Ubuntu
update-manager package

cdromupgrade calls gksu

Bug #107431 reported by Michael Vogt
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
update-manager (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Ubuntu later

Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

The cdromupgrade script calls gksu. It shouldn't do that (its not available on kubuntu).

Instead it should just call the release-upgrader directly and that one should have a frontend specific method to respawn with the correct authentication method.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Subscribed Jonathan so that he is aware of this limitation.

Changed in update-manager:
importance: Undecided → High
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Alternatively the cdromupgrade script could just run without any authentication program and put that reponsibility to the user. That seems to be the right approach.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Here is the change, I include it only for complettness as it will not affect anything (its only relevant for the CD)

http://codebrowse.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/update-manager/main/revision/michael.vogt%40ubuntu.com-20070418103712-1qw3771382k1f38w?start_revid=michael.vogt%40ubuntu.com-20070424111329-d5otfhnrwzlqamjc

Changed in update-manager:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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sonofusion82 (fusion82-gmail) wrote :

how about changing gksu to kdesu?

Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in update-manager:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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