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  1. Bug #1186676
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Activity log for bug #1186676

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2013-06-02 07:45:35 Victor Engmark bug added bug
2013-06-02 12:15:02 Launchpad Janitor gksu (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2013-06-02 12:15:16 Paddy Landau bug added subscriber Paddy Landau
2013-06-05 16:57:22 Andrew Gunnerson bug added subscriber Xiao-Long Chen
2013-07-01 18:02:15 Eliah Kagan bug added subscriber Eliah Kagan
2013-07-08 09:11:07 Warren Hill bug added subscriber Warren Hill
2013-09-13 18:47:00 Andrea Corbellini description To reproduce (based on http://askubuntu.com/a/288506/10371): Compare the first five commands: echo 'foo\ bar' sudo echo 'foo\ bar' gksudo -- echo 'foo\ bar' gksudo --su-mode -- echo 'foo\ bar' gksu --sudo-mode -- echo 'foo\ bar' To this: gksu -- echo 'foo\ bar' The last command prints "foo bar" rather than "foo\ bar" (excluding the quotes). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-22.33-generic 3.8.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jun 2 09:35:52 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-22 (344 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gksu UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-04 (28 days ago) Reported upstream: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?40023 To reproduce (based on http://askubuntu.com/a/288506/10371): Compare the first five commands: echo 'foo\ bar' sudo echo 'foo\ bar' gksudo -- echo 'foo\ bar' gksudo --su-mode -- echo 'foo\ bar' gksu --sudo-mode -- echo 'foo\ bar' To this: gksu -- echo 'foo\ bar' The last command prints "foo bar" rather than "foo\ bar" (excluding the quotes). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-22.33-generic 3.8.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jun 2 09:35:52 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-22 (344 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gksu UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-04 (28 days ago)
2013-09-13 18:47:09 Andrea Corbellini gksu (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Triaged