Activity log for bug #1867561

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2020-03-15 22:46:56 gregrwm bug added bug
2020-04-24 14:43:24 gregrwm summary twm: unable to open fontset "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" regression: twm won't launch in focal
2020-04-24 14:44:08 gregrwm description i wasn't getting this error in 18.04, but it's back in 20.04, and the solutions&workarounds offered in https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1596636 aren't helping. can't launch twm! in a fresh install from the focal lubuntu daily iso. twm 1:1.0.10-1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: twm 1:1.0.10-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Mar 15 17:41:33 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200314) SourcePackage: twm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.X11.twm.system.twmrc-menu: 2018-12-13T11:37:49 regression: the focal version of twm won't launch: twm: unable to open fontset "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" the bionic version of twm works fine, even if invoked in focal. the focal version failure&message had surfaced in earlier ubuntu releases, tho sadly the solutions&workarounds offered in https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1596636 aren't helping. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: twm 1:1.0.10-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Mar 15 17:41:33 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200314) SourcePackage: twm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.X11.twm.system.twmrc-menu: 2018-12-13T11:37:49
2020-05-03 13:00:02 gregrwm tags amd64 apport-bug focal amd64 apport-bug focal regression-release
2021-03-10 15:04:00 Launchpad Janitor twm (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2021-03-10 15:09:09 Améy Prabhu Gaonkar bug added subscriber Améy Prabhu Gaonkar
2021-05-08 03:20:31 Fikri Kurniawan bug added subscriber Fikri Kurniawan
2021-09-16 11:16:35 gregrwm description regression: the focal version of twm won't launch: twm: unable to open fontset "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" the bionic version of twm works fine, even if invoked in focal. the focal version failure&message had surfaced in earlier ubuntu releases, tho sadly the solutions&workarounds offered in https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1596636 aren't helping. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: twm 1:1.0.10-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Mar 15 17:41:33 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200314) SourcePackage: twm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.X11.twm.system.twmrc-menu: 2018-12-13T11:37:49 regression: the focal version of twm won't launch: twm: unable to open fontset "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" the same failure had surfaced in earlier ubuntu releases, tho sadly the solutions&workarounds offered in https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1596636 aren't helping. the bionic version of twm works fine, even if invoked in focal. also the focal versions of ctwm and vtwm work fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: twm 1:1.0.10-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Mar 15 17:41:33 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200314) SourcePackage: twm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.X11.twm.system.twmrc-menu: 2018-12-13T11:37:49