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| #Proposal for 'Fix released' in Lucid LTS = Proposal for 'Fix released' in Lucid LTS = |
These are my top Ubuntu bugs. Feel free to confirm any bugs that affects you by clicking on the '''+affectsmetoo''' link. |
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| = 1 - The Clipboard = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/11334|Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/11334/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *(Ctrl + C, or right click and "Copy") text from somewhere and after that close the source program, the clipboard content gets deleted, can't paste. *The desktop environment (gnome) needs a clipboard management daemon capable of copying text and media without this type of issue. |
== clipboard == The clipboard deletes content in the clipboard when quitting the source program. This means Copy -> Quit -> (Can't Paste). Workaround Available: parcellite *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/11334|Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/11334/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
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| = 2 - Login (GDM) Configuration = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/395808|gdm 2.26 has no graphical configuration tool]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/395808/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/437429|No GUI to configure/disable login sound]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/437429/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *Lack of an updated gdmsetup or "Login Screen" configuration utility (started in karmic) causes users to have problems accomplishing the following tasks graphically. *Install/Change the GDM Theme *Change the GDM welcome message *Turn on remote login *Allow TCP logins to Xserver *Enable multiple logins for a single user (used for concurrent VNC) *Change login sounds *Set a user to log in automatically *Remove Shutdown/Reboot option form actions menu |
== empathy == * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/empathy/+bug/296867|Empathy needs to support OTR encryption]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/empathy/+bug/296867/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
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| = 3 - Updates = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/update-notifier/+bug/332945|Update Notifier icon would provide useful status information / new update-manager behaviour is annoying]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/update-notifier/+bug/332945/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *Update: David St. Barth told personally that karmic would present a choice between old and new behaviour in software sources *Update: Unassigned from DX, assigned to Michael Vogt but was not acted on for karmic *Not yet published/found -dpkg is resource hungry when instaling, allow option to download updates but delay install until shutdown (not by default). = 4 - Sound Effects = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/324700|gnome-volume-control missing ability to customize session sound effects theme]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/324700/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *Since Jaunty, users can no longer customize their sounds. *Sound theme is a good idea, but it is badly documented, and there are no known utilities to graphically create a sound theme. It has not taken off, and after two releases, we should either find a way to make it work or return to per event sound files. |
== mozilla == * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263435/|Firefox + Flash - Keyboard commands don't work when flash is selected]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263435/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
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| = 5 - Issues since moving to devicekit-disks = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devicekit-disks/+bug/390304|unlabeled partitions are mounted under their UUIDs]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devicekit-disks/+bug/390304/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/68924|provide support for changing volume labels in nautilus]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/68924/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *Whereas HAL used to mount unlabeled disks to /media/disk,disk-1,disk/2, devicekit-disks now mounts them to /media/f5d1d6cf-22d8-4db0-9ae3-816001dd248b/ which is more intimidating to a novice user. In certain circumstances this could be the only way a user can identify a drive. |
* [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/651586/|Firefox Thunderbird Too many dictionaries available after installing a language]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/651586/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
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| *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/415103|Not able to create a bootable USB key using Ubuntu 9.10]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/415103/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *Since the replacement of HAL with devicekit-disks, usb-creator has been less reliable *Program needs proper QA and refactoring to work properly with new back end. |
== policy-kit == * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-gnome/+bug/443265|No equivalent to polkit-gnome-authorization in policykit-1-gnome]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-gnome/+bug/443265/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
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| = 6 - Remote Desktop = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/275340|Remote Desktop - "only accept from localhost" option does not work]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/275340/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *To set up localhost only, you have to open up gconf-editor and modify the following string value to be "lo" (without the quotes): /desktop/gnome/remote_access/network_interface *This was tested and fails for many, as well a graphical option for this needs to be made available |
== sound effects == * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/324700|gnome-volume-control missing ability to customize session sound effects theme]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/324700/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
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| = 7 - NetworkManager = *[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/284596|nm-applet fails when another user is logged in]] - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/284596/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] *Switching to second user does not allow the second user to use nm-applet. *Users have a hard time gathering Connection information *Admin2 cannot make a change to the network until Admin1 Logs out. *Resource locking and notification of changes may be needed to resolve this bug. |
== unity == * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/160311|Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/160311/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/notify-osd/+bug/461058|No way to disable notifications/notify-osd needs a "privacy mode"]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/notify-osd/+bug/461058/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] == usb-creator == * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/789242|Startup Disk Creator requiring multiple authentications]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/789242/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/484252|Format action wipes all partitions]] [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/484252/+affectsmetoo|+affectsmetoo]] |
These are my top Ubuntu bugs. Feel free to confirm any bugs that affects you by clicking on the +affectsmetoo link.
clipboard
The clipboard deletes content in the clipboard when quitting the source program. This means Copy -> Quit -> (Can't Paste). Workaround Available: parcellite
empathy
mozilla
Firefox + Flash - Keyboard commands don't work when flash is selected +affectsmetoo
Firefox Thunderbird Too many dictionaries available after installing a language +affectsmetoo
policy-kit
sound effects
unity
Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult +affectsmetoo
No way to disable notifications/notify-osd needs a "privacy mode" +affectsmetoo
usb-creator
komputes/TopBugs (last edited 2014-03-30 19:59:35 by komputes)