[kde] Home directory isn't your home

[Tathosh]

When I hit Import Key File button in Software Sources on Authentication tab, system displays dialogue box with Home folder activated, but there are no subfolders visible (please see the attached screenshot), so I cannot find Key File saved in my Documents folder.

I am using Kubuntu 9.04 RC.

[Tathosh (fedurco)]

Sorry, I have forgotten to mention. I am using amd64 version of Kubuntu 9.04 RC.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Apparently Home in this context isn't really taking one to their home directory. One can navigate around this by going to Root > Home > username.

[Joseph Reeves (iknowjoseph)]

I've suffered the same issue. Presumably, because you've entered your sudo password to open this dialogue, it's displaying /root rather than /home/[username]

the command:

sudo nautilus

produces the same result (as expected and desired).

Does this bug affect other applications that require sudo privileges to run? Even if it doesn't it's a little annoying.

[Tathosh (fedurco)]

It seems this bug does not affect any other applications that requires sudo privileges. At least I did not notice it.

[Lightbreeze (nedhoy-gmail)]

Is this just Kubuntu? I am running Ubuntu Jaunty and 'Import Key File...' goes straight to my home directory.

[Joseph Reeves (iknowjoseph)]

On Jun 21, 2009 1:50 PM, "Lightbreeze"
<<email address hidden><nedhoy%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

Is this just Kubuntu? I am running Ubuntu Jaunty and 'Import Key
File...' goes straight to my home directory.

-- Software Sources - Home directory isn't your home
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364197 You re...

[Joseph Reeves (iknowjoseph)]

No, am running Ubuntu 9.04 and am affected.

On Jun 21, 2009 1:50 PM, "Lightbreeze"
<<email address hidden><nedhoy%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

Is this just Kubuntu? I am running Ubuntu Jaunty and 'Import Key
File...' goes straight to my home directory.

-- Software Sources - Home directory isn't your home
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364197 You re...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.75

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software-properties (0.75) karmic; urgency=low

  * new helper script "add-apt-repository" that can be used to
    enable a repository from the commandline. Useful for e.g.
    'add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-desktop'
  * fix error in auto-upgrade settings when
    dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades was used (LP: #387704)
  * po/zh_TW.po:
    - updated, thanks to Roy Chan (LP: #365040)
  * softwareproperties/kde/SoftwarePropertiesKDE.py:
    - do not error on cancel (LP: #364288)
    - use the SUDO_USER home instead of /root (if available)
      (LP: #364197)
    - add utf8() function and replace the custom converts to it
      (hopefully fixes LP: #362188)
    - disable "Find best server" for now, the threading crashing
      KDE
  * softwareproperties/gtk/DialogCacheOutdated.py:
    - fix incorrect wait on synaptic (LP: #357617, LP: #349639)
  * softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py:
    - check/ensure apt daily cron job is executable (LP: #390319)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:54:38 +0200