KPackageKit issues
by Kevin Kofler
Hi,
a few things I noticed in KPackageKit under Fedora (but they affect all
distros):
1. KPackageKit keeps forgetting its settings and we can't figure out why. See
this Fedora bug report:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475303
The thing is, in Fedora, we DO NOT want KPackageKit to automatically install
updates, it should always prompt the user. Yet, we tried:
* setting a default option in kde-settings and even
* patching the code to default to NONE instead of SECURITY everywhere:
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/kpackagekit/F-10/kpackagekit-0.3...
(by the way, I think you should consider also changing this upstream -
installing updates without asking the user is extremely rude!)
and yet it still somehow magically resets to SECURITY at random times. :-(
Moreover, when it does that, it also installs non-security updates, so
apparently it really resets to All, not Security only. The UI displays the
magically-changed setting as "Security only" though.
I tried looking at the code to search for the bug, but I still have absolutely
no idea what is happening. :-(
I consider this an absolute showstopper, so the sooner it is fixed, the
better! Do you have any idea what could be up there?
2. In KpkNotify::updatesActions, you do this:
if ( packages.size() <= 5 ) {
// we already show the user all the packages to be updated
Client::instance()->updateSystem();
}
else {
emit showUpdatesUi();
}
Can you please change this to just emit showUpdatesUi();? For 2 reasons:
* Consistency - having the "Update" button do something different at different
times is surprising and can lead the user into doing the wrong thing
(installing updates when they actually just wanted to review them).
* The user may want to review the update details. You "already show the user
all the packages to be updated", but not the details (i.e. update
description, Bugzilla references etc.). Some users (e.g. me!) want to know
exactly what they're updating before accepting the update!
3. This is more an annoyance than an issue, but it would nice if the sorting
of the updates were improved:
- more important updates should be listed first, i.e. security before bugfix
before enhancement
- within the same type of updates, alphabetical order instead of the current
random order would be nice
Likewise, alphabetic order would be nice in the search results for new
packages.
If this is just not implemented yet and you don't have the time to implement
it, any objections to me working on it and committing the result to KDE SVN?
Kevin Kofler
15 years, 4 months
Plasma crashes if folderview dragged onto panel. BalL ? (F10 KDE 4.1.85-2 Live)
by linux guy
I crashed plasma and my session froze when I accidentally dragged a
folderview onto a second panel in my F10 KDE4.1.85-2 session.
Here are the relevant steps in my session that led to this. My session
was made with:
livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --noverify --overlay-size-mb 100
--home-size-mb 150 --unencrypted-home
--delete-home /home/xxx/Download/f10-kde-4.1.85-2/livecd-f10-kde-4.1.85-200812161507.iso /dev/sdc1
a) added icons for konqueror, konsole and dolphin to the standard panel
at the bottom of the screen.
b) resized the bottom panel to be narrow and centered. Ala Mac.
c) added a second panel to the top of my window. Added a task manager
to it. Added pager to it. Removed the task manager and pager from the
bottom panel.
d) changed the stock folderview to display ~/home
e) added a second folderview to display /bin
f) resized the icons on both folderviews to be smaller than stock.
Played around with locking icons and scrolling then in and out of view.
g) add BalL. Nothing happened. Tried adding it again. Nothing
happened.
h) accidentally dragged one of the folderviews onto the top panel. My
session then crashed in several steps.
15 years, 4 months
Respin 4.1.85 ?
by linux guy
Any chance we could spin a 4.1.85-3 with the updated dbus in it ? I'm
not sure that yum update worked properly for me due to overlay size
limits.
Thanks
15 years, 4 months
fyi, kde-4.1.85 (4.2-beta2) stuff moving to testing repo
by Rex Dieter
In order to keep separate the stuff that's targeted for F-10, and not,
and for better testing, I've just started working on moving all the
4.2-beta-related stuff into kde-redhat/testing repos.
In particular, what's staying in unstable is koffice2.
-- Rex
15 years, 4 months
Kernel oops running yum update with F10 KDE 4.1.85 Live
by linux guy
I experienced a kernel panic running yum update with F10 KDE 4.1.85 Live.
The history exceeded the scroll buffer on my console.
The first thing I see is this:
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 26
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 26
rpmdb: write: 0xb78edb50, 4096: Read-only file system
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 27
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 27
rpmdb: write: 0xb7950db0, 4096: Read-only file system
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 28
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 28
rpmdb: write: 0xb7924570, 4096: Read-only file system
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 29
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 29
rpmdb: write: 0xb79fbe40, 4096: Read-only file system
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 30
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 30
rpmdb: write: 0xb79101b0, 4096: Read-only file system
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 31
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 31
rpmdb: write: 0xb79a5d70, 4096: Read-only file system
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: write failed for page 32
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion: unable to flush page: 32
Followed by a bunch of this:
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Filedigests: unable to flush page: 810
Cleanup : mesa-libGL
24/44
warning: %postun(dbus-libs-1.2.8-1.fc10.i386) scriptlet failed, exit
status 1
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(-30975) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error,
run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Filedigests: unable to flush page: 810
Cleanup : mesa-libGL
24/44
warning: %postun(dbus-libs-1.2.8-1.fc10.i386) scriptlet failed, exit
status 1
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
error: db4 error(30) from db->sync: Read-only file system
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
I ran yum update on the Live version because I was experiencing dbus
errors and I wanted to see if they were resolved if I updated to the
dbus released this morning.
Thanks
15 years, 4 months
system-config-services doesn't work in F10 kde 4.1.85 Live (dbus?)
by linux guy
$ system-config-services
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 945, in <module>
GUI (use_dbus = use_dbus).run ()
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 900, in __init__
self.serviceherders.append (cls (bus = self._bus))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py",
line 53, in __init__
for service_name in self.list_services ():
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/slip/dbus/polkit.py", line
48, in enable_proxy_wrapper
return func (*p, **k)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py",
line 66, in list_services
return self.dbus_object.list_services (dbus_interface =
"org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerder")
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line
630, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place
prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see
message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface
"org.freedesktop.PolicyKit" member "IsSystemBusNameAuthorized" error
name "(unset)" destination ":1.48")
[liveuser@localhost ~]$
[liveuser@localhost ~]$
[liveuser@localhost ~]$ su
[root@localhost liveuser]# system-config-services
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 945, in <module>
GUI (use_dbus = use_dbus).run ()
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 900, in __init__
self.serviceherders.append (cls (bus = self._bus))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py",
line 53, in __init__
for service_name in self.list_services ():
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/slip/dbus/polkit.py", line
48, in enable_proxy_wrapper
return func (*p, **k)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py",
line 66, in list_services
return self.dbus_object.list_services (dbus_interface =
"org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerder")
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line
630, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place
prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see
message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface
"org.freedesktop.PolicyKit" member "IsSystemBusNameAuthorized" error
name "(unset)" destination ":1.48")
# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 1
22:42:50 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
# yum list system-config-services
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
system-config-services.noarch
0.99.28-3.fc10 installed
This occurred after I did a yum update to include the new dbus.
# rpm -q dbus
dbus-1.2.8-1.fc10.i386
15 years, 4 months
Firefox doesn't run in F10-KDE4.185 Live
by linux guy
Firefox doesn't run in F10-KDE4.185 Live on my machine.
If I run it from the command line, it immediately exits without any output.
# yum install firefox
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
fedora | 2.8 kB 00:00
fedora/primary_db | 6.6 MB 00:13
updates | 2.3 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 1.2 MB 00:02
kde | 2.1 kB 00:00
kde/primary_db | 3.2 kB 00:00
kde-testing | 1.9 kB 00:00
kde-testing/primary_db | 5.2 kB 00:00
kde-unstable | 1.9 kB 00:00
kde-unstable/primary_db | 159 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package firefox.i386 0:3.0.4-1.fc10 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.9.0.4 for package: firefox
--> Processing Dependency: libxul.so for package: firefox
--> Processing Dependency: system-bookmarks for package: firefox
--> Processing Dependency: libxpcom.so for package: firefox
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.0.4-1.fc10 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: mozilla-filesystem for package: xulrunner
---> Package fedora-bookmarks.noarch 0:10-1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mozilla-filesystem.i386 0:1.9-2.fc10 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Installing:
firefox i386 3.0.4-1.fc10 fedora 12 M
Installing for dependencies:
fedora-bookmarks noarch 10-1 fedora 3.9 k
mozilla-filesystem i386 1.9-2.fc10 fedora 3.0 k
xulrunner i386 1.9.0.4-1.fc10 fedora 9.1 M
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 4 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 21 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/4): mozilla-filesystem-1.9-2.fc10.i386.rpm | 3.0 kB 00:00
(2/4): fedora-bookmarks-10-1.noarch.rpm | 3.9 kB 00:00
(3/4): xulrunner-1.9.0.4-1.fc10.i386.rpm | 9.1 MB 00:18
(4/4): firefox-3.0.4-1.fc10.i386.rpm | 12 MB 00:24
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 479 kB/s | 21 MB 00:44
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : mozilla-filesystem 1/4
Installing : fedora-bookmarks 2/4
Installing : xulrunner 3/4
Installing : firefox 4/4
Installed:
firefox.i386 0:3.0.4-1.fc10
Dependency Installed:
fedora-bookmarks.noarch 0:10-1 mozilla-filesystem.i386 0:1.9-2.fc10
xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.0.4-1.fc10
Complete!
$ firefox
$
$ yum list firefox
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
firefox.i386 3.0.4-1.fc10 installed
$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 1
22:42:50 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
$ yum list kdelibs
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
kdelibs.i386 6:4.1.85-5.fc10 installed
The good news is that Konqueror can now access gmail ! Now if only we
could get it to view youtube videos again.
15 years, 4 months
KDE 4.2 Icons
by Mark Bidewell
I am using the latest KDE 4.2 RPMs. When I am in desktop view, I
cannot place icons outside the upper left hand quarter of my screen.
If I try to move an icon into any other region it will snap back..
This issue does not occur in folder view. Before I file a bug I was
wondering if anyone else had seen this issue?
Mark Bidewell
15 years, 4 months
