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aptdaemon package

aptdaemon does not give a terminal/gtk debconf prompt

Bug #1163163 reported by Daniel Holbach
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Colin Watson
Ubuntu ubuntu-13.04-beta-2
Raring
Fix Released
High
Colin Watson
Ubuntu ubuntu-13.04-beta-2

Bug Description

Trying to install some kernel packages I ended up in this situation:

9077 ? SNl 0:02 /usr/bin/python3.3 /usr/sbin/aptd
19507 pts/7 SNs+ 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/python3.3 /usr/sbin/aptd
19595 pts/9 SNs+ 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 94 --unpack --auto-deconfigure /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.8.0-16-generic_3.8.0-16.26_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-extra-3.8.0-16-generic_3.8.0-16.26_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-generic_3.8.0.16.31_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-generic_3.8.0.16.31_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.8.0-16_3.8.0-16.26_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.8.0-16-generic_3.8.0-16.26_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-generic_3.8.0.16.31_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-libc-dev_3.8.0-16.26_amd64.deb
19619 pts/9 SN+ 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst install
 1027 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.1 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/2

On IRC Michael confirmed this. He said:
<mvo> dholbach: yeah, I suspected this, so it looks like aptdaemon did not give you a terminal/gtk debconf prompt :/

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: aptdaemon 1.0-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-15.25-generic 3.8.4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 2f383a1679e8525d7196eb2518a1921f
CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
Date: Tue Apr 2 10:10:02 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-08-19 (591 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110817)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: aptdaemon
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-17 (75 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

testsuite hangs on the buildd

tags: added: ftbfs
Changed in aptdaemon (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → ubuntu-13.04-beta-1
status: New → Triaged
Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Changed in aptdaemon (Ubuntu Raring):
assignee: nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
milestone: ubuntu-13.04-beta-1 → ubuntu-13.04-beta-2
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package aptdaemon - 1.0-0ubuntu9

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aptdaemon (1.0-0ubuntu9) raring; urgency=low

  * Flush debconf-communicate stdin after writing to it
    (LP: #1163142, #1163163).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:07:01 +0100

Changed in aptdaemon (Ubuntu Raring):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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