synaptic doesn't start from launch-icon

[Gerardo Castro]

Binary package hint: synaptic

When I click on System, Administration, Synaptic, it fails to start. Idem if I click in my launch-icon in the pannel.
The command asociated with both icons is gksu gksu /usr/sbin/synaptic. Itś curious, because if I type in terminal gksu /usr/sbin/synaptic, and "sudo password timer" is active (so there is no need to retipe password), the program starts without problem, but if it's necesary to enter the passwd, synaptic does not start, nor gksu asks me for a password. I tried to change launcher properties to gksudo and sudo and I have the same problerm.
If I type run in terminal sudo synaptic, there's no problem, synaptic starts.
I had no problem with other gksu launchers, only synaptic

 lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

<!-- kernell 2.6.24-17-generic on intel x86_64 cpu -->

apt-cache policy synaptic
synaptic:
  Instalados: 0.61ubuntu9
  Candidato: 0.61ubuntu9
  Tabla de versión:
 *** 0.61ubuntu9 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

apt-cache policy gksu
gksu:
  Instalados: 2.0.0-5ubuntu3
  Candidato: 2.0.0-5ubuntu3
  Tabla de versión:
 *** 2.0.0-5ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.0.0-5ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

Thank you

[gionnico (gionnico)]

Same here, fresh 8.04 x_64 and just after updating from 2.6.*-16 to 2.6.*-17.
Auto-updates works.

Terminal -> gksu synaptic doesn't work.
Terminal -> synaptic or sudo synaptic works.

[jorgishi (jorgishi)]

I've the same problem, but also doesn't work with "Añadir y Eliminar" (sorry, i have ubuntu in spanish, and a don't know what name is the button on bottom of application menu), and also doesn't work with .deb installers.

[gionnico (gionnico)]

Yes: add/remove and "update manager" (I suppose that's its name) don't work. I CAN'T INSTALL PACKAGES graphically!

[AlOglaend (albert-nax)]

Anyone has a solution yet? Al Oglaend

Jan.31.2009

[Gerardo Castro (gejocastro-gmail-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Not a solution or idea of what the problem was, but synaptic works
without problems for me now (can't remember when was it solved).

AlOglaend escribió:
> Anyone has a solution yet? Al Oglaend
>
> Jan.31.2009
>

[David S. (d-sylva)]

Still a problem in Intrepid (with all the latest updates).

See this thread for more information:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1013939

Is anybody working on this problem? If not, who should we contact to make sure this bug gets addressed?

PS This bug may be related to two open gsku bugs:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/236525
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/323811

[Luc Bruninx (luc2005)]

The problem is that gksu is in "su" mode and not in "sudo" mode.

You can solve this problem with gconf-editor.

Open a terminal window and enter command:

gconf-editor

Follow entries:

"apps" / "gksu"

And select the "sudo-mode" option.

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Hardy reached EOL on May 12, 2011.
Please see this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

I've tried recreating this bug with Oneiric and was unable to, given the information you've provided. Please either a) upgrade and test or b) increase the verbosity of the steps to recreate it so we can try again.

Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.
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