Hello Rinzwind, or anyone else affected, Accepted gnome-font-viewer into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-font- viewer/3.16.2-1ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: gnome-font-viewer (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-font-viewer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607937 Title: Font Viewer fails to start from dash: Unknown option --gapplication- service Status in Gnome Font Viewer: Fix Released Status in gnome-font-viewer package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-font-viewer source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] While gnome-font-viewer can be started from command line, it fails to start via the .desktop file. The issue was fixed upstream via this commit: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-font-viewer/commit/?id=acf919c The attached patch cherry picks that commit. [Test Case] Try to start gnome-font-viewer from the Dash and find that the launch fails. After having installed the proposed upload, starting the application from the Dash works fine. [Regression Potential] gnome-font-viewer is an independent tool, which doesn't affect other parts of the system. Hence the regression risk should be low. [Original description] Ubuntu 16.04.1 Fully updated. $ gnome-font-viewer --version GNOME Font Viewer 3.16.2 - starting from command-line: no problems. - starting from dash: application is shown in launcher but kills itself. - /var/log/syslog shows ... Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Unknown option --gapplication-service Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Run '/usr/bin/gnome-font-viewer --help' to see a full list of available command line options. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-font-viewer/+bug/1607937/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
