light-locker-settings does not start

[Tim Schaaf]

Lubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) 16.04, daily release for 3/19/16
light-locker-settings version: 1.5.0-0ubuntu1
light-locker-settings does not start
source package: light-locker-settings

In Python 3.5 it looks like "psutil.get_pid_list()" changed to "psutil.pids". /usr/share/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings.py needs to be updated.

I found this fix in a bug for menulibre: Bug # 1474484

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: light-locker-settings 1.5.0-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings.py]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Sun Mar 20 10:19:59 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings.py
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-20 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160319)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: light-locker-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[phroggster (phroggster)]

Console output from running the impacted light-locker-settings (1.5.0-0ubuntu1) on Xubuntu 16.04 beta 1 is attached, as well as a diff showing the changes required to get light-locker-settings operational again. See API Changes for 2.0.0 under https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/blob/master/HISTORY.rst#200---2014-03-10 as reference.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

The attachment "light-locker-settings_python-psutil-newer-than-2.0.0.diff" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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[golisp (golisp)]

Patch was manually tested by me on 16.04 (Lubuntu PPC), and it works. Thanks.

[pinportal (pinportal)]

I have Lubuntu 16.04 64bits and found this bug too.

Light Locker settings does not start, I click and nothing happens.

How can I solve this bug? Step by step.

Thank you very much!

[Christian Pointner (equinox-i)]

Changes in #3 fix the problem for me. Thanks!

[Nathan Rennie-Waldock (nathan-renniewaldock)]

Bump. We have a patch for this, someone just needs to merge it and upload a new package.

[chesterman (chesterman86)]

Can anyone point to me how to manually apply the patch in #3? I'm not a dev.

[Alexander Chepurko (alexander-chepurko)]

@chesterman86 Download the light-locker-settings_python-psutil-newer-than-2.0.0.diff file from post #3. Then run;

sudo patch /usr/share/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings/light-locker-settings.py /<path_to_the_diff_file>/light-locker-settings_python-psutil-newer-than-2.0.0.diff

Make sure you use the correct <path_to_the_diff_file> which you downloaded. The resulting output in your terminal should say "patching file light-locker-settings.py" and Light Locker Settings should work. If you couldn't patch it just try to edit the py file manually in the /usr/share/... directory by removing the lines with a - in front and adding lines with a + in front from the diff file.

[LinuxFreak (bwvienna)]

The patch at #3 worked for me today for Lubuntu 16.04 i386 32 Bit.
Who or how will put the patch available for sudo apt-get update?
regards AP

[Umar (umarfq1996)]

Hi, I am sorry if i am asking a silly question. I am new user joining ububtu (xubuntu).

I seem to have trouble downloading the patch file at #3. it shows me a text on a new tab when i click on it. How can i download it?