Xpad fails to load on Lubuntu 15.04 LiveCD because root owns ~/.config

[Istimsak]

Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release: 15.04

xpad:
  Installed: 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 4.5.0-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

A small yellow window was suppost to open to accept copied text or notes. Instead, the system displayed an error that a required folder was needed to store program info.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xpad 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-9.10-generic 3.18.2
Uname: Linux 3.18.0-9-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.349
Date: Sat Jan 24 18:48:06 2015
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha i386 (20150123)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xpad
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Istimsak (saqman2060)]

This bug can be easily fixed by manully creating the folder. However, this folder should be created automatically by the program or already included in the installed system.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1414341

[Dave Kokandy (drkokandy)]

This appears to be a new problem since Alpha 2. I can confirm that xpad was working without errors during testing of alpha 2.

I will download the Alpha 2 ISO and compare versions.

I have attached the output of "ls -lR ~/.config"
...there's nothing really there.

[Istimsak (saqman2060)]

I am not good at fixing bugs, just mainly reporting them. Is there anything on my part I must do?

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dave Kokandy" <email address hidden>
Sent: ‎1/‎24/‎2015 8:20 PM
To: "<email address hidden>" <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 1414341] Re: The program "xpad" failed to load on Lubuntu 15.04LiveCd. An error message displayed, "Could not open directory/home/lubuntu/.config/xpad. This directory is needed to store preference andpad information. Xpad will now close." After manually creating the requiredfolder, the error was fixed.r

This appears to be a new problem since Alpha 2. I can confirm that xpad
was working without errors during testing of alpha 2.

I will download the Alpha 2 ISO and compare versions.

I have attached the output of "ls -lR ~/.config"
...there's nothing really there.

** Attachment added: "ls -lR ~/.config"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xpad/+bug/1414341/+attachment/4305142/+files/config.txt

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Title:
  The program "xpad" failed to load on Lubuntu 15.04 LiveCd. An error
  message displayed, "Could not open directory
  /home/lubuntu/.config/xpad. This directory is needed to store
  preference and pad information. Xpad will now close." After manually
  creating the required folder, the error was fixed.r

Status in xpad package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
  Release: 15.04

  xpad:
    Installed: 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 4.5.0-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  A small yellow window was suppost to open to accept copied text or
  notes. Instead, the system displayed an error that a required folder
  was needed to store program info.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xpad 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-9.10-generic 3.18.2
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-9-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.349
  Date: Sat Jan 24 18:48:06 2015
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha i386 (20150123)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xpad
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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[Istimsak (saqman2060)]

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Dave Kokandy <email address hidden> wrote:

This appears to be a new problem since Alpha 2. I can confirm that xpad was
working without errors during testing of alpha 2. I will download the Alpha
2 ISO and compare versions. I have attached the output of "ls -lR
~/.config" ...there's nothing really there. ** Attachment added: "ls -lR
~/.config"

Sounds like the problem started with the respin.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xpad/+bug/1414341/+attachment/4305142/+files/config.txt
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report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1414341 Title: The program "xpad"
failed to load on Lubuntu 15.04 LiveCd. An error message displayed, "Could
not open directory /home/lubuntu/.config/xpad. This directory is needed to
store preference and pad information. Xpad will now close." After manually
creating the required folder, the error was fixed.r Status in xpad package
in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet
(development branch) Release: 15.04 xpad: Installed: 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 4.5.0-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 4.5.0-0ubuntu1 0 500
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe i386 Packages 100
/var/lib/dpkg/status A small yellow window was suppost to open to accept
copied text or notes. Instead, the system displayed an error that a
required folder was needed to store program info. ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: xpad 4.5.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-9.10-generic 3.18.2 Uname: Linux
3.18.0-9-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.349 Date: Sat Jan 24 18:48:06 2015 LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu
15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha i386 (20150123) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xpad
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[Dave Kokandy (drkokandy)]

Root owning ~/.config is definitely the cause of the problem.

At some point in the startup process, a file is written to /home/lubuntu/.config/ubuntu-system-settings/wizard-has-run

Apparently it is written by root, causing root to own the file.

[Dave Kokandy (drkokandy)]

This appears to be resolved as of the 15 February 2015 daily image of vivid amd64. Marking as incomplete - please update if anyone is still affected by this.