[Bug 1174007] Re: release upgrader launches browser as root

2017-11-11 Thread Michael Farrell
This is still an issue in 17.04. I've flipped this to being a security issue so hopefully it will get the attention it deserves. $ ps aux | grep firefox root 4497 12.8 1.0 2211388 347188 ? SNl 10:07 0:03 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseNotes

[Bug 1068182] Re: Regression: several kernel modules now missing in 12.10 3.1.0-4-ac100 kernel compared to 12.04 3.0.27-1 kernel

2012-10-18 Thread Michael Farrell
I've checked this again against the 3.1.0-6-ac100 kernel, it appears to still have those modules missing, however a large number of USB HID devices have been restored. ** Summary changed: - Regression: several kernel modules now missing in 12.10 3.1.0-4-ac100 kernel compared to 12.04 3.0.27-1 ke

[Bug 1068182] [NEW] Regression: several kernel modules now missing in 12.10 3.1.0-4-ac100 kernel compared to 12.04 3.0.27-1 kernel

2012-10-18 Thread Michael Farrell
Public bug reported: The kernel included with the AC100 12.10 Ubuntu release includes less kernel modules than the 12.04 version did. I've dumped the kernel configurations for both for comparison. In particular, I notice that many USB devices no longer have kernel modules built, including: * gs

[Bug 810575] [NEW] Unity should default to sending a user to a non-composited desktop when it does not meet system requirements, not leave them with an unusable half-composited desktop.

2011-07-14 Thread Michael Farrell
Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 11.04 (i386), if Unity detects your system does not meet the system requirements for Unity, it defaults to disabling Unity. Problem is it falls back to a composited GNOME desktop, which is unusable on my computer. The only way to sort this out is to log out and man

[Bug 197957] Re: Include a libasound2-plugins-extra package for a52, jack, maemo

2009-12-27 Thread Michael Farrell
I'd like to second a request for such a package. I've been setting up a home theatre PC running Ubuntu, and I found it very frustrating that Ubuntu's version of the libasound2-plugins package does not support a52 output, when Debian's does. I was connecting the computer to an external amplifier t