[Bug 1881603] Re: [snap] Cannot open attached file from e-mail

2020-11-24 Thread pwaring
I know this has been marked as 'wishlist', and perhaps it's not an issue for most people, but I've had to revert to using the .deb because this bug breaks my workflow every day (I receive and open lots of documents via email and through websites using Firefox). -- You received this bug

[Bug 1615579] Re: Vagrant fails to bring up xenial64 instance on VirtualBox

2020-11-06 Thread pwaring
Is this bug still relevant? I have tried the latest ubuntu/xenial64 (v20201104.0.0) and it boots without any problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615579 Title: Vagrant fails to

[Bug 1881603] Re: [snap] Cannot open attached file from e-mail

2020-11-06 Thread pwaring
The problem is if you have LibreOffice installed as a snap and try to open an attachment in Thunderbird, LibreOffice will generate an error message saying that it can open the file because it does not exist (in reality it does exist but LibreOffice can't read it, so the message is a bit

[Bug 1881603] Re: [snap] Cannot open attached file from e-mail

2020-11-06 Thread pwaring
Sorry, that should be: LibreOffice will generate an error message saying that it *can't* open the file (Launchpad really needs a comment edit function!) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1881603] Re: [snap] Cannot open attached file from e-mail

2020-11-06 Thread pwaring
In case anyone else hits this problem and is wondering about the root cause, it seems to be because snaps generally can't access data from other applications, so when Thunderbird drops a file into /tmp LibreOffice can't "see" it. This isn't unique to LibreOffice, it causes problems for other snaps

[Bug 1881603] Re: [snap] Cannot open attached file from e-mail

2020-11-06 Thread pwaring
In case anyone else hits this problem and is wondering about the root cause, it seems to be because snaps generally can't access data from other applications, so when Thunderbird drops a file into This doesn't happen with the non-snap version of LibreOffice distributed through the Ubuntu archive

[Bug 1595289] Re: composer validate can't find spdx-licenses.json

2018-09-02 Thread pwaring
Confirmed that this still definitely fails in a clean 16.04 VM. Other composer commands work fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1595289 Title: composer validate can't find

[Bug 1768023] Re: Composer fails to run with PHP Fatal Error

2018-09-02 Thread pwaring
How did you install composer, was it via the Ubuntu package (`apt install composer`) or via getcomposer.org? I've just installed the composer package into a clean 18.04 VM and I can run composer install, composer --version etc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1530204] Re: "composer create-project drupal/drupal hellodrupal 8.0.0" throws error

2018-09-02 Thread pwaring
Is this bug still valid? 15.10 has been unsupported for over two years now and 18.04 has a more recent version of Composer (although still behind upstream, which I'm hoping to fix with a Snap or PPA). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

2018-02-27 Thread pwaring
Liz: There are two options towards the top-right of the page, underneath the list of bug duplicates: Mute bug mail - Click this to stop any emails from this bug (you'll remain subscribed so it will show in your list of bugs on Launchpad) Edit bug mail - Click this to control which emails you

[Bug 1232016] Re: Can't scan from Brother ADS-2100

2017-05-03 Thread pwaring
Just as a head's up (since this is the first search result for 'ubuntu ads-2100e'), this is still broken in 16.10 as well. I've tried reporting a new bug using 'ubuntu-bug simple-scan' but I get an 'Invalid OpenID transaction' error when my web browser opens. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1641380] Re: chromium-browser: ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRED for Symantec certs

2016-11-16 Thread pwaring
Is there anything we can do as users to help get this fix pushed out? Does it need to be tested? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641380 Title: chromium-browser:

[Bug 1205397] Re: encrypted install fails because unsafe swap (zram) is detected

2016-08-24 Thread pwaring
I'm running into this on Lubuntu 16.04.1 too - i386 and amd64 desktop ISOs (downloaded yesterday). Tried on multiple machines with the same results, but the workaround fixed the problem. The error message is: "An unsafe swap space has been detected" (I couldn't find this bug by copying + pasting

[Bug 1615579] Re: Vagrant fails to bring up xenial64 instance on VirtualBox

2016-08-22 Thread pwaring
I can't reproduce this on either of my Ubuntu machines, both of which are running the same version of Vagrant and the Linux kernel. What happens if you run 'vagrant box update' in the same directory as the Vagrantfile? It could be that you are running an older box which doesn't have this issue

[Bug 1553666] Re: `validate_options': Missing required arguments: libvirt_uri (ArgumentError)

2016-03-06 Thread pwaring
What happens if you try the following (this will download a box from vagrantcloud.com): vagrant init ubuntu/trusty64 vagrant up I know that box works, so if you still get the same problem then that helps narrow it down. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1553666] Re: `validate_options': Missing required arguments: libvirt_uri (ArgumentError)

2016-03-06 Thread pwaring
Can you post the command you ran which resulted in the error message and your Vagrantfile please? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1553666 Title: `validate_options': Missing required

[Bug 1553666] Re: `validate_options': Missing required arguments: libvirt_uri (ArgumentError)

2016-03-06 Thread pwaring
What did you do to cause this error message? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1553666 Title: `validate_options': Missing required arguments: libvirt_uri (ArgumentError) To manage

[Bug 1453463] Re: undefined symbol: FAMNoExists

2015-09-16 Thread pwaring
That workaround fixed the problem for me too - turns out the image I was working with already had gamin installed. Purging gamin also removed lighttpd, then re-installed lighttpd produced the following: Setting up lighttpd (1.4.35-4ubuntu1) ... Job for lighttpd.service failed. See "systemctl

[Bug 1453463] Re: undefined symbol: FAMNoExists

2015-09-13 Thread pwaring
I'm unable to reproduce this problem on a clean install with no configuration - installing lighttpd and then visiting http://localhost brings up the default placeholder page. What happens if you disable all your user-defined configuration files? Can you get the basic placeholder page up? -- You

[Bug 69938] Re: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events

2014-08-03 Thread pwaring
I'm sorry, but I disagree - this *is* a bug, it involves unexpected behaviour when running an application. That's either a bug with Fluxbox, the application, or the interaction between the two. However, if the fix is to pass extra arguments to the Nautilus command, perhaps a simple way to close

[Bug 69938] Re: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events

2014-08-03 Thread pwaring
The Chrome argument does not address the problem that if I launch Nautilus from the menu then I can no longer access the menu, even if I quit Nautilus using the standard cross icon in the top right corner of the window. Plus, even if I kill all the Nautilus processes, the background image has

[Bug 69938] Re: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events

2014-08-03 Thread pwaring
--no-background isn't a valid argument according to the man page (on trusty). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69938 Title: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events To manage

[Bug 69938] Re: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events

2014-08-02 Thread pwaring
** Also affects: fluxbox Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69938 Title: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events To manage

[Bug 1314252] Re: Wrong (en-us) keyboard layout is used in the logon screen

2014-08-02 Thread pwaring
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1240198 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1240198 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1240198 Wrong keyboard layout active after booting into desktop -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 69938] Re: Fluxbox background disappears on certain events

2014-08-02 Thread pwaring
This problem is still occurring in Trusty, it's extremely frustrating as the inability to get a menu up and running means no programs can be launched other than through a terminal. Steps to reproduce: 1. Install Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 from latest ISO image. 2. Install fluxbox using: sudo apt-get

[Bug 1111611] Re: Mysql distinct count returns wrong value in some circumstances

2013-02-02 Thread pwaring
I can confirm this bug occurs for me in 12.04 with the following mysql version: mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.29, for debian-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 6.2 I did a bit of Googling and found this bug, which might be related: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65053 The final comment

[Bug 1001405] Re: on startup-ed pidgin's window does not restore

2012-10-04 Thread pwaring
I can confirm the fix in #6 works for me. Perhaps the Ubuntu package should just have that option enabled by default as a temporary measure? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001405

[Bug 842566] Re: Libreoffice and unity integration broken.

2012-07-18 Thread pwaring
Is there anything we can do to help identify what the outstanding problem is and get this bug fixed? Perhaps it's just that some of us are running the 'wrong' package or haven't got the update yet (although I'm running a standard 12.04 installation with no PPAs, all updates installed etc.). --

[Bug 842566] Re: Libreoffice and unity integration broken.

2012-07-16 Thread pwaring
I don't have any libreoffice3.4* packages installed and I'm experiencing the same problem, seems to have surfaced in the past couple of days for me (on an up to date 12.04, no PPAs). At present my only workaround is to fire up an XP VM and read the spreadsheets in Excel. -- You received this bug

[Bug 316441] Re: PHP session garbage collection

2011-09-26 Thread pwaring
Just to add as a comment to people suggesting editing php.ini, what you should actually do is edit /etc/php5/conf.d/local.ini, as that will override any php.ini settings without causing configuration conflicts when you next upgrade PHP (apt will warn you that the file you are using differs from

[Bug 316441] Re: PHP session garbage collection

2011-09-26 Thread pwaring
Just to add as a comment to people suggesting editing php.ini, what you should actually do is edit /etc/php5/conf.d/local.ini, as that will override any php.ini settings without causing configuration conflicts when you next upgrade PHP (apt will warn you that the file you are using differs from

[Bug 723603] Re: vsftpd no longer supports both anonymous_enable and local_enable

2011-09-14 Thread pwaring
Clicking the little edit icon next to the duplicate number and blanking out the 'duplicate of' number field removes the duplicate relationship. I think any logged in user can do this, although you might need a certain amount of karma. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 831907 Default

[Bug 723603] Re: vsftpd no longer supports both anonymous_enable and local_enable

2011-09-14 Thread pwaring
Clicking the little edit icon next to the duplicate number and blanking out the 'duplicate of' number field removes the duplicate relationship. I think any logged in user can do this, although you might need a certain amount of karma. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 831907 Default

[Bug 831907] [NEW] Default configuration file refers to nonexistent certificate

2011-08-23 Thread pwaring
Public bug reported: The default configuration file for vsftpd (/etc/vsftpd.conf) in natty contains the following line: rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem However, this file does not exist, so any attempt to enable SSL (ssl_enable=YES) will cause the following error to be logged in

[Bug 831907] [NEW] Default configuration file refers to nonexistent certificate

2011-08-23 Thread pwaring
Public bug reported: The default configuration file for vsftpd (/etc/vsftpd.conf) in natty contains the following line: rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem However, this file does not exist, so any attempt to enable SSL (ssl_enable=YES) will cause the following error to be logged in

[Bug 627565] Re: Twitter dropping support for basic auth

2010-09-04 Thread pwaring
A minor comment on upgrading - I could not add any more Twitter accounts (or authorise my existing accounts) after an upgrade on Lucid. Restarting my machine fixed the problem - perhaps gwibber-service was not restarted automatically after the package had been upgraded? -- Twitter dropping

[Bug 627565] Re: Twitter dropping support for basic auth

2010-09-02 Thread pwaring
Is testing in a VM good enough (I don't want to enable proposed on my main machine)? If so I will give it a whirl tonight on lucid. -- Twitter dropping support for basic auth https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/627565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 627565] Re: Twitter dropping support for basic auth

2010-09-02 Thread pwaring
Confirmed working here on a clean (updated to latest packages) installation of Lucid in a VM. -- Twitter dropping support for basic auth https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/627565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 510296] Re: Virtualbox crashes when 64-bit extensions are enabled

2010-01-21 Thread pwaring
Marking this as invalid as it seems to be a general problem with virtualisation software - VMWare Player freezes up the system in the same way when virtualisation extensions are enabled. ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Virtualbox crashes when 64-bit

[Bug 510296] [NEW] Virtualbox crashes when 64-bit extensions are enabled

2010-01-20 Thread pwaring
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose I have an Intel E6500 processor with virtualisation extensions in a desktop with 4GB of RAM. I've tried creating 32 and 64 bit guests under the latest (in the Karmic repositories anyway) version of VirtualBox OSE and I find the following