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fossfreedom (fossfreedom) wrote : Re: [Bug 1930699] Re: gnome-maps fails to start

You will need to install the ppa-purge package

I.e. in a terminal

    sudo apt install ppa-purge

On Tue, 3 Aug 2021, 07:43 phil hawthorne, <email address hidden>
wrote:

> i tried the sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/scratchy command and the
> output was
>
> sudo: ppa-purge: command not found
>
> but i unticked it in software sources and it didn't appear when i ran
> sudo apt update
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1930699
>
> Title:
> gnome-maps fails to start
>
> Status in GNOME Maps:
> Unknown
> Status in gnome-maps package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in gnome-maps source package in Focal:
> In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
>
> * GNOME Maps on focal no longer starts.
>
> * From the upstream report this is because the GNOME Maps
> data provider no longer provides the satellite data
> that the app required.
>
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-
> maps/-/commit/22e32384f5d3623d8fdc8c330a0adcda3047cd7a
>
> Upstream bug report https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-
> maps/-/issues/382
>
> * GNOME Maps is a component of Ubuntu Budgie packageset. It's a
> universe package
>
> [Test Plan]
>
> * Simply start the application on Focal. The application will not
> start.
>
> * Next enable the proposed repository via Update Manager - Settings
>
> * Via a terminal install the application
>
> gnome-maps
>
> * disable the proposed repository again via Update Manager -
> Settings. This is important so that you dont install any other test
> packages
>
> * Run gnome-maps via your chosen Desktop Environment - e.g. in Budgie
> - Menu - Maps
>
> * The application will open displaying a map
>
> [Where problems could occur]
>
> * Confusion on behalf of the user because they may be used to seeing
> the Satellite View.
>
> The patched gnome-maps disables Satellite View.
>
> Note - in 21.04 and 21.10 versions of GNOME Maps, Satellite View is
> also not available. So this is not a regression, but for Focal users
> its an obvious visual change.
>
> * This fix applies the upstream commit that states that it resolves
> this matter. No other commits are mentioned on the upstream bug
> report.
>
> * I suppose the risk is that an additional commit may have been made
> upstream that upstream silently applied but did not show up in the
> patch report.
>
> * As such, the user testing this should be fairly familiar with gnome
> maps previously to confirm no additional regressions for the now
> working application i.e. previously the app did not run.
>
> [Other Info]
>
> * Please note - on the upstream bug report, the maintainers state
> that the accepted fixed version of the 3.36 series is 3.36.7.
>
> * Focal is on 3.36.1. From a SRU point of view I would prefer if
> Focal was to move to the upstream maintainers recommended micro
> version release.
>
> * However, I don't see any test suite in the application source code.
> I'm not sure therefore that Ubuntu's SRU process would accept such a
> microrelease without an OK from a technical board member?
>
> * If such an exception is OK'd I'm happy to run through an uplift -
> possibly via a separate raised bug report - please advise.
>
> ----
>
> I just installed gnome-maps-3.36.1, but when I use "gnome-maps" on the
> command line I get the
> error:
>
> JS WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js 128]:
> reference to undefined property "aerial"
>
> (org.gnome.Maps:8086): Gjs-WARNING **: 04:00:31.307: JS ERROR:
> TypeError: source is undefined
> _createTileSource@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js:81:9
> _createCachedSource@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js:96:22
> createAerialSource@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js:128:12
> _init@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/layersPopover.js:102:35
> _init@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mainWindow.js:118:30
> _createWindow@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/application.js:265:28
> vfunc_activate@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/application.js:284:14
> main@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/main.js:57:24
> run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
> start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:5
> @/usr/bin/gnome-maps:2:17
>
> gnome-maps does not open. My OS is Ubuntu 20.04.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: ubiquity (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
> Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Thu Jun 3 03:53:39 2021
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-04 (180 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64
> (20200731)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: ubiquity
> Symptom: installation
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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