[Bug 285006] Re: no auto-mount for USB-stick through USB-hub

2008-10-17 Thread David D Short
This bug is being discussed at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=950214 It would be good if someone good ascertain whether the bug is affecting other distros. -- no auto-mount for USB-stick through USB-hub https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285006 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 285006] Re: no auto-mount for USB-stick through USB-hub

2008-10-17 Thread David D Short
*could -- no auto-mount for USB-stick through USB-hub https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285006 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 283726] [NEW] Too many message balloons on default Kubuntu desktop

2008-10-15 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: adept-notifier I've just freshly installed from the Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex beta release. It is noticeable that the system tray contains a couple of message about English language support not being fully installed. First of all, I don't know why it's

[Bug 283726] Re: Too many message balloons on default Kubuntu desktop

2008-10-15 Thread David D Short
Well, obviously I have now upgraded all upgradable packages, so the upgrade balloons have gone away. The point is that upon installation of a new system, a newbie is presented with all those balloons. But if you're telling me that you're sure that the next CD image that you release will not have

[Bug 282604] Re: Ubuntu fails to shut down

2008-10-15 Thread David D Short
Oops, I meant to say Ctrl-Alt-Del. In any case, I have now reinstalled with the 32-bit edition of Intrepid, and all is OK. -- Ubuntu fails to shut down https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 284325] [NEW] libpng12-0 could do with an extra symlink for compatibility

2008-10-16 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libpng12-0 I've just installed the drivers for my Canon Pixma MP160 printer-scanner from the Canon website. The drivers are in .rpm format, which I converted to .deb with Alien. When I ran the scanner program, it failed, citing a missing library. I

[Bug 281027] Re: OpenOffice Calc contains Space Invaders

2008-10-16 Thread David D Short
There are also 'bugs' in all sorts of programs including Gnome and Microsoft Office. -- OpenOffice Calc contains Space Invaders https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281027 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 281027] [NEW] OpenOffice Calc contains Space Invaders

2008-10-09 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org It's bad enough that OpenOffice is so bloated in order to make it fully compatible with legacy Microsoft products, but it just takes the biscuit when they deliberately put nonsense in. Insert “=GAME(StarWars)” into an empty field in Calc,

[Bug 281027] Re: OpenOffice Calc contains Space Invaders

2008-10-10 Thread David D Short
It's actually on every platform, even Vista. -- OpenOffice Calc contains Space Invaders https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281027 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 52697] Re: apt-get tells me to run dpkg, but the correct command is sudo dpkg

2008-10-13 Thread David D Short
I was about to report this bug myself. dpkg ought to be patched so that on Ubuntu it tells the user to use “sudo”. This is not a matter of opinion. It is Ubuntu policy to gain root privileges with “sudo” and not with “su”. Remember that the message is for the benefit of new users. Experts

[Bug 282604] [NEW] Ubuntu fails to shut down

2008-10-13 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: When I installed from the Kubuntu Intrepid Beta 64-bit CD, everything seemed to work fine. However, I have installed all the updates in Synaptic, and this has broken something. When I try to shut down the system, KDE shuts down OK, and I get a console window giving me the

[Bug 250345] Re: Clipboard is wiped after application closes

2008-08-08 Thread David D Short
I was also getting a text-deletion problem, but only with Qt4 apps. I reported it to KDE (http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167982), and then realised that it was caused by a problem with scim-bridge. When I reconfigured scim-bridge, both problems disappeared. I've also upgraded to KDE 4.1

[Bug 260002] [NEW] LaTeX cannot compile Latin documents

2008-08-21 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: texlive-lang-latin The latex command (from the texlive package) cannot compile Latin documents. Here is a minimal example: \documentclass[a4paper]{article} \usepackage[latin]{babel} \begin{document} VENI VIDI VICI \end{document} Upon compilation, it

[Bug 260002] Re: LaTeX cannot compile Latin documents

2008-08-21 Thread David D Short
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 157709 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157709 No need to be a dick about it, Norbert. I looked at the automatic search results, and there no was other bug with a similar title. Google returned a bug report in Debian but not Ubuntu. So I reported it.

[Bug 278307] Re: [PATCH] Inkscape isn't associated with lots of supported filetypes - please add supported filetypes into MimeType line of inkscape.desktop

2008-12-09 Thread David D Short
This is affecting me in Kubuntu Intrepid (SVGs open in Inkscape by default, but only with .svg extensions, not with .svg.gz or .svgz). Will this patch help us KDE 4 users? -- [PATCH] Inkscape isn't associated with lots of supported filetypes - please add supported filetypes into MimeType line

[Bug 298334] [NEW] Misspelling in ffmpeg2theora

2008-11-15 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ffmpeg2theora The ffmpeg2theora (0.19-1) command has just given me this error message, amongst others: “mdb:43, lastbuf:0 skiping granule 0” What I'm reporting is “skiping”, which is presumably supposed to be “skipping”. It would be good if the rest

[Bug 282604] Re: Ubuntu fails to shut down

2008-11-22 Thread David D Short
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 274995 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274995 I've now re-installed the final release of the 64-bit edition of Intrepid, and there is no more shutdown problem for me (either before or after installing updates). So, it seems to be fixed. I don't know

[Bug 299427] Re: dpkg: error processing ttf-mathematica4.1 (--install)

2008-11-22 Thread David D Short
This is affecting me too. Until it is fixed, here is the workaround: sudo rm -fv /var/lib/dpkg/info/ttf-mathematica* sudo dpkg --purge --force-all ttf-mathematica4.1 sudo apt-get remove -f Then install the font manually if desired. -- dpkg: error processing ttf-mathematica4.1 (--install)

[Bug 303624] [NEW] Cannot log out of Secure Session

2008-11-30 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: I often use the Secure Session option in KDM or GDM to log on to my main computer from my laptop. When I've finished, I try to log out, but it just blacks the screen. I have to perform a hard reset of X11 (with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace) to return to the log-in screen. I've

[Bug 486593] [NEW] Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg I've just (freshly) installed Ubuntu Karmic on my in-laws’ computer. I was hoping to impress them with Linux goodness, but unfortunately we are facing frequent random crashes. Half the time the X session ends without warning, returning us the GDM

[Bug 486593] Re: Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35942094/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XorgLog.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35942095/XorgLog.txt ** Attachment added: XorgLogOld.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35942096/XorgLogOld.txt -- Random X

[Bug 486593] Re: Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
The whole system is fully up to date. Here is the output of the compiz-check script (may be useful regarding video driver issues): Distribution: Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop environment: GNOME Graphics chip: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 [Chrome 9 HC] (rev 01) Driver

[Bug 486609] [NEW] Segmentation fault when using xsane with RX630

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xsane Xsane gives a segmentation fault when I try to start it up to scan with my Epson Stylus Photo RX630. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 CheckboxSubmission: 9061f0f7a648246c3c3426de094c44e5 CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2 Date:

[Bug 486609] Re: Segmentation fault when using xsane with RX630

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35942760/Dependencies.txt -- Segmentation fault when using xsane with RX630 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486609 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 486593] Re: [P4M900]Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
I can’t find my xorg.conf file! I thought it was located at /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I’m pretty sure that’s where it is on my own computer back at home. I’ve even done ‘locate xorg.conf’, and the only file it finds is ‘/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5.gz’! This is a fresh installation from the i386

[Bug 486593] Re: [P4M900]Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
If I compile and manually install the latest OpenChrome driver, I suppose I have to first uninstall the version installed by default. If the new version is no good, will I be able to easily remove it? There are no uninstall instructions on that page. -- [P4M900]Random X crashes

[Bug 486593] Re: [P4M900]Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35956988/Xorg.0.log -- [P4M900]Random X crashes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486593 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 486593] Re: [P4M900]Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
That page said to add this section to /etc/X11/xorg/conf: Section Device Driver openchrome EndSection I did so, but it just stopped X from starting, so I commented it out. -- [P4M900]Random X crashes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486593 You received this bug notification

[Bug 486593] Re: [P4M900]Random X crashes

2009-11-22 Thread David D Short
Here is my latest xorg.conf file. We’ll see if it prevents crashes. ** Attachment added: xorg.conf http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35959173/xorg.conf -- [P4M900]Random X crashes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486593 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 493436] [NEW] Strange log-in behaviour

2009-12-06 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdm I have installed Karmic on four machines. On two, it was a fresh installation; on another two, it was an upgrade from Intrepid. GDM works fine on the upgraded machines. On the fresh ones, I have been seeing weird behaviour from GDM. The name of

[Bug 493436] Re: Strange log-in behaviour

2009-12-06 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36518746/Dependencies.txt -- Strange log-in behaviour https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493436 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 367276] Re: tilda segfault

2009-10-29 Thread David D Short
I ran ‘sudo apt-get purge tilda sudo apt-get install tilda’ and it still doesn’t work. I tried ‘SHELL=/bin/bash tilda’ and it still didn’t work. I’m not sure what update broke my Tilda installation, but I’m forced to use Yakuake until it is fixed. Running 64-bit Jaunty, fully updated. --

[Bug 367276] Re: tilda segfault

2009-10-29 Thread David D Short
Oh, I was under the impression that ‘sudo apt-get purge tilda’ would do that automatically. OK, I did ‘rm -frv ~/.tilda’ and now my Tilda works fine. -- tilda segfault https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367276 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 92248] Re: evolution is really annoying when GPG data has a picture in it

2009-09-29 Thread David D Short
I don't believe that this is an Evolution issue. I have been having the same problem with Thunderbird (with the Enigmail add-on). If you have specified in your ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf file that you want to see ID photos, then such photos will pop up in the default image viewer (xloadimage, eog, or

[Bug 438622] [NEW] Seahorse gives conflicting information about ID photos

2009-09-29 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: seahorse PGP specifies 120×144 as the maximum image resolution for ID photos, whilst GPG recommends the usage of 240×288. Seahorse, on the other hand, tells you to make your JPEG 120×150! I read this, and so went to GIMP to edit my photo. However,

[Bug 438622] Re: Seahorse gives conflicting information about ID photos

2009-09-29 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32672426/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32672427/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32672428/ProcStatus.txt -- Seahorse

[Bug 477103] Re: Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions

2009-11-08 Thread David D Short
Already tried that. -- Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477103 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 477103] Re: Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions

2009-11-08 Thread David D Short
I’d never heard of AppArmor, so I did ‘sudo apt-get purge apparmor’ to make sure I didn’t have it. Still doesn’t work. -- Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477103 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 477103] Re: Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions

2009-11-08 Thread David D Short
OK, I’ve reinstalled AppArmor, not that I noticed any difference to anything without it. I reinstalled the other packages. I’ve just been able, after a long wait, to get to the download phase. However, I then get the message: ‘Firefox could not install the file at

[Bug 477103] Re: Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions

2009-11-08 Thread David D Short
No. Sigh I give up. -- Firefox cannot install or upgrade extensions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477103 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 279295] Re: [needs packaging] NScripts

2009-11-15 Thread David D Short
I came to Launchpad to make a request for a ‘shred’ option in the Nautilus context menu. I see that this report includes this functionality. Please implement it! -- [needs packaging] NScripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 466039] [NEW] cdromupgrade script does not upgrade offline

2009-10-30 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: I’m upgrading to Karmic Koala as I type. I downloaded the Alt CD torrent last night, and then followed the instructions for an offline upgrade. I want to get to Karmic quickly, and worry about updating the system later. However, it is now downloading thousands of packages.

[Bug 466039] Re: cdromupgrade script does not upgrade offline

2009-10-30 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34744327/Dependencies.txt -- cdromupgrade script does not upgrade offline https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466039 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 438622] Re: Seahorse gives conflicting information about ID photos

2011-05-20 Thread David D Short
I’ve just done a quick check. I tried to add a large JPEG. Seahorse said it needed to be 120×150, offered to resize it, but then actually made it 154×115. It is still being inconsistent. I don’t think this bug has been addressed. Seahorse 2.32.0 2.6.38-9-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 28

[Bug 298334] Re: Misspelling in ffmpeg2theora

2010-10-31 Thread David D Short
I don’t know; I’d have to provoke an error. I reported this two years ago; I can’t remember exactly what I was doing at the time. Can’t you just do a search for ‘skiping’ in the source code? -- Misspelling in ffmpeg2theora https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298334 You received this bug

[Bug 659853] Re: Garbled audio after upgrade to Maverick

2010-10-17 Thread David D Short
Mysteriously started working fine. Never mind. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- Garbled audio after upgrade to Maverick https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 658956] [NEW] Could not calculate the upgrade

2010-10-11 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager I inserted the Ubuntu 10.10 alternative AMD64 CD while on Ubuntu 10.04, and chose the option to upgrade using the packages on the disc. I got this error: ‘Could not calculate the upgrade An unresolvable problem occurred while

[Bug 658956] Re: Could not calculate the upgrade

2010-10-11 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658956/+attachment/1687099/+files/Dependencies.txt -- Could not calculate the upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658956 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 658956] Re: Could not calculate the upgrade

2010-10-11 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: Contents of /var/log/dist-upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/658956/+attachment/1687100/+files/dist-upgrade.tar.lzma -- Could not calculate the upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658956 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 659853] [NEW] Garbled audio after upgrade to Maverick

2010-10-13 Thread David D Short
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio I’ve just upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10, and was left with no audio. I fiddled with the audio settings a bit, and suddenly the audio started working, but in a garbled way. The following command, however, works perfectly. speaker-test -c2 -l1

[Bug 659853] Re: Garbled audio after upgrade to Maverick

2010-10-13 Thread David D Short
** Attachment added: AlsaDevices.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659853/+attachment/1690817/+files/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: AplayDevices.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659853/+attachment/1690818/+files/AplayDevices.txt ** Attachment added: ArecordDevices.txt

[Bug 659853] Re: Garbled audio after upgrade to Maverick

2010-10-13 Thread David D Short
Currently in use: 125 blocks containing 491.2 KiB bytes total. Allocated during whole lifetime: 4428999 blocks containing 1.8 GiB bytes total. Sample cache size: 0 B User name: david Host Name: chameleon Server Name: pulseaudio Server Version: 0.9.21-63-gd3efa-dirty Default Sample Specification: