| 2019-11-30 18:40:18 |
Lantizia |
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| 2019-11-30 19:21:03 |
Lantizia |
bug task added |
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gdebi (Ubuntu) |
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| 2019-11-30 19:23:20 |
Lantizia |
description |
Before anyone says this bug already exists... it doesn't (at least as far as I can see). It's just that a lot of similar bugs do/did exist where people have also experienced the same symptoms (of gdebi-gtk vanishing upon clicking 'Install').
So yes this is the same symptoms, but it must be a different cause as the circumstances are different and doesn't have the same resolution.
The meat of it...
Basically on a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04.3 amd64... with Firefox (or with Chrome if you installed that) go to any site that offers a .deb package and either...
a) choose to open it directly from the browser (rather than saving it to 'Downloads' folder)
b) or... save the file (e.g. to the 'Downloads' folder), BUT!.. open that file from within the browser itself.
You should find that gdebi-gtk appears but vanishes the moment you click 'Install' without a prompt for a password, an explanation or the package actually getting installed.
This bug has existed since the beginning of Ubuntu 18.04 however it's been largely confused with other similar bugs. I've had it on half a dozen machines and confirmed it exists with IRC users on #ubuntu-mate of freenode.
However with *this* bug (compared to others) gdebi-gtk works perfectly fine if you run it from the terminal or just double click the .deb package from your file manager.
It's the kind of bug which if you're a hardened desktop Linux user, you'd just work around it...
But if you're a novice and you can't get a simple thing like Teamviewer installed (which is a .deb, and a thing I might ask someone to do over the phone to try to help them) you likely get fed up and re-install Windows :S
Any input on this would be brilliant as I can't seem to get any logs/output.
~lantizia |
Before anyone says this bug already exists... it doesn't (at least as far as I can see). It's just that a lot of similar bugs do/did exist where people have also experienced the same symptoms (of gdebi-gtk vanishing upon clicking 'Install').
So yes this is the same symptoms, but it must be a different cause as the circumstances are different and doesn't have the same resolution.
The meat of it...
Basically on a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 amd64... with Firefox (or with Chrome if you installed that) go to any site that offers a .deb package and either...
a) choose to open it directly from the browser (rather than saving it to 'Downloads' folder)
b) or... save the file (e.g. to the 'Downloads' folder), BUT!.. open that file from within the browser itself.
You should find that gdebi-gtk appears but vanishes the moment you click 'Install' without a prompt for a password, an explanation or the package actually getting installed.
This bug has existed since the beginning of Ubuntu 18.04 however it's been largely confused with other similar bugs. I've had it on half a dozen machines and confirmed it exists with IRC users on #ubuntu-mate of freenode.
However with *this* bug (compared to others) gdebi-gtk works perfectly fine if you run it from the terminal or just double click the .deb package from your file manager.
It's the kind of bug which if you're a hardened desktop Linux user, you'd just work around it...
But if you're a novice and you can't get a simple thing like Teamviewer installed (which is a .deb, and a thing I might ask someone to do over the phone to try to help them) you likely get fed up and re-install Windows :S
Any input on this would be brilliant as I can't seem to get any logs/output.
~lantizia |
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| 2020-01-27 10:58:52 |
Nicholas Harvey |
bug |
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| 2020-03-22 12:40:41 |
Norbert |
tags |
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bionic |
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| 2020-03-22 16:20:05 |
Norbert |
tags |
bionic |
bionic eoan focal |
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| 2020-05-05 18:37:32 |
Launchpad Janitor |
gdebi (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2020-05-05 18:37:40 |
Norbert |
bug |
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added subscriber Norbert |
| 2020-05-05 18:37:48 |
Norbert |
bug task added |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
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| 2020-05-05 18:42:15 |
Norbert |
description |
Before anyone says this bug already exists... it doesn't (at least as far as I can see). It's just that a lot of similar bugs do/did exist where people have also experienced the same symptoms (of gdebi-gtk vanishing upon clicking 'Install').
So yes this is the same symptoms, but it must be a different cause as the circumstances are different and doesn't have the same resolution.
The meat of it...
Basically on a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 amd64... with Firefox (or with Chrome if you installed that) go to any site that offers a .deb package and either...
a) choose to open it directly from the browser (rather than saving it to 'Downloads' folder)
b) or... save the file (e.g. to the 'Downloads' folder), BUT!.. open that file from within the browser itself.
You should find that gdebi-gtk appears but vanishes the moment you click 'Install' without a prompt for a password, an explanation or the package actually getting installed.
This bug has existed since the beginning of Ubuntu 18.04 however it's been largely confused with other similar bugs. I've had it on half a dozen machines and confirmed it exists with IRC users on #ubuntu-mate of freenode.
However with *this* bug (compared to others) gdebi-gtk works perfectly fine if you run it from the terminal or just double click the .deb package from your file manager.
It's the kind of bug which if you're a hardened desktop Linux user, you'd just work around it...
But if you're a novice and you can't get a simple thing like Teamviewer installed (which is a .deb, and a thing I might ask someone to do over the phone to try to help them) you likely get fed up and re-install Windows :S
Any input on this would be brilliant as I can't seem to get any logs/output.
~lantizia |
Steps to reproduce:
1. Have Ubuntu with gdebi-gtk installed
2. Open Firefox
3. Visit some site with deb-package download link or use direct link like https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/2.9.2.1/pandoc-2.9.2.1-1-amd64.deb
4. Proceed with file downloading
5. In Firefox select Library → Downloads, click on downloaded deb-file
Expected results:
* gdebi-gtk is opened, the package installs normally after users clicks Install button
Actual results:
* gdebi-gtk is opened, the package is not installed because of vanishing of gdebi-gtk window just after clicking Install button
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Before anyone says this bug already exists... it doesn't (at least as far as I can see). It's just that a lot of similar bugs do/did exist where people have also experienced the same symptoms (of gdebi-gtk vanishing upon clicking 'Install').
So yes this is the same symptoms, but it must be a different cause as the circumstances are different and doesn't have the same resolution.
The meat of it...
Basically on a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 amd64... with Firefox (or with Chrome if you installed that) go to any site that offers a .deb package and either...
a) choose to open it directly from the browser (rather than saving it to 'Downloads' folder)
b) or... save the file (e.g. to the 'Downloads' folder), BUT!.. open that file from within the browser itself.
You should find that gdebi-gtk appears but vanishes the moment you click 'Install' without a prompt for a password, an explanation or the package actually getting installed.
This bug has existed since the beginning of Ubuntu 18.04 however it's been largely confused with other similar bugs. I've had it on half a dozen machines and confirmed it exists with IRC users on #ubuntu-mate of freenode.
However with *this* bug (compared to others) gdebi-gtk works perfectly fine if you run it from the terminal or just double click the .deb package from your file manager.
It's the kind of bug which if you're a hardened desktop Linux user, you'd just work around it...
But if you're a novice and you can't get a simple thing like Teamviewer installed (which is a .deb, and a thing I might ask someone to do over the phone to try to help them) you likely get fed up and re-install Windows :S
Any input on this would be brilliant as I can't seem to get any logs/output.
~lantizia |
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| 2020-05-05 18:42:37 |
Norbert |
firefox (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Incomplete |
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| 2020-05-05 18:42:40 |
Norbert |
firefox (Ubuntu): status |
Incomplete |
Confirmed |
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| 2020-05-05 18:42:44 |
Norbert |
ubuntu-mate: status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2020-05-06 08:26:11 |
Sebastien Bacher |
firefox (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
Low |
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| 2020-05-07 06:06:54 |
Doug Brown |
bug |
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added subscriber Doug Brown |
| 2020-06-21 12:09:37 |
Luca Toniolo |
bug |
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added subscriber Luca Toniolo |
| 2020-08-02 11:05:45 |
Norbert |
tags |
bionic eoan focal |
bionic focal |
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| 2020-08-23 08:10:26 |
Alkis Georgopoulos |
summary |
Clicking 'Install' on gdebi-gtk makes it vanish ONLY when .deb opened from Chrome/Firefox |
gdebi-gtk calls pkexec inappropriately |
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| 2020-08-23 08:10:36 |
Alkis Georgopoulos |
bug task deleted |
firefox (Ubuntu) |
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| 2020-08-23 08:11:31 |
Alkis Georgopoulos |
affects |
ubuntu-mate |
gdebi |
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| 2020-08-23 08:12:28 |
Alkis Georgopoulos |
bug |
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added subscriber Alkis Georgopoulos |
| 2021-04-04 15:45:37 |
Sai Vinoba |
tags |
bionic focal |
bionic focal hirsute |
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| 2021-04-04 15:45:49 |
Sai Vinoba |
bug |
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added subscriber Sai Vinoba |
| 2021-04-05 13:51:26 |
Nicholas Harvey |
removed subscriber Nicholas Harvey |
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| 2021-08-01 13:15:42 |
Norbert |
tags |
bionic focal hirsute |
bionic focal hirsute impish |
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| 2022-01-16 20:18:26 |
Norbert |
tags |
bionic focal hirsute impish |
bionic focal hirsute impish jammy |
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| 2022-01-16 20:18:38 |
Norbert |
tags |
bionic focal hirsute impish jammy |
bionic focal hirsute impish jammy rls-jj-incoming |
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| 2022-01-24 13:45:37 |
Robie Basak |
merge proposal linked |
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https://code.launchpad.net/~macg3/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+git/gdebi/+merge/414211 |
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| 2022-01-24 13:46:01 |
Robie Basak |
bug |
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| 2022-02-19 17:41:22 |
Mathew Hodson |
affects |
gdebi |
ubuntu |
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| 2022-02-19 17:41:30 |
Mathew Hodson |
bug task deleted |
ubuntu |
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| 2022-02-19 17:41:36 |
Mathew Hodson |
gdebi (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2023-06-05 15:53:55 |
Steve Langasek |
removed subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors |
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| 2023-06-05 18:49:57 |
Norbert |
removed subscriber Norbert |
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| 2023-06-08 18:13:38 |
Doug Brown |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors |
| 2023-06-09 11:50:28 |
Robie Basak |
bug |
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added subscriber Utkarsh Gupta |
| 2023-06-09 11:51:05 |
Robie Basak |
gdebi (Ubuntu): assignee |
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Utkarsh Gupta (utkarsh) |
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| 2023-06-15 16:33:39 |
Benjamin Drung |
removed subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors |
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| 2023-06-15 16:33:50 |
Benjamin Drung |
bug |
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added subscriber Benjamin Drung |
| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Noble |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
bug task added |
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gdebi (Ubuntu Noble) |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Oracular |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
bug task added |
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gdebi (Ubuntu Oracular) |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Mantic |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
bug task added |
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gdebi (Ubuntu Mantic) |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Jammy |
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| 2024-07-08 13:38:36 |
Dave Jones |
bug task added |
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gdebi (Ubuntu Jammy) |
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| 2024-07-08 13:40:37 |
Dave Jones |
summary |
gdebi-gtk calls pkexec inappropriately |
[SRU] gdebi-gtk calls pkexec inappropriately |
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| 2024-07-08 13:41:40 |
Dave Jones |
description |
Steps to reproduce:
1. Have Ubuntu with gdebi-gtk installed
2. Open Firefox
3. Visit some site with deb-package download link or use direct link like https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/2.9.2.1/pandoc-2.9.2.1-1-amd64.deb
4. Proceed with file downloading
5. In Firefox select Library → Downloads, click on downloaded deb-file
Expected results:
* gdebi-gtk is opened, the package installs normally after users clicks Install button
Actual results:
* gdebi-gtk is opened, the package is not installed because of vanishing of gdebi-gtk window just after clicking Install button
----
Before anyone says this bug already exists... it doesn't (at least as far as I can see). It's just that a lot of similar bugs do/did exist where people have also experienced the same symptoms (of gdebi-gtk vanishing upon clicking 'Install').
So yes this is the same symptoms, but it must be a different cause as the circumstances are different and doesn't have the same resolution.
The meat of it...
Basically on a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 amd64... with Firefox (or with Chrome if you installed that) go to any site that offers a .deb package and either...
a) choose to open it directly from the browser (rather than saving it to 'Downloads' folder)
b) or... save the file (e.g. to the 'Downloads' folder), BUT!.. open that file from within the browser itself.
You should find that gdebi-gtk appears but vanishes the moment you click 'Install' without a prompt for a password, an explanation or the package actually getting installed.
This bug has existed since the beginning of Ubuntu 18.04 however it's been largely confused with other similar bugs. I've had it on half a dozen machines and confirmed it exists with IRC users on #ubuntu-mate of freenode.
However with *this* bug (compared to others) gdebi-gtk works perfectly fine if you run it from the terminal or just double click the .deb package from your file manager.
It's the kind of bug which if you're a hardened desktop Linux user, you'd just work around it...
But if you're a novice and you can't get a simple thing like Teamviewer installed (which is a .deb, and a thing I might ask someone to do over the phone to try to help them) you likely get fed up and re-install Windows :S
Any input on this would be brilliant as I can't seem to get any logs/output.
~lantizia |
[ Impact ]
The bug causes GDebi to quit as soon as you click Install Package to try to install a .deb package, which is confusing to newer Linux users who might not know about alternative command-line options such as dpkg.
In particular, this bug happens when you download a .deb using Google Chrome (or other browsers that aren't installed through snap) and tell it to open the .deb file. GDebi is the default GUI .deb installer for Ubuntu flavors such as MATE and Xubuntu, so this is a common situation for people to run into.
This should be backported to the stable release because it fixes a severe usability bug in Ubuntu MATE and Xubuntu. The system's default package installer should not crash when you click the Install Package button.
The upload fixes the bug by changing the way GDebi launches pkexec. The non-privileged instance of GDebi will stay open in the background so that pkexec will always have a parent process.
[ Test Plan ]
Simple test to simulate the situation that Chrome creates:
- Download a random .deb file you don't mind installing. In a terminal window, type:
setsid gdebi-gtk /path/to/the/deb/file/you/downloaded.deb
- Click Install Package.
Prior to this bug fix, you will see an error "Refusing to render service to dead parents." in your terminal window.
With this fix applied, it will ask you for your password and then install properly.
Longer test that actually demonstrates the bug as users experience it:
- Start with a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 24.04 or Xubuntu 24.04.
- Install Google Chrome from Google using their latest .deb file.
- Start with Chrome closed.
- If you're using MATE, drag the Google Chrome icon from the MATE menu to the top panel bar. The reason for this is because the problem doesn't happen if you launch Chrome from the MATE menu.
- Open Chrome by clicking the icon you dragged to the panel (or on Xubuntu, you can just launch it from the menu).
- In Chrome, download any .deb file that you don't mind installing.
- Open it from Chrome's downloads. If you are asked which program to use, choose GDebi (it will be the default).
- Click Install Package.
Prior to this bug fix, GDebi will just disappear when you click Install Package. Nothing will be installed.
With this fix applied, it will ask you for your password and then install properly.
[ Where problems could occur ]
If there is a mistake in this change that breaks the GDebi GUI for other users who currently don't experience this bug (because they use a browser that isn't affected such as the firefox snap), it could cause them to be unable to install downloaded .deb files easily through the GUI. Essentially it would result in the existing problem widening its scope to more users.
[ Other Info ]
This problem was originally introduced with Ubuntu 17.10 when GDebi switched from using gksu to pkexec. Over the years it has become more and more rare as browsers installed through snap became more popular, but as you can see from the reproduction steps above, it's still pretty easy for people to experience since Chrome is so popular.
It has historically been difficult to reproduce (people will claim it's already fixed or doesn't affect them anymore) because the behavior depends on how the browser and GDebi are parented, which can vary based on how the browser is launched.
[ Original Description ]
Steps to reproduce:
1. Have Ubuntu with gdebi-gtk installed
2. Open Firefox
3. Visit some site with deb-package download link or use direct link like https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/2.9.2.1/pandoc-2.9.2.1-1-amd64.deb
4. Proceed with file downloading
5. In Firefox select Library → Downloads, click on downloaded deb-file
Expected results:
* gdebi-gtk is opened, the package installs normally after users clicks Install button
Actual results:
* gdebi-gtk is opened, the package is not installed because of vanishing of gdebi-gtk window just after clicking Install button
----
Before anyone says this bug already exists... it doesn't (at least as far as I can see). It's just that a lot of similar bugs do/did exist where people have also experienced the same symptoms (of gdebi-gtk vanishing upon clicking 'Install').
So yes this is the same symptoms, but it must be a different cause as the circumstances are different and doesn't have the same resolution.
The meat of it...
Basically on a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 amd64... with Firefox (or with Chrome if you installed that) go to any site that offers a .deb package and either...
a) choose to open it directly from the browser (rather than saving it to 'Downloads' folder)
b) or... save the file (e.g. to the 'Downloads' folder), BUT!.. open that file from within the browser itself.
You should find that gdebi-gtk appears but vanishes the moment you click 'Install' without a prompt for a password, an explanation or the package actually getting installed.
This bug has existed since the beginning of Ubuntu 18.04 however it's been largely confused with other similar bugs. I've had it on half a dozen machines and confirmed it exists with IRC users on #ubuntu-mate of freenode.
However with *this* bug (compared to others) gdebi-gtk works perfectly fine if you run it from the terminal or just double click the .deb package from your file manager.
It's the kind of bug which if you're a hardened desktop Linux user, you'd just work around it...
But if you're a novice and you can't get a simple thing like Teamviewer installed (which is a .deb, and a thing I might ask someone to do over the phone to try to help them) you likely get fed up and re-install Windows :S
Any input on this would be brilliant as I can't seem to get any logs/output.
~lantizia |
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| 2024-07-08 13:44:33 |
Dave Jones |
gdebi (Ubuntu Noble): status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2024-07-08 13:44:35 |
Dave Jones |
gdebi (Ubuntu Mantic): status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2024-07-08 13:44:38 |
Dave Jones |
gdebi (Ubuntu Jammy): status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2024-07-08 14:25:32 |
Andreas Hasenack |
bug |
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added subscriber Andreas Hasenack |
| 2024-07-08 16:52:55 |
Launchpad Janitor |
gdebi (Ubuntu Oracular): status |
Confirmed |
Fix Released |
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