Comment 25 for bug 1290460

Same here. I think the VNC installer will work fine as long as you set the
initial user's password strong enough but I did not verify.
On Jul 14, 2014 6:31 PM, "Greg Cunningham" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 04:59:47PM -0000, sheff wrote:
> > Hi , i reported my bug and it bumped me to this one, exactly what is it
> I'm supposed to do?
> > I was trying to install to and old sony desktop with a wintv card i had
> laying around.
> > Is there an ISO with the fix added that i can download? or is it more
> complicated than that?
> >
> ...
>
> I just re-ran the install without selecting VNC service - I don't use it
> anyway. I think it might be just a 1-click install later in the Mythbuntu
> Control Centre.
> Cheers!
> --
> Greg
>
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> Title:
> Mythbuntu Installer Crashes: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/mythbuntu_common/vnc.py", line 58, in create_password
> ValueError: Password should be passed as bytes
>
> Status in “mythbuntu-common” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “mythbuntu-live-autostart” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “mythbuntu-common” source package in Trusty:
> Fix Released
> Status in “mythbuntu-live-autostart” source package in Trusty:
> Fix Released
> Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
> * Mythbuntu installer crashes if VNC is enabled
> * Mythbuntu control center crashes if VNC is enabled
>
> * Mythbuntu does LTS only releases, so we should make sure this is
> fixed for LTS.
> [Test Case]
>
> * Run an install with a password >=6 characters. Check the VNC
> checkbox.
> * See if install completes
>
> [Regression Potential]
>
> * As this is the only function affected by this patch and it fixes both
> places it's used (installer and control center) I don't see any other
> regression potential.
> [Other Info]
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