
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269785
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Uploaded new version to REVU, can some MOTUs please have a look at it?
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262230
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This is not a bug of liveusb. (liveusb only turns the CD into a Live USB
medium. It does not have anything to do with how the Live USB medium
itself behaves.)
** Changed in: liveusb
Status: New = Invalid
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after install no usb flash support
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258122
You
One step closer on booting Ubuntu Live from USB on the Santa Rosa
MacBook Pro (MacBookPro3,1):
If you format the USB device with FAT16 and put the following file there,
exactly in this place and with this name
/efi/boot/bootx64.efi
then a reboot with the Alt key pressed *does* show the USB
Error: Not found return from legacy loader;
Error: not found from locatedevicepath;
Error: not found from locatedevicepath;
Error: not found from locatedevicepath;
Error: not found from locatedevicepath;
Error: not found from locatedevicepath;
Error: not found from locatedevicepath;
Error: not
Public bug reported:
Right-click desktop, choose Change Desktop Background, choose one from
the other backgrounds. Does nothing.
Tested on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron - Daily Build i386 (20080411) Live
CD
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Binary package hint: casper
casper-snapshot -t squashfs does produce a squashfs image, but it gets a
.cpio.gz suffix instead of .squashfs.
** Affects: casper (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Binary package hint: casper
gnome-keyring-manager makes little sense in Live mode and should be
disabled.
I notice there is
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/34disable_kwallet
so probably there should be a similar script that handles gnome-keyring-manager
**
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There is no apparent way to boot Ubuntu from a USB drive on a MacBook
Pro 3,1 (the Santa Rosa based mid-2007 MBP).
(Some people report success using rEFIt, but that seem to be no MacBook
Pro 3,1 users.)
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Loop-mounting still appears to be broken on Live CDs.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59779
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This is also being discussed on http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2225/
- make your vote count ;-)
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dash as #!/bin/sh introduces countless incompatibilities
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/141481
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** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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update manager /boot fills up with kernel
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199086
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** Changed in: klik
Status: New = Invalid
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Will this be working in Hardy?
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84591
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According to the casper-snapshot manpage, it could be handy to specify
/home and type ext2 for the type to prepare an image file suited to
be directly mounted by casper as home.
However, that appears to be broken:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: casper
This is on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron - Alpha i386 (20080306.1):
I prepared a casper-sn.cpio.gz and put it into the casper/ directory
(where filesystem.squashfs is also located). Additionally, I added
persistent to my kernel options.
Now I would
Please don't bring bubbles like in Windows to Ubuntu. These are annoying
for everyone who uses the system more than once. Honestly, if a user is
unable to click the Applications menu, then he should consider not
using a computer.
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Public bug reported:
Consider this operation (done on a stock Hardy Live CD):
mkdir -p ~/.tmp/mnt
sudo apt-get install fuseiso # need to use fuseiso since loop-mounting seems
broken on Live CD
fuseiso Desktop/test.iso ~/.tmp/mnt/
In Hardy (unlike earlier versions), this adds an icon to the
Having to assign a blank password is not really a fix for the fact that
gnome-keyring-manager should not ask for a password on the live CD.
** Changed in: gnome-keyring (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released = In Progress
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Vote on Ubuntu Brainstorm idea #2225 if you are bothered by this.
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2225/
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Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61463
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In Gutsy final, my tablet PC's Wacom tablet does not work any more. It
did work out of the box (even on the Live CD) in the previous Ubuntu
release.
** Also affects: casper
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Why not change all shell scripts in ubuntu to use /bin/dash, and leave
the /bin/sh bash symlink alone? That way, you get the advantages of
dash without breaking 3rd party legacy shell scripts.
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sparr, it is not (only) about packages that are part of Ubuntu. It is
also about software that came from the Internet or on CD-ROM from third
parties. Software that (despite breaking the rules) used to work
flawless, and that gives the non-technical end user errors now.
This bugreport is about a
Please revert to bash.
Regardless whether they are right or not - many script developers have
silently assumed that scripts starting with #!/bin/sh is executed by
bash.
An operating system such as Ubuntu is supposed to be a dependable
platform for 3rd party applications to run on top of it. And
So who do we have to ask to use -DSUPPORT_BROKEN_LOSETUP at compile
time?
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+ Binary package hint: casper unionfs unionfs-utils linux-image
Boot from Live CD (Casper), and try to loop-mount an image, e.g., an ISO
or cramfs file. You will
Thanks for your quick response. The error message is ioctl:
LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument. Please find below a short way for
reproducing the error. Please note that this error only occurs if
Ubuntu is running from the Live CD, and that is not limited to cramfs
alone, but seems to be a more general
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: casper
Boot from Live CD (Casper), and try to loop-mount an image, e.g., an ISO
or cramfs file. You will get an error message.
(This is annoying me very much since it prevents me from using
klik.atekon.de software with the Ubuntu live CD.)
** Affects:
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