Public bug reported: I'm filing this as a tracking bug.
Ubuntu does not wish to use the --enable-xhost-root option in gparted. This ugly workaround was introduced upstream in https://git.gnome.org/browse/gparted/commit/?id=f38ccd02 However, it only works because gparted still uses gtk2 and will stop working once it's ported to gtk3. That is because gtk3 apps benefit from native Wayland support, but gtk2 apps run under XWayland. xhost won't help when X isn't used. We do not want to encourage other apps to use this workaround. We do want to encourage gtk2 apps to switch to gtk3. The proper fix is for gparted to run the GUI with normal permissions and use non-graphical PolicyKit helpers to perform the specific actions that need elevated permissions Workarounds for affected users ============================== 1. Log out. Click your name on the login screen then click the gear button and select Ubuntu on Xorg (or GNOME on Xorg). Enter your password. 2. Or, try using the GNOME Disks app (gnome-disk-utility) which runs fine with Wayland and is already installed by default. ** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Fix Committed ** Affects: gparted (Debian) Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags: bionic wayland wayland-session ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #883812 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=883812 ** Also affects: gparted (Debian) via https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=883812 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737248 Title: Do not use --enable-xhost-root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+bug/1737248/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
