/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2009/03/01/#kubuntu-devel.txt

DaSkreechsebas: Woah00:09
DaSkreechI'm working on a server now that a client gave me and it boots up to Debian server in the time it takes my computer to detect the and initalize the CD Rom Drive00:09
sebasHeh, yeah. I've this SATA card that takes ages00:23
sebasAnd I found this funny UI problem in the BIOS screen00:23
sebasit says "press F8 for boot menu" before it has initialized the (usb) keyboard00:23
DaSkreech:-)00:24
sebasSo the first keystrokes are lost00:24
sebasI can imagine that one being a phone support nightmare00:24
DaSkreechWell the server boots so fast that I had to look up the keys since it's impossible to read them while it's booting00:24
sebas(a) knowing about that particular race condition00:24
sebas(b) telling the person on the other line when to press F8 exactly00:24
DaSkreechwaaaaait for it waaaaaaaaaaaaaait for it00:25
DaSkreechNow!!!00:25
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vorianyay01:36
etankaya01:37
DaSkreecho/01:37
vorianit's rather quiet on the interwebs this evening01:37
vorianso etank01:43
etankyes mr. vorian01:44
vorianhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Recipes01:44
vorianthese are some really easy things to get the hang of how debian packaging works01:44
vorianbasic stuff like updating a package, creating a debdiff, etc...01:45
etankk01:46
ScottKWelcome etank.01:47
etankim going to take some time to watch the motu vids in the next day or so01:47
etankthanks ScottK01:47
etankvorian: the pbuilder for jaunty finished01:54
vorianexcellent01:55
rgreeningseele: you around?05:13
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DaSkreechDeadNight: Qt05:38
DeadNightcute nickname or what? :P05:38
DaSkreechCute Nick05:41
DeadNightty ^^06:02
DeadNighti'm outta here... sleep time06:02
nixternalthe new screen profiles in ubuntu server are nice....stupid python2.6 has a lot of shit broken though06:29
ScottKnixternal: It's known and planned and being fixed.06:30
nixternali just went through offlineimap working on the code...i have it in a workable state, but it still spews a few errors06:31
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dtchen_actually that's the surprise lying in wait for rich. he has to do the rest of the python 2.6 transition himself!06:31
* nixternal blows up06:42
a|wenJontheEchidna: thx for sponsoring kile (i suppose it was you) ... please if you feel for it: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/AndreasWenning/DeveloperApplicationTemplate :)07:33
rgreeningNCommander: ping07:51
serenityhi10:40
serenityWhy was the experimental-repo closed down?10:42
serenityit's pretty unsatisfactory for the users to update this way, because they get in touch with other backported packages which may cause other problems.10:46
Mamarokserenity: what other packages do you have trouble with?10:49
Mamarokalso, using an experimental repo seems by far more risky to me than backports anyway, so...10:49
serenityMamarok: none, but i do support and i'm just waiting for the first user who complains about problems with backported software10:50
Mamarokserenity: well, they should not have use experimental in the first place IMHO then10:50
mgraesslinMamarok: it's just a name, nut to be compared with Debians experimental repo10:51
serenityexperi was a clear repo. You know what you get is all about kde. Backports are not.10:51
Mamarokmgraesslin: I know10:52
Tm_Tbut kubuntu-experimental is meant to, well, experimental use, so it's not quaranteed to work prefectly10:52
Tm_Tand IMO not meant to "users" like backports10:52
MamarokTm_T: +110:52
mgraesslinthen it should not have been published on kubuntu news10:52
Tm_Tmgraesslin: sure this all isn't mentioned there?10:53
Mamarokmgraesslin: well, it has been with the necessary warnings10:53
serenitybut the backports-repo also doesn't garante to work perfect10:53
serenity+e10:53
Tm_Tserenity: true, but it has more testing behind there10:53
Tm_Tas in more likely to work without issues10:54
mgraesslinand what about video garbage?10:54
Mamarokoh come on, if a user wants the latest packages, he/she should be aware of the risks anyway, and not just install without checking waht is installed10:54
Tm_TMamarok: indeed10:54
Tm_Tespecially when this all is mentioned properly10:54
mgraesslinsorry to say: but most Kubuntu users asking for support at ubuntuusers.de have no idea at all10:54
Mamarokit can hardly be our fault if a user does silly things10:55
mgraesslinthey just copy commands to the konsole10:55
Mamarokmgraesslin: well, tell them then to use their brains before doing things10:55
serenityCase: User1 wants to have 4.2, enable backports, updates and leaves the repo enabled. One day, linux-header---xyz is ready for update and Soundcard etc isn't working after that.10:55
Mamarokand read release texts before doing anything, that's what those are made for10:55
mgraesslinMamarok: how many users read the 4.0 release note? Or Amarok 2.0? Why were there all these complaints if all users read the release note?10:56
Mamarokmgraesslin: well, that's their fault, isn't it? And that's the way you also learn not to do things without thinking10:57
Mamarokor ask for advice before if he(she doesn't have a clue10:58
Tm_Tmgraesslin: we cannot hold peoples hands all the way, really10:58
serenitywhat was wrong about the experimental-repo?10:58
serenitys/about/with10:58
mgraesslinsorry to say but I totally disagree10:58
Tm_Tmgraesslin: so we should not announce new releases at all, and keep packages away from any public site?10:58
mgraesslinI want to have Linux work the way that it is "DAU" safe - with that attitude it will not happen10:59
serenityno, but don't distribute them via backports10:59
Mamarokmgraesslin: or going back to the good old Debian release cycles, once every 5 years or so... and get a totally outdated system on the desktop10:59
Tm_Tmgraesslin: Linux is IF you stick with official repositories10:59
Tm_Tmgraesslin: we cannot hide new stuff, and would be nonsense to even try11:00
mgraesslinyeah and the normal user does not want to have the newest releases and understands the danger of non-official repositories11:00
Tm_TLinux/Ubuntu11:00
Mamarokserenity: well, as I said, they should *not* have used experimental in the first place, it was really testing, backports are more tested11:00
Tm_Tmgraesslin: that's the job of community to tell about those things11:00
mgraesslinthe release note on kubuntu news did not tell this11:00
serenityMamarok: and what about the case i mentioned above?11:00
Tm_Tmgraesslin: did11:00
Tm_Tand does11:01
Mamarokmgraesslin: why did they upgrade in the first place then? It has never been announced as an official release like 8.10 or 8.0411:01
Tm_Tif not, give a fix patch and it will be fixed11:01
Mamarokso if the user wants a stable system, he/she should stick with the official release, period.11:01
mgraesslinhttp://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.211:01
mgraesslinwere is there the information that it could be harmful?11:02
Mamarokthose who complain if they use experimental or backported stuff should have thought before11:02
Mamarokmgraesslin: its not an offical Kubuntu release, the offical one is 8.10.11:02
Mamaroknot that we wouldn't help out of the mess, but still11:02
Mamarokthat's like tuning a car and not been able to handle it if it's going too fast or is more difficult to steer11:03
Mamaroknot the manufacturers fault, but the users11:03
mgraesslinsorry then don't put it on the news page11:04
mgraesslinkeep the packages hidden to those who will find it11:04
serenityWrong. By distributing via backports you also provide the ''tools'' to tune the car.11:04
* mgraesslin thinks the whole concept of bakcports is wrong in Ubuntu11:05
serenity+111:05
Mamarokoh come on, it has been said and written that this is *not* stable and experimental, and backports are marked to be *not* recommended for basic users, so11:05
Tm_Tmgraesslin: indeed, it isn't told clearly enough, but, its said "Follow the Kubuntu Repository Guide to enable Recommended Updates and Unsupported Updates"11:05
Mamarokunsupported says it all btw, so if people can't read...11:05
Tm_TMamarok: aye, but could be said more clearly IMO11:06
mgraesslinand everybody speaks a fluent english?11:06
Tm_Tmgraesslin: how this "backports" is wrong?11:06
* Sput finds it quite optimistic to think that Joe Dau Average knows what "unsupported" means11:06
Sputmost users go "omg shiniez" and that's all they think when they see such a checkbox :)11:07
Tm_TSput: I kinda agree, glad that most of local communities makes things clear11:07
serenityso if a user comes around with a f"ยง$-upped system because of backports, i have to tell him: hey, you wanted 4.2 it's your fault?11:07
MamarokSput: agree, but this is *not* our fault at all11:07
Tm_Tserenity: wouldn't say that11:07
mgraesslinTm_T: backports are Pandora's box - there is everything, you get stuff you don't want, you get stuff you want11:07
Mamarokserenity: yes, and he should have asked before upgrading and have read the warnings, but one can word it differently11:07
Tm_Tmgraesslin: just like backports are supposed to work in large scale11:08
Nightroseserenity: mgraesslin: has there been a problem already? can we help?11:08
Mamarokmgraesslin: again, the average users should not activate backports and is told so, if he does it non the less, it's his fault, persiod.11:08
serenityNightrose: no yet11:08
Tm_TNightrose: not known, just speculation11:08
Nightroseok let us know when - i'll help you11:08
SputMamarok: "should have asked" and "read the warnings" is just not something users do11:09
Sput:)11:09
serenityNightrose: it will tell you if so11:09
serenity;)11:09
MamarokSput: I know, but this is not our fault11:09
Tm_TSput: they should, and we should tell tem to do so11:09
mgraesslinNightrose: there is already one thread with a user complaining that the ppa is not available any more11:09
Mamarokif people are stupid we should be blamed? come on!11:09
Nightrosecan you give me a link?11:09
Tm_TNightrose: anyway, maybe we should make a habit to mention when some upgrade isn't "supported by canonical" or similar, to make notice that it's not official in highest level or so11:10
Nightrosedoes it matter who is at fault?11:10
Nightrosestop putting the blame on the other party!11:10
NightroseTm_T: yes definitely11:10
mgraesslinhttp://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/kde-4.2-update-quelle-nicht-mehr-vorhanden/11:10
Tm_Tmiscommunication is everyones fault =)11:10
NightroseTm_T: can you send an email to the devel list?11:10
Nightrosemgraesslin: thx11:10
Tm_TNightrose: will today, remind me if it hasn't happened in 6 hours11:10
Nightroseok11:11
mgraesslinNightrose: it might be a good idea to put changes like repo not only in the corrseponding news but publish it as a new entry11:11
Nightrosemgraesslin: *nod* something to think about11:11
mgraesslinyou don't check old news entries for changes of repos11:11
Tm_Tmgraesslin: FYI back when we tried to hide stuff from users, they did dig it out and complain still11:12
Tm_Tmgraesslin: so, really hiding unstable stuff doesn't help11:12
Nightroseheh good point11:12
mgraesslinthen it needs more warnings11:13
Tm_Tmgraesslin: hidden and KNOWN to be unstable?!11:13
mgraesslinfor us at ubuntuusers.de it was a clear official repo with KDE 4.2 - and we recommended the upgrade cause of the massive improvements compared to 4.111:13
serenity"via backports you get 4.2 and _also_ other backported packages which may affect your system''11:14
Tm_Tmgraesslin: from where you took that official part?11:14
mgraesslinfrom the fact that it was published in a news on kubuntu.org11:14
Tm_Tmgraesslin: that doesn't make things official (:11:14
Nightrosewell...11:15
Tm_Tmgraesslin: anyway, miscommunication, we should make it more clear what is official and supported11:15
Tm_Tand what is not11:15
serenityfor user xyz it does11:15
mgraesslinand that it is linked on KDE relaese announcement as packages are available11:15
Tm_Tmgraesslin: indeed11:15
Tm_Tanyway, gottago ->11:16
emonkeyhey apachelogger good morning and a good sunday!11:26
apacheloggersalut emonkey11:26
a|wenhey apachelogger11:37
apacheloggero/ a|wen11:50
a|wenwe've been praising your bat-scripts the last days :)11:51
Quintasan\o11:55
apacheloggera|wen: sweet :D12:10
a|wenapachelogger: so be sure to be back in time, if we ever need some maintenance of them ;)12:11
Nightroseapachelogger: how much longer are you around?12:16
Nightrosei should tag 2.0.2 today and this would be the test run for the branch tagging12:16
Nightrosedo you have any local changes left?12:17
apacheloggerNightrose: did I even commit that?12:18
Nightrosenot sure12:18
apacheloggermy latest work that is12:18
apacheloggerbranch tagging should be working just fine12:19
apacheloggerI suppose ;-)12:19
apacheloggerNightrose: No new revisions to push.12:20
apacheloggerjust give it a shot12:20
apacheloggerI'll take a look at my refactor branch12:20
Nightroseok will be another few hours though i thin12:21
Nightrosek12:21
apacheloggerthe statistics stuff might break ... at least it only works for 1 of 3 tries in the refactor branch12:22
apacheloggernot sure about stable12:22
Nightrosek12:23
JontheEchidnaholas12:41
a|wenhi JontheEchidna12:46
JontheEchidnaa|wen: writing up feedback now :)12:46
a|wenthx :)12:47
JontheEchidnafeedback'd12:56
a|wenmuch appreciated JontheEchidna12:58
Tonio_Riddell: ping ?13:50
QuintasanStasks is a nice plasmoid13:59
ScottKJFTR (reading the backscroll) - the KDE 4.2 packages in backports are much more installable and bug fixed than the ones in kubuntu-experimental were.14:08
a|wenScottK: they are indeed; you've been doing a great job on them, thx for that! ... but we might want to consider adding a *warning: this is unsupported* to the news14:17
JontheEchidnaRiddell: the default konq homepage crashes konqueror14:17
a|wenScottK: another thing ... is it possible for us to do a copy from PPA to backports? (like security updates is a copy from a PPA); the only real problems we've seen is due to the packages not landing in the repository at the same time14:19
Tonio_ScottK: hi14:25
Tonio_ScottK: I have a little question about the NEW queue...14:25
Tonio_ScottK: I have 2 packages waiting there, that where kde3 apps, now ported to kde4...14:26
Tonio_ScottK: as they were previously in the archives, do they need a FFE ?14:26
Tonio_ScottK: I seem to remember Riddell told me they could be approved directly...14:26
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ScottKTonio_: They do need FFe, but Riddell can give it, so it amounts to you have one.16:20
ScottKa|wen: It is possible, but has had other problems where copied packages fail to upload once they are built on archs not supported by the PPA.16:21
ScottKI'm all for clarifications to make it clearer what people are getting into if they upgrade to 4.2 now.16:21
a|wenScottK: "Note: These packages are not supported by Canonical; for a stable system it is not recommended to upgrade. KDE 4.2 will be officially supported as part of Kubuntu 9.04 being released April 23rd 2009."16:57
a|wenScottK: or something in that area...16:57
ScottKFine with me.16:57
a|weni think that is what i understood people were missing from the news-item16:58
* ScottK looks at ryanakca to fixor it.16:58
a|wenScottK: will 4.2.1 go to kubuntu-experimental or -backports ?16:59
ScottKUp to Riddell, but I'd say kubuntu-experimental first.17:00
a|weni second that!17:00
a|wenthen we should add something similar; probably even with a stronger warning17:00
a|wenScottK: maybe just expand the first part a bit to say "These packages are most experimental and not supported by Canonical; ..."17:03
* ScottK doesn't really have the mental bandwidth available ATM to know, but like the idea of warning people.17:04
a|wenryanakca: if you go to changing something: maybe we should also change the heading from "Jaunty" to "Jaunty (development release)" just for clarification17:06
ryanakcaa|wen: Jaunty Alpha 5 Released -> Jaunty Alpha 5 (development release) Released ?17:16
a|wenryanakca: the Jaunty title in http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.217:17
ryanakcaa|wen: ah, there, ok. Might as well tackle all the other website bugs while I'm at it.17:18
a|wensounds good :)17:19
ryanakcaa|wen: check?17:20
a|wenryanakca: doesn't seem to have changed ... some server-side caching?17:22
ryanakcaa|wen: Probably... Check again in a few minutes and let me know if you want me to retweak it again please :)17:24
a|wenryanakca: i'll do that ... thx a bunch17:25
a|wenryanakca: are you sure you published the changes? ... still no changes17:47
ryanakcaa|wen: http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2 , right? `` KDE 4.2 has been released. Jaunty (current development release) users can do a full upgrade to get the latest packages. Packages for 8.10 (Intrepid) are in intrepid-backports''18:08
a|wenryanakca: ahh ... i was looking at the "Jaunty" title below the picture18:09
a|wenryanakca: and i was looking for an added warning somewhere in the intrepid instructions18:10
ryanakcaa|wen: I can append it there. And I'm guessing the subject of the warning is somewheres in the scrollback?18:15
ryanakcaFound it :)18:15
a|wenquicker than my copy-pasting :)18:15
ryanakcaa|wen: There.18:17
a|wenryanakca: perfect! :)18:18
ryanakcaa|wen: Anything else? :)18:18
ryanakcaa|wen: Any comments on bug 327094, or can I stick in the recommended changes?18:19
ubottuLaunchpad bug 327094 in kubuntu-website "Additions for KDE 4.2 installation instructions" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/32709418:19
a|wenryanakca: i don't have anything else ... and yeah, that should cover the bug18:20
a|wenat least what is left of the instructions after changing it for backports18:21
smarterkpackagekit still don't want to let me upgrade my system here: http://pastebin.com/m2ce850aa18:22
smarter"The name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.AuthenticationAgent was not provided by any .service files" << am I missing another package?18:23
a|wensmarter: you have kpackagekit, policykit-kde and packagekit ?18:25
smarteryes18:25
smartertrying to launch software sources didn't work either: http://pastebin.com/m69f664b418:26
smarterit asked for my password and then nothing18:26
a|wensmarter: and packagekit-backend-apt18:26
a|weni suppose18:26
smarterI guess it's yet-another-python-bug-because-of-ascii-used-as-utf8-only-found-when-locale-is-not-english-so-noone-care18:27
smartera|wen: yes18:27
a|wensmarter: could be one ... test with LANG=C ... if it works scream at $someone18:27
smarterhaha, now it crashed, and apport crashed trying to generate a crash dump :p18:28
smarterOSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/_usr_bin_python2.6.0.crash'18:29
a|wenoh great... seems python-apport doesn't do automatic filename-increase18:30
smarteryay for QA18:30
a|wenwho needs that :P18:31
smarterseems like I'm not the only one who has this problem: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=107577818:31
smartera|wen: does it work for you?18:35
a|wensmarter: i'm still on intrepid ... might venture for an upgrade after 4.2.1 is out18:36
Quintasansomething needs testing?18:37
smarterQuintasan: kpackagekit18:40
a|wensmarter: any output from "ls -1 /usr/share/dbus-1/services/* | xargs grep -Hn org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.AuthenticationAgent" ?18:40
smarternop18:40
QuintasanI have18:41
a|wensmarter: try to install policykit-gnome and test again?18:41
a|wenQuintasan: which file? and try to run a dpkg -S on the file18:41
QuintasanI meant the output :P18:41
a|wenQuintasan: you on jaunty?18:42
smartera|wen: should be on -kde http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.AuthenticationAgent&mode=filename&suite=jaunty&arch=any18:42
Quintasanyeah18:42
a|wenQuintasan: "ls -1 /usr/share/dbus-1/services/* | xargs grep -Hn org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.AuthenticationAgent | cut -d: -f1 | xargs dpkg -S" ?18:42
Quintasanpolicykit-kde: /usr/share/dbus-1/services/kde-org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.AuthenticationAgent.service18:43
smarteroh, I'm using policykit-kde 0.2 from $some-ppa and apparently it doesn't have the services file18:43
a|wenahh, then no need to look further i presume :)18:43
smarter$some-ppa=kubuntu-experimental18:43
smarteris that an old version?18:43
smarteror a new and buggy version?18:43
a|wensmarter: old ... from 200818:44
smartera|wen: we totally need an epoch or something then18:44
Quintasan0.0+svn920907-0ubuntu1 in jaunty18:44
a|wensmarter: sounds like it ... or at least an update of the current package18:46
smarterdoesn't work better18:46
smarterI get "'Authentification error :  :18:46
smarterI'll reboot18:46
smarterbut first, dinner :]18:46
a|wensmarter: probably needed18:46
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* nixternal wonders if they will ever update eclipse in ubuntu19:01
nixternali can't even get 3.4 to work in jaunty :/19:02
* ScottK hands nixternal a mirror.19:02
nixternalya, i don't feel like messing with it because we use gcj and openjdk19:03
nixternallord knows when that stuff will ever work19:03
ScottKWell pretty well everyong feels similar.19:03
* ScottK touched it once in Feisty or Gutsy and never again.19:03
smarterkpackagekit still doesn't work: http://pastebin.com/m54a6f2f819:04
nixternalya, i touched it once upon a time as well19:04
smarter(yay for helpful messages :p)19:04
nixternali like eclipse because it is the all in one ide19:04
nixternali can do python, c++, and whatever else I feel like19:04
nixternalsince I do python most of the time, i want to get to like eric19:05
smarterand actions on notifications don't work here too19:05
ScottKsmarter: What apps?19:05
nixternalbut that is the most confusing ide i have used...i have yet to get code completion working in it19:05
smarterScottK: kopete and kpackagekit19:05
ScottKThose should work.19:05
Nightrosesmarter: kopete actions are known to be broken upstream19:06
smarter(I'm on 4.2.1, that might explain it :])19:06
Nightroseat least according to mattr on identi.ca19:06
smarterok19:06
smarterthanks19:06
a|wensmarter: you are partly on 4.2.1 i suppose ;)19:06
smarteryep19:06
a|wencould explain it ... those half-upgraded states are not always the best19:07
a|wensmarter: at least it is another error now ;)19:08
smartera|wen: yes :p19:08
a|wenhave you tested with LANG=C now?19:09
smartersoftware-properties-kde? yes, doesn't work better19:10
smarterthought I'm not sure if kdesudo takes the LANG=C19:10
smarteryup, even if I put LANG=C sof... in a script and kdesudo it, it doesn't work19:11
smarterbut that might be related to Qt 4.5 not playing well with PyQt 4.4.419:11
a|wenthere are pretty many places where it could go wrong ... kind of a complex structure19:13
smarteryup19:15
smartermaybe python2.6 is doing something wrong too19:15
a|wenanother possibility19:18
* ScottK notes amarok 2.0.2 tagged.19:28
smarteroh, shiny19:33
smarterO_o: http://pastebin.com/mf83010c19:36
a|wenlooks like something that needs a recompile qt4.5 / python2.619:38
smarterprobably19:38
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Quintasannight guys21:11
hungerWould have been really nice to mention the known issues of ubuntu alpha5 in the kubuntu release notes, too.21:14
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ScottKAll it takes is someone to write them.23:28
ScottKThe Python 2.6 stuff came after anyway.23:28

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