Comment 1 for bug 378115

Revision history for this message
Laydeon (comzales) wrote : Re: [Bug 378115] Re: Kubuntu Adept crashes if bad repository in sources.list

hello and thanks for answering, i still find this solution too.

regards
andrew haeusser

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 18 May 2009 23:26:14 -0000
> Von: Jonathan Thomas <email address hidden>
> An: <email address hidden>
> Betreff: [Bug 378115] Re: Kubuntu Adept crashes if bad repository in sources.list

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 211674 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211674
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 211674
> Adept Manager crashes when you add bad URL of a mirror
>
> --
> Kubuntu Adept crashes if bad repository in sources.list
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378115
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug (via bug 211674).
>
> Status in “adept” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: adept
>
> Version: Jaunty
>
> When a bad 3rd party repository is added to adept, it is not able to
> recover. For instance, it is common for less experienced users to add a
> repository without the preceding "deb".
>
> The user is not able to recover from this without manually editing
> sources.list. Trying to start adept will just make it crash.
>
> Proper behavior is to inform the user that there is a bad repository (via
> a popup warning when adept starts) and ignore that line in sources.list.
> The user can then correct it via adept's "edit sources". The bad entry should
> show highlighted or with a warning icon in the "edit sources" window.

--
Neu: GMX FreeDSL Komplettanschluss mit DSL 6.000 Flatrate + Telefonanschluss für nur 17,95 Euro/mtl.!* http://dslspecial.gmx.de/freedsl-aktionspreis/?ac=OM.AD.PD003K11308T4569a