guake package does not install gconfig schema

[Peter Lundqvist]

After installing guake for the first time I get an error and the question "Have you installed guake.schemas properlly?"

Running the following fixes the problem:
  gconftool-2 --install-schema-file=/usr/share/gconf/schemas/guake.schemas

There is a line in the postinst script that does something similar
  gconf-schemas --register guake.schemas

but it seems to not get the job done (I know very little of these tools - which should be apparent by now :) ).

[Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense)]

Thank you for helping with making Ubuntu and Guake better by reporting this bug.
It has already been a while since you reported this bug. Can you still confirm the problem exists? I can't on Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4, with Guake 0.4.0-4, but maybe it is still there on earlier Ubuntu releases.

[Alessio Treglia (quadrispro)]

I can't reproduce this on Jaunty.

[Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense)]

I'm marking this as Fix Released since it seems it was fixed in the update to Jaunty. If you experience the bug, please reopen the report. Thanks for your cooperation.

[Brian Snipes (cbsnipes)]

Not sure if the proper thing to do was to change it to New to get it reopened. I just installed guake on Jaunty today and experienced the exact same issue. I am running Jaunty x86_64 and the guake version installed is "Version: 0.3.1-5". Performing the actions from the first comment resolved the issue for me.

[mkluwe (mkluwe)]

I can confirm that the issue still exists (I installed guake ten minutes ago unter Jaunty). I can also conform that the mentioned solution (running »gconftool-2 --install-schema-file=/usr/share/gconf/schemas/guake.schemas«) fixes the problem.

[KevinR (kevin-rotz)]

I can confirm this on a fresh install of the 64-bit Karmic Koala today. Running the suggested command fixed it.

[Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense)]

After removing Guake thoroughly I had the same experience. Apparently gconf-schemas doesn't do what it should do. I'm investigating the matter further.
This is a packaging mistake.

[Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense)]

Although upstream provides a /debian directory for packaging, Ubuntu has a different /debian directory, removing most of the rules file and adding the postrm and postinst files. Maybe we should stick closer to the upstream way since I have the impression from browsing the upstream bug tracker that their way isn't causing problems.

[Pavek (avezzandrog)]

I confirm both the bug under ubuntu 9.10 and the solution provided.

[Sylvestre Ledru (sylvestre)]

Sense, upstream stopped to provide debian/ directory and the operation works under Debian with the command:
                 gconf-schemas --register guake.schemas > /dev/null
Is ubuntu different here ?

[Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense)]

The bug description says the postint in Ubuntu uses 'gconf-schemas --register guake.schemas'.

If it works in Debian, maybe Guake should get a sync/merge request?

[Sylvestre Ledru (sylvestre)]

Probably ;)
By the way, you should anyway ask for a sync/merge from Debian. I uploaded a new version of the package and I tried to closed LP bugs in the upload too.

[Felix Zweig (f.zweig)]

I can confirm this for Lucid x86_64. True transparency via compiz only works after running said command.

[Roger Binns (ubuntu-rogerbinns)]

This is *still* a problem on Maverick and the fix from 1 1/2 years ago still solves the problem.

[Christoph Rauch (christoph-rauch)]

I can confirm this bug in oneiric.

[sliksoft (sliksoft)]

This bug affected me on ubuntu 11.10 32-bit. Thanks for the manual fix

[maurizio de santis (izietto)]

This bug is still in forces on 12.04

[jaduncan (jaduncan)]

Confirmed still on precise as of beta 2.

[Sylvestre Ledru (sylvestre)]

I believe this bug is fixed in the Debian package.
As for a sync from debian => ubuntu if you want the fix.

[Sylvestre Ledru (sylvestre)]

-As+Ask

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package guake - 0.4.2-8

---------------
guake (0.4.2-8) unstable; urgency=low

  * No longer include directly glib headers (Closes: #665551)
  * Standards-Version updated to version 3.9.3
  * Improve the install of the schema (LP: #366621)
  * Refresh of some patches
  * Fix debian-rules-uses-deprecated-makefile
  * Fix a bug in the proxy setup (Closes: #631922) (LP: #735706)

 -- Sylvestre Ledru <email address hidden> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:27:33 +0100

[Mohammad Elmi (melmi)]

Fixed? Not sure. I experienced it on 12.10 32bit. The manual fix worked for me.

[Neal Daringer (1-neal)]

This bug is still alive and kicking in Ubuntu 13.10 32bit.

[Wilson Maravilha De Nicolau Canda (wilsonmaravilha)]

Problem persists in Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. The fix works, however.

[Jan Hangebrauck (jan-hangebrauck)]

Confirming the last post, this problem is persistent in 14.04 64bit, fix works.

gconftool-2 --install-schema-file=/usr/share/gconf/schemas/guake.schemas

[Anvar (akunaatrium)]

Problem persists in 14.10. I wonder why the software isn't fixed yet over the last 5 years.

[Rob (stryk)]

Confirming this issue remains in Ubuntu Desktop 15.04.
Fresh OS install. Guake installed via Ubuntu Software Center.
Manually executing the suggested gconftool-2 command fixes the issue.

[Ivan Kozik (ludios)]

Still an issue on 15.10 and the gconftool-2 command above still fixes it.

[Travis Ayres (trayres)]

Still an issue, 15.10 Ubuntu-Mint x64, gconftool-2 command still fixes it, installed via App Grid.

[Matt-r-harvey (matt-r-harvey)]

Still an issue, 16.04 64-bit, The manual fix worked fine

[Roel De Coninck (roeldeconinck)]

One year and 2 ubuntu versions later this bug still bugs (ubuntu 17.04).
Luckily the manual fix still works.