[Bug 302272] [NEW] Downgrade "cups" to Recommends:

2008-11-25 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop When setting up Ubuntu desktop systems in a corporate/institutional setting that happens to have a central CUPS server and networked printing infrastructure, it is desirable not to have cupsd (and all its associated weight) installed on the

[Bug 301202] [NEW] Description for ldap-auth-config/pam_password is incorrect

2008-11-22 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ldap-auth-config Looking at ldap-auth-config 0.5.2 in Intrepid. More of a "fit-and-finish" issue, but compare the Default: value below, and the blurb for the "crypt" option: Template: ldap-auth-config/pam_password Type: select Choices: clear, crypt, nds

[Bug 300221] [NEW] Add "Recommends: keyutils" to smbfs

2008-11-20 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: smbfs Looking at smbfs 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 in Intrepid. Samba's CIFS kernel module (as invoked via mount.cifs(8), in smbfs) makes use of the kernel's new request-key infrastructure, but there is nothing at the package-description level to indicate the criti

[Bug 299749] [NEW] Installer unconditionally asks for PCMCIA options in expert mode

2008-11-18 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer Installing Intrepid on a desktop machine in expert mode. At various points during the install (e.g. detecting and mounting the CD-ROM), the following exchange takes place: 1. Installer asks "Start PC card services?" 2. I say "No." 3. I

[Bug 236830] Re: cifs does not support kerberos authentication

2008-11-17 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Unfortunately, CIFS with Kerberos auth is broken in Intrepid, due to bug 298208. Has anyone here gotten the upcall business to work in 8.10? -- cifs does not support kerberos authentication https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 298208] [NEW] keyutils is broken (keyctl segfaults trivially)

2008-11-14 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: keyutils On a Debian Lenny (beta2) system: # keyctl request2 user debug:hello xyzzy 281487143 On an Ubuntu Intrepid system (keyutils 1.2-7): # keyctl request2 user debug:hello xyzzy Segmentation fault I'm running into problems mounting

[Bug 297929] Re: Allow forwarding to multiple "root" recipients

2008-11-13 Thread Daniel Richard G.
** Attachment added: "Patch against ssmtp-2.62" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19633974/ssmtp-multiple-root.patch -- Allow forwarding to multiple "root" recipients https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297929 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscr

[Bug 297929] [NEW] Allow forwarding to multiple "root" recipients

2008-11-13 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ssmtp I use sSMTP in a corporate environment, thanks to the feature of rewriting/forwarding mail that would go to system users to an external address instead. This is much simpler than configuring all the various daemons, etc. with the appropriate mail a

[Bug 294840] Re: F6 menu behaviour is confusing

2008-11-12 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Well, "standard widgets" in the sense of following a common GUI idiom; the implementation's a whole 'nuther matter! Even now, there's the little X's that appear next to selected options in the F6*2 menu, so it would be an elaboration of that. (A unified menu, on the other hand, does seem a tad over

[Bug 295871] [NEW] Does not accept first-entered debconf value for hesiod/rhs

2008-11-09 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libhesiod0 Concerning libhesiod0 3.0.2-18.2 in intrepid. This is likely related to bug 277223. When installing libhesiod0, the first time that its debconf dialog comes up, whatever value you enter as the Hesiod domain for searches is discarded---rhs is s

[Bug 295444] Re: "dpkg-reconfigure libpam-runtime" does not respect debconf frontend

2008-11-08 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Reassigning to debconf. ** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: pam => debconf Status: Invalid => New -- "dpkg-reconfigure libpam-runtime" does not respect debconf frontend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 295444] [NEW] "dpkg-reconfigure libpam-runtime" does not respect debconf frontend

2008-11-07 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libpam-runtime This concerns libpam-runtime 1.0.1-4ubuntu5 in intrepid. Run "dpkg-reconfigure -f editor libpam-runtime". Why does the dialog interface come up when we explicitly asked otherwise? ** Affects: pam (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 295441] [NEW] pam-auth-update does not correctly process a valid profile file

2008-11-07 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libpam-runtime Working with libpam-runtime 1.0.1-4ubuntu5 in intrepid. I've put together a profile for pam-auth-update to use. For some reason, it doesn't like the session-related fields I have, despite them appearing to be well-formed. Attached is a (so

[Bug 295441] Re: pam-auth-update does not correctly process a valid profile file

2008-11-07 Thread Daniel Richard G.
** Attachment added: "pam-auth-update input file" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19481610/bug -- pam-auth-update does not correctly process a valid profile file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295441 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 270512] Re: openssh-client could suggest xauth rather than recommend it

2008-11-06 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Bug 51774 is about silent-failure behavior when forwarding X11 without xauth(1) on the remote side, which is a separate issue. Colin, you yourself said that a package dependency doesn't address that, and I agree. I also agree with Thierry's premise that those X11-related packages should not be pul

[Bug 254472] Re: Hardy alternate CD does not support "cli" or "cli-expert" boot methods

2008-11-06 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Bug persists in the Intrepid alternate install CD. -- Hardy alternate CD does not support "cli" or "cli-expert" boot methods https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254472 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing l

[Bug 294840] Re: F6 menu behaviour is confusing

2008-11-06 Thread Daniel Richard G.
On the more general point of a confusing F6*2 menu, I'd like to point out that the F4 ("Modes") menu is not all that unrelated, in that both address variations of the normal install process. Might it help to unify these two? The F4 menu is a choice of one out of four options, whereas F6*2 is a set

[Bug 294840] Re: F6 menu behaviour is confusing

2008-11-06 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Huh! First time I've ever seen that F6*2 menu. I use expert mode so that I can... * select a 104-key PC keyboard model, instead of an international 105-key (I don't know why it defaults to the latter) * enable login as root, and not create a normal user account (for a system that will have remot

[Bug 293944] [NEW] Need better support for adding site-local certificates

2008-11-04 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ca-certificates A wishlist item for ca-certificates 20080514-0ubuntu1 in intrepid: I'm putting together a system image for a small corporate site. I am placing files under /usr/local/, and occasionally symlinking these into /etc, /usr, etc. as necessary

[Bug 293313] [NEW] CLI install pulls in xauth (and other X11 deps)

2008-11-03 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer I am installing Intrepid with an "F6 - Other options" command line of file=/cdrom/preseed/cli.seed priority=low initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet -- to install only the ubuntu-standard base system. After the install is finished, the

[Bug 287342] [NEW] Development package does not include libxslt.m4

2008-10-21 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: This report concerns libxslt1-dev 1.1.22-1ubuntu1.2 in hardy. An install tree of libxslt normally includes the file $(PREFIX)/share/aclocal/libxslt.m4. The Ubuntu libxslt1-dev package does not, even though the closely related libxml2-dev package does: $ dpkg -L libxml2-dev |

[Bug 284548] [NEW] Typo causes invocation of "apt-get-y" instead of "apt-get -y"

2008-10-16 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: module-assistant This concerns module-assistant 0.10.11ubuntu1, in hardy. A type in the module-assistant script causes a nonexistent program "apt- get-y" to be invoked (when the --non-inter option is given), instead of "apt-get -y" (note the space before

[Bug 284181] [NEW] "m-a -t" uses tput(1) and terminal escape sequences incorrectly

2008-10-15 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: module-assistant This is module-assistant 0.10.11ubuntu1 in hardy. module-assistant, in --text-mode, typically uses terminal escape sequences to highlight certain lines in its output (e.g. the "dpkg -Ei ..." invocation). However, it does two things incor

[Bug 130030] Re: Installation of the plugin asks twice for local copy

2008-10-08 Thread Daniel Richard G.
I can confirm that this bug is still present in hardy. I apt-get-install, say, ubuntu-restricted-extras, which pulls in flashplugin-nonfree. The pair of questions come up first at the "Preconfiguring packages" stage, and again at the "Setting up flashplugin-nonfree" stage. This is on a clean syst

[Bug 277223] [NEW] Does not use preseeded debconf value for hesiod/rhs

2008-10-02 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hesiod This is in Ubuntu hardy, libhesiod0 version 3.0.2-18.1. Preseeding the debconf database with a value for hesiod/rhs does not work. When the package is installed, it unconditionally uses the system's domain (as given by the "search" directive in /e

[Bug 262089] [NEW] Preseeded debconf value for fontconfig/subpixel_rendering is not honored

2008-08-27 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: fontconfig-config Version: 2.5.0-2ubuntu3 I am using debconf-get-selections(1) + debconf-set-selections(1) to preseed configuration settings on a newly-installed Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1 system (starting with ubuntu-standard, preseeding, and then installing a

[Bug 261711] [NEW] portmap does not honor preseeded debconf value

2008-08-26 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: portmap Version: 6.0-4 (Ubuntu 8.04.1) I am making use of debconf preseeding, via debconf-get-selections(1) + debconf-set-selections(1). Among the selections specified this way is portmap's "bind to loopback address" setting, which I want to set to YES w

[Bug 184852] Re: "dpkg-reconfigure --all" invokes update-initramfs(8) multiple times

2008-08-05 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Bug persists in Hardy. In an ubuntu-minimal install, "dpkg-reconfigure --all" invokes update- initramfs(8) six times, with the first three instances seemingly occurring one right after the other. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dpkg-reconfigure --all * Stopping ACPI services...

[Bug 254472] [NEW] Hardy alternate CD does not support "cli" or "cli-expert" boot methods

2008-08-03 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: [Note: I am not sure that this bug is filed under the correct package. Please correct if needed.] The Hardy alternate install CD has an ISOLINUX boot menu that initially lists the following boot methods: install expert cli cli-expert The "cli" and "cli-exper

[Bug 49538] Re: Edit -> Setup -> Other Options: instant segfault on amd64

2008-04-23 Thread Daniel Richard G.
xmbdfed has been superseded upstream by gbdfed, and is no longer even in the Ubuntu package repository (it is now a dummy package depending on gbdfed). This bug report is therefore moot. ** Changed in: xmbdfed (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- Edit -> Setup -> Other Options: insta

[Bug 184908] updmap-sys fails on install due to missing dvips35.map file

2008-01-21 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: lmodern On an Ubuntu Gutsy system, installing a full TeX/LaTeX suite in one go: BEGIN TERMINAL SESSION apt-get install lmodern tetex-doc-nonfree tetex-extra texlive-generic-extra texpower [...] Setting up lmodern (1.010x-3) ... warning: /usr/li

[Bug 184852] "dpkg-reconfigure --all" invokes update-initramfs(8) multiple times

2008-01-21 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools On a minimal text-mode-only install of Gutsy (i.e. ubuntu-minimal + ubuntu-standard), "dpkg-reconfigure --all" causes update-initramfs(8) to be invoked no less than 10 times. Moreover, this was running on a fairly old (Pentium II) system,

[Bug 49538] Re: Edit -> Setup -> Other Options: instant segfault on amd64

2007-03-23 Thread Daniel Richard G.
At the time, I was using Breezy. Xmbdfed has since been superseded by gbdfed, however, so this bug report probably remains interesting only for the potential libXt issue. -- Edit -> Setup -> Other Options: instant segfault on amd64 https://launchpad.net/bugs/49538 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list u

[Bug 26814] Re: hangs on "starting hotplug subsystems" when pci video is on

2006-10-10 Thread Daniel Richard G.
The dapper live-CD still hangs the system during startup. I haven't tried a prerelease edgy live-CD, but haven't seen anything to suggest that the problem's fixed there. -- hangs on "starting hotplug subsystems" when pci video is on https://launchpad.net/bugs/26814 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list u

[Bug 26814] This issue should have been solved long ago

2006-09-12 Thread Daniel Richard G.
My system is a Dell 2350 with a PCI graphics board. The onboard Intel AGP video is unused. The Dell BIOS is buggy: when the system boots via PCI video, it leaves the onboard AGP video in a semi-catatonic state. Subsequently, if Linux attempts to load the intel-agp kernel module (or was it intel-mc

[Bug 49538] Edit -> Setup -> Other Options: instant segfault on amd64

2006-06-12 Thread Daniel Richard G.
Public bug reported: [I tried submitting this via reportbug(1), but it appears to have been bitbucketed.] Xmbdfed on amd64 segfaults when one attempts to bring up the "Other Options" dialog. GDB gives some interesting telemetry: Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x000

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