[Bug 972290] Re: grub-pc update fails with writing GRUB to boot device failed

2013-01-04 Thread Tony Green
OK, so despite this having been confirmed at 1.99-20, I've just installed 1.99-21 and had the same problem. Gives me absolutely NO clue as to whether I now have a system that's ever going to work again... I've ticked all four of my hard drives, because I don't remember at this point which one

[Bug 972290] Re: grub-pc update fails with writing GRUB to boot device failed

2013-01-04 Thread Tony Green
Extra information. In /var/apt/term.log I see /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot stat `/,'. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/972290 Title: grub-pc update fails with writing GRUB to

[Bug 1005986] [NEW] Audacious icon in window buttons panel keeps flashing

2012-05-29 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Reporting against Audacious, though the problem MAY be with XFCE (though it only affects Audacious). Since upgrading to Xubuntu 12.04, the Audacious icon in the wind buttons panel keeps flashing. No other icons do this and it didn't do this before upgrading. Flashing stops

[Bug 1005986] Re: Audacious icon in window buttons panel keeps flashing

2012-05-29 Thread Tony Green
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[Bug 991746] Re: package rkhunter 1.3.8-10 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-05-22 Thread Tony Green
Getting pissed off with getting an error message every time I install any other software, so decided to dig into this. The bug is in line 38 of the postinst script. - rkhtmpdir=$(grep '^TMPDIR' /etc/rkhunter.conf | sed 's/TMPDIR=//')

[Bug 991746] Re: package rkhunter 1.3.8-10 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-05-20 Thread Tony Green
Now this is getting annoying. Rknunter IS installed OK and is functioning. But every time I install or update any other software it's throwing errors: Errors were encountered while

[Bug 991746] [NEW] package rkhunter 1.3.8-10 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-04-30 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Failure occurred during system upgrade. I assume details have been automatically added somewhere... ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: rkhunter 1.3.8-10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64

[Bug 991746] Re: package rkhunter 1.3.8-10 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-04-30 Thread Tony Green
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[Bug 896916] Re: /dev/.initramfs triggers warnings in rkhunter

2011-12-08 Thread Tony Green
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 883324 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883324 I'm rather puzzled by the statement There seems to be no satisfactory workaround. The posting referenced by Douglas (which is essentially the same one I originally referenced, on a different site) says, I

[Bug 896916] Re: /dev/.initramfs triggers warnings in rkhunter

2011-11-27 Thread Tony Green
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[Bug 896916] [NEW] /dev/.initramfs triggers warnings in rkhunter

2011-11-27 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Since Ubuntu 11.10, /dev/.initramfs is a symlink to /run/initramfs. rkhunter triggers a daily warning about this: [10:57:36] Checking for hidden files and directories [ Warning ] [10:57:36] Warning: Hidden file found: /dev/.initramfs: symbolic link to

[Bug 893109] [NEW] 3.0.x kernels ignore splash=verbose in grub.cfg

2011-11-21 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: I normally have my grub.cfg set up so that I see the kernel messages during the boot process. Since Ubuntu has upgraded to the 3.0.x Kernel, this no longer works; instead, once the Grub menu has disappeared, all I see until X has started is a very disconcerting blank screen.

[Bug 893109] Re: 3.0.x kernels ignore splash=verbose in grub.cfg

2011-11-21 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: Grub config file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893109/+attachment/2603779/+files/grub.cfg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893109 Title: 3.0.x kernels ignore

[Bug 893109] Re: 3.0.x kernels ignore splash=verbose in grub.cfg

2011-11-21 Thread Tony Green
Hi Joseph, Tried your suggestion; still the same unfortunately. I actually had GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=splash=verbose but tried GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= which made no difference. I also noticed a line in that file saying GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=nomodeset quiet vga=795 and tried removing the

[Bug 883831] [NEW] Grub2 doesn't auto-boot kernels in submenus

2011-10-30 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Xubuntu 11.10 X86_64 Installed: grub-common 1.99-12ubuntu5 grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.5 grub-pc 1.99-12ubuntu5 grub-pc-bin 1.99-12ubuntu5 grub2-common 1.99-12ubuntu5 I have previous kernels installed, one of which I want to boot from by default. By setting GRUB_DEFAULT in

[Bug 883831] Re: Grub2 doesn't auto-boot kernels in submenus

2011-10-30 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: grub.cfg file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883831/+attachment/2579015/+files/grub.cfg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883831 Title: Grub2 doesn't auto-boot

[Bug 883831] Re: Grub2 doesn't auto-boot kernels in submenus

2011-10-30 Thread Tony Green
Please ignore my comment about a bug in startup-manager. On further investigation I understand how this is working and the but I thought existed doesn't. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 869996] Re: Xubuntu (11.04) update manager doesn't apply updates

2011-10-19 Thread Tony Green
Updates to 11.10 arrived this morning and after clicking the flashing icon and install updates, they were installed OK. So it appears the problem has been fixed with the new release. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 876473] Re: Kernel 3.0.0-12 makes system very sluggish

2011-10-18 Thread Tony Green
Sorry, I seem to be getting something wrong here. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Offered me a number of updated packages, but none with the Kernel in them. I've tried installing the daily build and release candidates, but these fail trying to build my Nvidia video driver:

[Bug 876473] Re: Kernel 3.0.0-12 makes system very sluggish

2011-10-18 Thread Tony Green
I've now installed Kernel 3.0.7-030007-generic and this has resolved the problem. Many thanks for your help. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 876473] Re: Kernel 3.0.0-12 makes system very sluggish

2011-10-17 Thread Tony Green
Note: I raised this bug report when booted with the old kernel, so I may need to reprovide some info that's been automatically gathered. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876473 Title:

[Bug 876473] Re: Kernel 3.0.0-12 makes system very sluggish

2011-10-17 Thread Tony Green
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[Bug 876473] [NEW] Kernel 3.0.0-12 makes system very sluggish

2011-10-17 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Since installing Xubuntu 11.10, my computer has become very sluggish, especially when performing CPU-intensive tasks. I'm guessing this has something to to with the Kernel's scheduling, since with a twin-core processor I should have plenty of spare CPU to do things like

[Bug 876473] Re: Kernel 3.0.0-12 makes system very sluggish

2011-10-17 Thread Tony Green
Apologies for what may seem a stupid question, but where can I get hold of the development kernel to test with? I've spent several hours searching, but can't find it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 869996] Re: Xubuntu (11.04) update manager doesn't apply updates

2011-10-14 Thread Tony Green
Still a problem. However, I intent to upgrade to the latest release at the weekend, so I'll investigate whether this is still a problem then and report back. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 869996] [NEW] Xubuntu (11.04) update manager doesn't apply updates

2011-10-07 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: New (clean) installation of Xubuntu 11.04. Updates icon appears in taskbar. Click icon, update manager appears. Click install updates Button appears depressed for a couple of seconds. Nothing else happens. The same occurs when taking the update manager option from the menu.

[Bug 869996] Re: Xubuntu (11.04) update manager doesn't apply updates

2011-10-07 Thread Tony Green
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[Bug 468579] [NEW] Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager Upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic Kubuntu failed during post-removal phase: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Could not install 'linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic' The upgrade wil continue but the

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: apt.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865046/apt.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: apt-term.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865102/apt-term.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: main.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865128/main.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
Additionally, after clicking close on the dialogue, I got another pop- up saying installArchives() failed. I'll now attach the current versions of the log files in case there's any more information in them. ** Attachment added: Apt.log after second message

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: apt-term.log after second message http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865364/apt-term.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: main.log after second message http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865381/main.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: term.log after second message http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865787/term.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 468579] Re: Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: xorg_fix_intrepid.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34865809/xorg_fix_intrepid.log -- Karmic Kubuntu upgrade: Could not install linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28.13-generic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468579 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 468885] [NEW] Karmic boot doesn't wait for encrypted disc passphrase

2009-11-01 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: After installing Karmic today and rebooting, I didn't get the opportunity to enter the passphrase for my LUKS encrypted home partition. This meant that not only didn't I have a usable home partition but also (because they're in /etc/crypttab after the home partition) I didn't

[Bug 188976] Re: ubiquity crashed with OSError in copy_all()

2009-10-25 Thread Tony Green
The workaround that got me through was simply to not specify the offending partition during the install then to manually add it to /etc/fstab once I'd finished. -- ubiquity crashed with OSError in copy_all() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/188976 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 411710] Re: Digikam won't display any pictures under KDE4.3

2009-10-11 Thread Tony Green
I won't find out until I install Karmic. This was a show-stopper for me with KDE4.3 on Jaunty, so I had to revert to 4.2/ -- Digikam won't display any pictures under KDE4.3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411710 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 411710] [NEW] Digikam won't display any pictures under KDE4.3

2009-08-10 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: digikam System: Ubuntu 9.04 AMD-64 After upgrading to KDE4.3, Digikam no longer displays any thumbnail images (so can't do anything with my pictures). From .xsession-errors the problem appears to be something to do with Marble. kdeinit4: preparing to

[Bug 342671] Re: Doesn't support installations which require a removal or updates which require additional software

2009-06-30 Thread Tony Green
I'm seeing this problem with four kernel-related updates showing as blocked when I click on the updater icon. linux-headers-generic - 2.6.28.11.15 (amd64) linux-restricted-modules-generic - 2.6.28.11.15 (amd64) linux-generic - 2.6.28.11.15 (amd64) linux-image-generic - 2.6.28.11.15 (amd64)

[Bug 384278] [NEW] Jaunty ships with libraries too old for digikam-kde4

2009-06-06 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: digikam I have reported a bug (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195448) with KDE for Digikam 0.10.0 crashing fatally (and taking the whole computer out!) From the diagnostics I supplied, the developer (Gilles Caulier) has deduced that a number of

[Bug 380905] [NEW] Jaunty recovery mode networking fails with fixed IP address

2009-05-27 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: System: AMD-64, Jaunty (fully updated) Sorry, I don't know which package this is related to - presumably the base system or something similar? Booting into recovery mode, one of the options I am presented with after initial startup is root shell with networking (sorry, I'm

[Bug 377608] [NEW] xubuntu jaunty install fails to install necessary desktops

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Attempting to install Xubuntu januty. Existing system was Kubuntu Intrepid, but I was formatting /, /usr, /var to make a clean install. Install appeared to finish cleanly and prompted for reboot. However when X started up, the following pop-up

[Bug 377613] [NEW] jaunty install: formatting root partition changes uuid

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Attempting to install Xubuntu Jaunty to replace an existing Kubuntu Intrepid. Because the install was a total failure (separate bug raised) I had to restore from my backups. However, having done so and attempted to reboot, Grub failed with

[Bug 377613] Re: jaunty install: formatting root partition changes uuid

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Green
I understand what you're saying (can't honestly say I understand UUIDs or what they're for though...) In my case, regenerating menu.lst wouldn't have made any difference, because having a failed installation meant that I had to restore it from my dumps, where the installer couldn't (and

[Bug 377613] Re: jaunty install: formatting root partition changes uuid

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Green
Having now read up a bit on UUIDs, it seems to me that if an existing partition is being reformatted, it SHOULD retain the existing UUID. Anything referring to that particular partition by UUID will then still safely be able to find it if necessary. Although at one level a reformatted filesystem

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Green
Update: Had another go at this today and it installed successfully. Still had the errors from Java, but the ca-certificates worked this time (new version or something?) so it appears that's where the error came from. -- jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

[Bug 224631] Re: compiz unstable since Hardy upgrade

2009-05-08 Thread Tony Green
Hi Scott, Unfortunately I can't confirm whether or not this is still a problem as I've given up using Compiz (or KDE4's desktop effects) as once the ooh, isn't that impressive stage has worn off, having a more responsive desktop became more interesting. Sadly I can't even try to reproduce this

[Bug 260462] Re: cryptdisks-early fails to re-prompt if passphrase is incorrect

2009-05-04 Thread Tony Green
Thanks for that very comprehensive reply, Luke. I've finally had the opportunity to reconfigure the cryptography using LUKS and that's solved my problem. Lesson for me - use LUKS in future... -- cryptdisks-early fails to re-prompt if passphrase is incorrect

[Bug 366023] Re: Can't upgrade to Jaunty - video card not supported any more

2009-04-28 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: Ouptput of lspci -vvnn http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26056199/lspci.log -- Can't upgrade to Jaunty - video card not supported any more https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/366023 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 366023] Re: Can't upgrade to Jaunty - video card not supported any more

2009-04-28 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: xorg.conf file http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26056293/xorg.conf -- Can't upgrade to Jaunty - video card not supported any more https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/366023 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 366023] Re: Can't upgrade to Jaunty - video card not supported any more

2009-04-28 Thread Tony Green
Hi Bryce, My understanding from reading elsewhere is that this problem may be due to the fact that there are problems with the ATI fglrx driver with the new version of X being used in this release and that it isn't included in it for that reason, hence why it needs to be removed. I've added

[Bug 368046] [NEW] jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: After failing to install a few packages (ca-certificates, java6-jre, java6-bin (already installed configured)) the installer popped up dialogues telling me again that they'd failed, then crashed. A large number of packages were left half-installed, so I am attempting to

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: apt.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26034882/apt.log -- jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: term.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26034923/term.log -- jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
Update: dpkg --configure -a also crashes with too many errors message. Log attached. I suspect I'm going to have to restore from backups :-( ** Attachment added: configurelog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26034960/configurelog -- jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: apt-term.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26034887/apt-term.log -- jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: main.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26034893/main.log -- jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368046 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
Not surprisingly, the system was stuffed on reboot. A message about not being able to find md5sum was noticed during the early stage of boot, then when X started it just displayed a black screen with a few random patches of colour. Fortunately I have good backups or I'd be in trouble. Worrying

[Bug 368046] Re: jaunty upgrade crashed too many errors

2009-04-27 Thread Tony Green
** Description changed: After failing to install a few packages (ca-certificates, java6-jre, java6-bin (already installed configured)) the installer popped up dialogues telling me again that they'd failed, then crashed. A large number of packages were left half-installed, so I am

[Bug 366023] [NEW] Can't upgrade to Jaunty - video card not supported any more

2009-04-24 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Trying to upgrade my system from Kubuntu 8.10 to 9.04. Distribution Upgrade gets as far as Preparing to upgrade and I get a pop-up saying This computer is currently using the AMD 'fglrx' graphics driver. No version of this driver is available that works with your hardware in

[Bug 345389] Re: update-manager broken dependency

2009-03-27 Thread Tony Green
A small update. Looking again at this today, I see that I actually HAVE update-manager- core 1:0.93.35 installed, as it's a dependency of update-manager-kde. So the problem seems to be either that a newer version of update-manager ought to be on the repositories or perhaps that it should be

[Bug 345389] Re: update-manager broken dependency

2009-03-20 Thread Tony Green
Still failing the same on my system, Michael. My /etc/apt/sources.list may help - in case I'm pulling DEBs from somewhere different to you. # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to # newer versions of the distribution. deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

[Bug 345389] [NEW] update-manager broken dependency

2009-03-19 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager Initially attempting to install xubuntu desktop onto a Kubuntu 8.10, AMD_64 system. Not sure if the problem is actually update-manager or update-manager-core. # apt-get install xubuntu-desktop Reading package lists... Done Building

[Bug 327236] Re: kmail fails if ~/.kde4 unavailable

2009-02-21 Thread Tony Green
It was from an upgrade as Jonathan suggested. Not QUITE bug 272378 but evidently related. It was actually because ~/.kde/share/config/kmailrc had a line in it saying: folders[$e]=$HOME/.kde4/share/apps/kmail/mail Correcting that line solved the problem. Looks like another migration problem then.

[Bug 328711] Re: updates killed apache

2009-02-13 Thread Tony Green
Interestingly, installing php5-mysql DOES fix this problem. So thanks for that, Marc. Seems strange that it was OK without it before the update; possibly something strange in the install of PDO_MYSQL - either that or something that was in it got deleted by the upgrade. I'm now at

[Bug 328711] Re: updates killed apache

2009-02-13 Thread Tony Green
Interestingly, installing php5-mysql DOES fix this problem. So thanks for that, Marc. Seems strange that it was OK without it before the update; possibly something strange in the install of PDO_MYSQL - either that or something that was in it got deleted by the upgrade. I'm now at

[Bug 328711] [NEW] updates killed apache

2009-02-12 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libapache2-mod-php5 (package guessed - may be incorrect) Kubuntu 8.10, AMD-64. I installed today's updates, which attempted to re-start Apache2. But Apache failed to start. The following error appeared in the error log: /usr/sbin/apache2: symbol lookup

[Bug 328711] [NEW] updates killed apache

2009-02-12 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libapache2-mod-php5 (package guessed - may be incorrect) Kubuntu 8.10, AMD-64. I installed today's updates, which attempted to re-start Apache2. But Apache failed to start. The following error appeared in the error log: /usr/sbin/apache2: symbol lookup

[Bug 327236] [NEW] kmail fails if ~/.kde4 unavailable

2009-02-09 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kmail KDE4 on Kubuntu 8.10 has supposedly migrated all user kde files from ~/.kde4 to ~/.kde. Noticing that some residual ~/.kde4 files and directories had been created, I deleted these. As soon as I did this and tried to use Kmail, it crashed.

[Bug 325483] [NEW] Random patches of black and green striping keep appearing

2009-02-04 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: This is an issue with Kubuntu AMD-64-bit, 8.10, with the new KDE4.2 installed. I'm not sure if it's a KDE problem or a xorg problem though. Since installing KDE4.2, I get frequent patches of black and green stripes appearing in various parts of my screen. It seems

[Bug 325483] Re: Random patches of black and green striping keep appearing

2009-02-04 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: Screenshot showing the problem http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21996800/noise.png -- Random patches of black and green striping keep appearing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/325483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 324907] [NEW] $KDEHOME not set: causes problems choosing mouse cursors

2009-02-03 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase (Choosing kdebase as I'm not sure where this should actually be but it seems possible) AMD-64 - Kubuntu 8.10 When I installed Kubuntu 8.04, I did a clean install so that no old configuration files existed outside my home directory. I noticed

[Bug 324277] Re: kde4.2 install failed: dependency problems

2009-02-02 Thread Tony Green
Thanks Jonathan. For the record, after re-starting , the updates available icon was still showing a large number of updates to install. Clicking it seemed to finish off configuring (which I thought my earlier commands had done - shows how well I understand apt). ...now to see what else KDE have

[Bug 324277] [NEW] kde4.2 install failed: dependency problems

2009-02-02 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-kde4 Attempting to install KDE4.2 as per instructions at http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2 System: Kubuntu 8.10 AMD-64 (kdebase selected as I'm not sure which of the several packages mentioned should really be selected) After downloading all

[Bug 307969] [NEW] compiz rotate cube keybindings problem

2008-12-14 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: compiz Kubuntu 8.10, AMD_64 $ apt-cache policy compiz compiz: Installed: 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4.1 Candidate: 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4.1 Version table: *** 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4.1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages 100

[Bug 260462] Re: cryptdisks-early fails to re-prompt if passphrase is incorrect

2008-12-05 Thread Tony Green
Finally had time to set up a crypto disc on a clean Intrepid install and I can confirm that this problem persists. I'm prompted for the filesystem's passphrase but if I type it incorrectly, I don't get re-prompted, the boot just continues and then quickly fails because, not surprisingly, it can't

[Bug 303651] [NEW] kde language pack install fails: cannot access archive

2008-11-30 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: language-pack-kde-en Kunbuntu 8.10, AMD-64 Attempting to install the latest updates through Adept, the following error message appeared:

[Bug 303651] Re: kde language pack install fails: cannot access archive

2008-11-30 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: /var/log/dpkg.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20070418/dpkg.log -- kde language pack install fails: cannot access archive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 303227] Re: kernel 2.6.27-9 failed to install

2008-11-30 Thread Tony Green
UPDATE Further investigation reveals: run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10 Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic.postinst line 1002. as the

[Bug 303651] Re: kde language pack install fails: cannot access archive

2008-11-30 Thread Tony Green
Update: My guess that this was in some way related to bug 303227 appears to have been correct, as now I have managed to get past the other bug, this has now installed successfully. Chaging status to invalid. -- kde language pack install fails: cannot access archive

[Bug 303227] [NEW] kernel 2.6.27-9 failed to install

2008-11-28 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic Attempting to install today's kernel updates via adept, it failed with the following errors: Commit failed. To continue, hit ok and we will try to recover. If you close the application now, we will not do anything and you

[Bug 303227] Re: kernel 2.6.27-9 failed to install

2008-11-28 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: /var/log/dpkg.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20033180/dpkg.log -- kernel 2.6.27-9 failed to install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303227 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 303227] Re: kernel 2.6.27-9 failed to install

2008-11-28 Thread Tony Green
Additionally, automatic resolution failed. It seems that the recovery has failed. Please fix manually (try dpkg --configure -a and/or apt-get -f install) in terminal... The error was: APT Error. Context: Running dpkg, [ /usr/bin/dpkg, --status-fd, 3, --configure, -a ], Sup-process

[Bug 299442] [NEW] ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

2008-11-18 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils Kubuntu 8.10 I am trying to follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedPrivateDirectory to set up an encrypted private directory. apt-get install ecryptfs-utils installs 53-1ubuntu12. However, the instructions

[Bug 299442] Re: ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

2008-11-18 Thread Tony Green
In which case, either the instructions for password-less login are also wrong or there are files missing from the package, as /usr/share /ecryptfs-utils isn't installed by it. Either that or I'm cocking-up seriously... -- ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

[Bug 299442] Re: ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

2008-11-18 Thread Tony Green
Dustin, It may be that there actually IS a version problem: $ dpkg -l | grep ecryptfs-utils ii ecryptfs-utils53-1ubuntu12 ecryptfs cryptographic filesystem (utilities) $ dpkg -L ecryptfs-utils | grep /usr/share/ecryptfs-utils $ So

[Bug 299442] Re: ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

2008-11-18 Thread Tony Green
That sorted it, thanks both. Probably worth putting that in the instructions as well to save more bug reports? Should I be safe installing the other 69 updates in proposed to a live system? Cheers Tony -- ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

[Bug 293669] Re: (Kubuntu 8.10) ksystraycmd crashes

2008-11-16 Thread Tony Green
Backtrace attached as requested. It doesn't say much; I hope it's useful. Will having the debug version installed have any performance impact on my system? (apart from presumably taking up more space). If so, what's the process to revert safely to the non-debug version. ** Attachment added: gdb

[Bug 293669] Re: (Kubuntu 8.10) ksystraycmd crashes

2008-11-16 Thread Tony Green
OOPS! missed a step in the instructions. Another backtrace attached; a bit bigger this time. If it's only crashes that will be affected, no problem. It'll be handy for other bugs anyway. ** Attachment added: gdb-ksystraycmd.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19701795/gdb-ksystraycmd.txt --

[Bug 293066] Re: xgamma no longer works on 8.10

2008-11-06 Thread Tony Green
...but it DOES work now I've managed to get the right ATI driver loaded. So it looks like the problem may actually lie with the default video driver that's configured automaticall. -- xgamma no longer works on 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293066 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 105454] Re: gtk styles fonts: can't switch back to use another font

2008-11-06 Thread Tony Green
Seems to work OK in Intrepid, so presumably just a Hardy problem. -- gtk styles fonts: can't switch back to use another font https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105454 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk-qt-engine in ubuntu. --

[Bug 188976] Re: ubiquity crashed with OSError in copy_all()

2008-11-06 Thread Tony Green
Successfully installed by not telling the installer about the partitions I wanted to keep. So then I had to re-edit /etc/fstab to put them back and delete all the stuff the installer put in the directories I was going to mount over. Luckily I know Unix well; this would have defeated a lot of

[Bug 294294] [NEW] showfoto crashes on startup

2008-11-05 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: showfoto Attempting to run showfoto, it crashes immediately after showing the splash screen. $ showfoto terminate called after throwing an instance of 'Exiv2::Error' KCrash: Application 'showfoto' crashing... KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching

[Bug 294294] Re: showfoto crashes on startup

2008-11-05 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: ~/.kde/share/config/showfotorc http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19395800/showfotorc -- showfoto crashes on startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 294294] Re: showfoto crashes on startup

2008-11-05 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: showfoto strace http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19395839/showphoto.trace -- showfoto crashes on startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 247329] Re: Cursor settings not globally set

2008-11-04 Thread Tony Green
I am having a similar problem since installing Kubuntu 8.10. The theme of the cursor displayed in any position seems to be completely random. Annoyingly I can't provide screenshots as ksnapshot doesn't capture the cursor and the new installation of the Gimp seems to lack the ability it used to

[Bug 293669] [NEW] (Kubuntu 8.10) ksystraycmd crashes

2008-11-04 Thread Tony Green
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace-bin Kubuntu 8.10 on AMD-64 ksystraycmd --version Qt: 4.4.3 KDE: 4.1.2 (KDE 4.1.2) KSysTrayCmd: KSysTrayCmd 0.1 Attempted to launch an application with ksystraycmd. It immediately crashes. ksystraycmd xterm KCrash: Application

[Bug 293669] Re: (Kubuntu 8.10) ksystraycmd crashes

2008-11-04 Thread Tony Green
** Attachment added: strace of failed attempt to run a command with ksystraycmd http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19342444/strace -- (Kubuntu 8.10) ksystraycmd crashes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293669 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is

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