Activity log for bug #1740618

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-12-30 17:33:15 Jeremy Bícha bug added bug
2017-12-30 17:33:31 Jeremy Bícha bug task added edubuntu-netboot (Ubuntu)
2017-12-30 17:33:46 Jeremy Bícha bug task added sbackup (Ubuntu)
2017-12-30 17:34:14 Jeremy Bícha bug task added aptoncd (Ubuntu)
2017-12-30 17:34:32 Jeremy Bícha bug task added network-config (Ubuntu)
2017-12-30 17:34:50 Jeremy Bícha bug task added macchanger-gtk (Ubuntu)
2017-12-30 17:35:42 Jeremy Bícha description The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago) macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014 umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago) macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014 umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu.
2017-12-30 20:46:09 Jeremy Bícha description The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago) macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014 umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: * aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago), removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014, removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu.
2018-01-18 18:46:38 Jeremy Bícha description The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: * aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago), removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014, removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: * aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago), removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014, removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. IMO, mythtv is the blocker for removing gksu from Ubuntu LP: #1740620
2018-01-18 18:46:42 Jeremy Bícha tags bionic
2018-01-18 18:47:06 Jeremy Bícha description The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: * aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago), removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014, removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. IMO, mythtv is the blocker for removing gksu from Ubuntu LP: #1740620 The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: * aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago), removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014, removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. IMO, mythtv is the blocker for removing gksu from Ubuntu LP: #1740620 (mythtv does not exist in Debian)
2018-01-26 16:45:41 Bryan Quigley bug added subscriber Bryan Quigley
2018-02-26 18:47:48 Bryan Quigley bug task deleted aptoncd (Ubuntu)
2018-02-26 19:18:13 Jeremy Bícha bug added subscriber Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators
2018-03-24 05:04:56 Steve Langasek sbackup (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2018-03-24 06:12:16 Jeremy Bícha network-config (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2018-04-16 00:42:13 Jeremy Bícha summary Remove unmaintained gksu reverse dependencies Remove gksu from Ubuntu
2018-04-16 00:42:48 Jeremy Bícha bug task added gksu (Ubuntu)
2018-04-16 00:43:02 Jeremy Bícha bug task added libgksu (Ubuntu)
2018-04-16 00:43:20 Jeremy Bícha bug task deleted macchanger-gtk (Ubuntu)
2018-04-16 00:50:19 Jeremy Bícha description The Debian GNOME team is aiming to remove gksu before the Debian 10 "Buster" release in 2019. Please remove these packages to help Ubuntu follow: * aptoncd: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 (a year ago), removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * network-config: Removed from Debian Testing in September 2017 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * sbackup: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since 2014, removal also requested at LP: #1739800 * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. IMO, mythtv is the blocker for removing gksu from Ubuntu LP: #1740620 (mythtv does not exist in Debian) Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. Instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * cinnamon (for gksu) * lxde-core (for gksu) * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) * zenmap (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768
2018-04-16 00:50:26 Jeremy Bícha bug task added macchanger-gtk (Ubuntu)
2018-04-16 00:51:17 Jeremy Bícha description Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. Instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * cinnamon (for gksu) * lxde-core (for gksu) * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) * zenmap (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768 Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * cinnamon (for gksu) * lxde-core (for gksu) * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) * zenmap (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768
2018-04-16 02:40:52 Jeremy Bícha description Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * cinnamon (for gksu) * lxde-core (for gksu) * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) * zenmap (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768 Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) * zenmap (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * libui-dialog-perl: no other rdepends but macchanger-gtk. This is the security bug that got macchanger-gtk removed from Testing. Debian bug 496448 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768
2018-04-16 02:41:00 Jeremy Bícha bug task added libui-dialog-perl (Ubuntu)
2018-04-16 18:13:19 Jeremy Bícha description Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) * zenmap (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * libui-dialog-perl: no other rdepends but macchanger-gtk. This is the security bug that got macchanger-gtk removed from Testing. Debian bug 496448 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768 Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * libui-dialog-perl: no other rdepends but macchanger-gtk. This is the security bug that got macchanger-gtk removed from Testing. Debian bug 496448 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768
2018-04-17 02:06:54 Ikuya Awashiro bug added subscriber Ikuya Awashiro
2018-04-18 18:50:48 Jeremy Bícha description Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * libui-dialog-perl: no other rdepends but macchanger-gtk. This is the security bug that got macchanger-gtk removed from Testing. Debian bug 496448 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu Blocker bug ----------- peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201 References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768 Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also. It is recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated privileges for the specific actions where it is needed. It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix. For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub file. Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the default in 18.10. $ reverse-depends src:gksu Reverse-Recommends ================== * macchanger-gtk (for gksu) * wicd-gtk (for gksu) Reverse-Depends =============== * edubuntu-netboot (for gksu) * peony-gksu (for gksu) * umit (for gksu) List of packages to remove and commentary ----------------------------------------- * peony-gksu: NBS * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug * libui-dialog-perl: no other rdepends but macchanger-gtk. This is the security bug that got macchanger-gtk removed from Testing. Debian bug 496448 * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016. * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?) * gksu * libgksu References ---------- https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/ https://bugs.debian.org/892768 https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2018-April/040286.html
2018-04-18 19:09:36 Steve Langasek edubuntu-netboot (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2018-04-18 19:13:47 Steve Langasek umit (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2018-04-18 19:19:21 Steve Langasek gksu (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2018-04-18 19:21:33 Steve Langasek libgksu (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2018-04-18 19:22:16 Steve Langasek libui-dialog-perl (Ubuntu): status New Invalid
2018-04-18 19:22:25 Steve Langasek macchanger-gtk (Ubuntu): status New Invalid