Public bug reported: When the files /etc/locale.gen, /etc/default/locale and /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en are locked down to avoid any unnecessary modifications done to them, the post-installation script of locales fails ungracefully when trying to sed (due to write permission denial).
Those files are locked down because some updates decide to suddenly start generating a massive amount of locales and it can have disastrous effects if there's not a lot of storage e.g. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1908928 There should really be no need to overwrite or modify those files by the package's installation without asking, this needs an user prompt or the user config must be kept. ** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files + Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't ** Description changed: When the files /etc/locale.gen, /etc/default/locale and /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en are locked down to avoid any unnecessary modifications done to them, the post-installation script of locales - fails ungracefully when trying to sed. + fails ungracefully when trying to sed (due to write permission denial). Those files are locked down because some updates decide to suddenly start generating a massive amount of locales and it can have disastrous effects if there's not a lot of storage e.g. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1908928 There should really be no need to overwrite or modify those files by the package's installation without asking, this needs an user prompt or the user config must be kept. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1913609 Title: Ungraceful failure when locale postinstallation script can't modify files it shouldn't To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1913609/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
