(FOR PACKAGE UBUNTUCINNAMON-SPICES, FOR CINNAMON-REMIX) xlet-settings.py crashed with Exception in get_settings(): Failed to parse settings JSON data for file /home/username/.cinnamon/configs/watermark@<email address hidden>

[Joshua Peisach]

Package falls under ubuntucinnamon-spices: DO NOT PUT THIS BUG AGAINST THE CINNAMON PACKAGE, THIS IS FOR CINNAMON-REMIX.

Testing extensions-this seemed to happen, the extension may need to be copied to local home directory.

The extension was made for an older version of cinnamon (this is 4.4.8). Wait for 4.6 to see if the issue persists.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: cinnamon-common 4.4.8-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu33
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.446
Date: Wed May 13 17:59:07 2020
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/xlet-settings.py
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.8
LiveMediaBuild: cinnamon-remix "groovy" (20200512)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: xlet-settings
ProcEnviron:

Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/xlet-settings.py', 'extension', 'watermark@germanfr']
PythonDetails: N/A
SourcePackage: cinnamon
Title: xlet-settings.py crashed with Exception in get_settings(): Failed to parse settings JSON data for file /home/username/.cinnamon/configs/watermark@<email address hidden>
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Joshua Peisach (itzswirlz)]

I think it's Python breakage. For now I'm removing it in ubuntucinnamon-spices but will update as soon as when the updates go out. If it persists/causes other problems, for example I've saw Slider cause wallpaper zooming, after the update then I will remove it.