Multiple instances of Gwibber

[Roel Veldhuizen]

When Ubuntu boots and I click on broadcast in the messaging menu. It will open add another broadcast item to to the menu.

I was unable to create a screenshot because the printscreen won't work when my pointer is on the menu.
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Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
Package: indicator-messages 0.3.6-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

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And you can take the screenshot going to applications>accesories>take screenshot and set a delay for the shot. Please also attach it too.

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in indicator-messages.

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport, either via the appropriate application's "Help -> Report a Problem" menu or using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Roel Veldhuizen (roelveldhuizen)]

apport information

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

bug #606990 has some screenshots:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-messages/+bug/606990/+attachment/1460078/+files/ss_gwibber_multiple_instances.png

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

is somebody still having the issue with the current maverick version?

[tehmasp (tehmasp-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

I personally don't have access to another machine to put a beta Ubuntu on. IF no one else cares about this then push it over to 10.10 - BUT if the versions of the software pkgs. in question are the same then there is a higher chance anyway that the bug will re-appear. Like I said at the bottom of #606990 - I just retried setting up Gwibber and after putting in 1 broadcast account (Twitter) - 2 'Broadcast' options appeared. IOW, I didn't have to do anything special, crazy. I did test on the same machine.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

I can reproduce this issue.

reboot your system and when the desktop comes click on the 'broadcast' in
messaging menu and after a few seconds two broadcast entries will be shown.
I said after boot because you have to click on broadcast before
gwibber-service starts automatically

I think my statement is a little confusion so to sum up. before
gwibber-service is started automatically on boot, click on 'broadcast'

[tehmasp (tehmasp-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Perhaps, but you should be able to reproduce by doing 'Gwibber->Quit' (within the client). I have a terminal open watching (watch "ps aux | grep gwibber-service | grep -v grep") for 'gwibber-service' and I see that it is indeed terminated when 'Gwibber->Quit' is performed - which actually shuts the service as opposed to simply closing the Gwibber window. And yes, after 'Gwibber->Quit' there is only 1 'Broadcast'.

[Pavol Klačanský (pavolzetor-deactivatedaccount)]

Looks same like here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-messages/+bug/705115

[Raymond Whatman (roo79)]

I have this problem on ubuntu 10.10.Gwibber shows two(2) instances of 'Broadcast' in the panel menu, doesn't seem to matter if it's set to autostart or if I manually start it {if gwibber is running 2 instances of 'Broadcast' are always shown } I'm a novice user so instructions please. is there a fix for this or do I have to uninstall gwibber as I have been to?

[Kalle Valo (kvalo)]

I think this is duplicate of bug #706408, but I'm not 100% sure and don't mark as duplicate yet.

[Waterman (waterman)]

I seem to have suddenly developed the same problem, but unlike bug #706408, it only happens to gwibber, not any other programs in the messaging menu. Running natty.

[Jochem (jochem56-deactivatedaccount)]

Still present in Oneiric

[Christopher Kyle Horton (christhehorton)]

Just got this bug today (or at least didn't notice it until today) in the final release of Oneiric. I only have one account in Gwibber, for identi.ca. The Gwibber window was not open at the time I took this screenshot.

[Pavol Klačanský (pavolzetor-deactivatedaccount)]

ApportVersion: 1.26-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: bab5d08f3dbd30d3050bc5105fc7267d
CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
Package: indicator-messages 0.5.0-1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-2.3-generic 3.1.0
Tags: precise running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-16 (5 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Pavol Klačanský (pavolzetor-deactivatedaccount)]

apport information

[Pavol Klačanský (pavolzetor-deactivatedaccount)]

apport information

[Pavol Klačanský (pavolzetor-deactivatedaccount)]

super triple times in precise

[Christopher Kyle Horton (christhehorton)]

Just got it again in Precise Beta 2.

[Pauli (paniemin)]

This might not be duplicate. I noticed that gwibber-service startup has a huge race issue in the code that tries to prevent starting duplicate services.

Basic issue in gwibber-serice code is:

1. Check if dbus service is registered.
2. Do some initialization stuff
3. Register dbus service.

This race allows gwibber-service to start multiple instances that would result to gwibber-service reporting same remote service multiple times.

I'm not dbus expert but I remember dbus providing feature to start gwibber-service like service automatically on first client requesting the service. I suppose that could eliminate the race in startup making it easily possible quarentee single gwibber-service instance per user login.