Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-utils
gnome-screenshot unlinks a file before replacing it. This is
unfortunate because I hardlinked an existing screenshot and expected the
file to change whenever the screenshot changes, i.e. whenever I create a
new screenshot and replace an existing one.
To reproduce simple save a screenshot in /tmp/foo.png. Then hardlink it,
i.e. ln -f /tmp/foo.png /tmp/bar.png. Do a ls -l /tmp/{foo,bar}.png.
Then create a new screenshot and save it as /tmp/foo.png. Do a ls -l
/tmp/{foo,bar}.png and see two different files.
The solution is to just write to the file without unlinking it first.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-screenshot 2.31.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-2.10-generic 2.6.37-rc1
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-2-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 28 01:04:59 2010
SourcePackage: gnome-utils
** Affects: gnome-utils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick
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gnome-screenshot unlinks saved file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682247
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