Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1833322] Re: Please consider no more having irqbalance enabled by default (per image/use-case/TBD)

2024-02-21 Thread ethanay
My personal thoughts are that the proposal is nothing if not carefully considered...! Lots of great discussion and input. There is plenty of opportunity for people to provide feedback on whether or how the change impacts them in ways we were unable to foresee. On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM Chri

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1833322] Re: Consider removing irqbalance from default install on desktop images

2024-01-12 Thread ethanay
Hi Christian, Thank you, yes I don't disagree with anything you said. There can be no "one size fits all" and customizing performance tuning will always be important but I will argue 1. There can be a "one size fits most" at least for desktop client environments ("general optimization") 2. It may

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1833322] Re: Consider removing irqbalance from default install on desktop images

2024-01-11 Thread ethanay
undreds or thousands of deployments can have a significant impact, even if the client or operator doesn't notice much. ethan On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 4:35 AM Christian Ehrhardt  < 1833...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Hi Ethanay > > All I can find is a recommendation not to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1833322] Re: Consider removing irqbalance from default install on desktop images

2024-01-06 Thread ethanay
Does it seem correct to say that the general intention of irqbalance wrt to system performance is to improve throughput (translating in some cases to a more responsive system) at a cost of increased processing latency? If so, then it should be considered and tuned generally with regards to usage s

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) with LibreOffice is broken in Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04 (see comment 93)

2020-05-27 Thread ethanay
I wonder if there are residual components of the problem that go away when you upgrade against or do a fresh install? I never tested 3.36.2 against my original 19.10 install, I just went to 20.04 when the fix was released. So, for example, maybe if I had installed 3.36.2 while running my original

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) with LibreOffice is broken in Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04 (see comment 93)

2020-05-20 Thread ethanay
Tim, I don't know, I am just "another user" But I appreciate you testing! For me, the pattern has always been quite consistent for the first cut/copy to fail, and so is fairly easy for me to test. The different symptoms are curious, with it being very predictable for some and random for others!

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) with LibreOffice is broken in Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04 (see comment 93)

2020-05-19 Thread ethanay
Also I don't understand how the comments implying that this problem isn't being given "high enough priority" are a. valid (as in true; in my experience this bug is getting a lot of attention, and the main thing holding back the release of the fix right now is *user testing* e.g., from the people co

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) with LibreOffice is broken in Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04 (see comment 93)

2020-05-19 Thread ethanay
$ uname -a Linux pop-os 5.4.0-7626-generic #30~1588169883~20.04~bbe668a-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 29 21:00:02 UTC x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ apt show mutter Package: mutter Version: 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 The bug is not reproducible under this configuration on my system, using default install +

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) with LibreOffice is broken in Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04 (see comment 93)

2020-05-19 Thread ethanay
I am running $ uname -a Linux pop-os 5.4.0-7626-generic #30~1588169883~20.04~bbe668a-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 29 21:00:02 UTC x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ apt show mutter Package: mutter Version: 3.36.1-3ubuntu3 This is the default install configuration for Pop!_OS. Under this configuration, th

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] Re: gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2020-05-08 Thread ethanay
I have avoided using the calendar application as it has been too buggy to be usable, I will need to see if this issue still occurs. Basically you are saying that it needs to be reported upstream? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscri

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) is broken in Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04

2020-04-28 Thread ethanay
Copy Q does nothing to fix the issue for me. It exists with or without any clipboard manager or extension on my Pop!_OS 19.10 install. Fortunately for my workflow I do as much work as possible in programs not affected by the bug such as gedit and zim and I believe focuswriter. Much thanks to the

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183]

2020-04-28 Thread ethanay
the bug persists on my system with or without any clipboard manager or extension installed. And others have reported the behavior in default installs. so I feel a bit skeptical that a clipboard manager or extension is implicated. On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 09:46 Eike Rathke <1852...@bugs.launchpad.net>

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183]

2020-04-27 Thread ethanay
But you are not a consumer, and this is free (libre) open-source software, not something you bought. It is something you participate in. "Won't fix" doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't going to participate in or assist a solution, it means that the ultimate responsibility lies with the upstre

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183]

2020-03-30 Thread ethanay
This bug occurs in Pop!_OS 19.10 for me with or without a clipboard manager installed. In addition, when I do have a clipboard manager installed, it occurs BEFORE any clipboard manager i tried receives any information about what I tried to copy or paste, so seems inaccurate to me that blaming a cl

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) is broken in Ubuntu 19.10

2019-11-12 Thread ethanay
Attached backtrace of LibreOffice after crash as described in previous message ** Attachment added: "backtrace of LibreOffice Calc crash when attempting to undo paste/cut of bitmap" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1852183/+attachment/5304853/+files/gdbtrace.log -- You

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852183] Re: [X11] copy/paste (clipboard) is broken in Ubuntu 19.10

2019-11-12 Thread ethanay
I can only reproduce this bug in LibreOffice Calc (spreadsheet). I cannot reproduce it in Writer or Geary. But it is a consistent problem for me in Calc. Here are the symptoms/process: 1. First new copy invariably fails to copy text, instead copies/stores a bitmap image. 2. If I "cut" instead of

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1804744] Re: Restoring from new location does not find backup files

2019-01-14 Thread ethanay
We are traveling right now so I won't be able to test this for a few weeks. Better if someone else can get to it sooner...thank you! On Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 04:45 Brian Murray Hello ethanay, or anyone else affected, > > Accepted deja-dup into cosmic-proposed. The package will build n

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1804744] Re: Restoring from new location does not find backup files

2019-01-06 Thread ethanay
Eero I filed the original report. To me your comment seems only critical and not helpful, especially in a report where a fix is being released. If someone uses the same location for backup this problem doesn't appear to exist. I try to file bug reports as I encounter them, along with any workaroun

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] Re: gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2018-09-18 Thread ethanay
Renaming folders does not appear to resolve the issues. See bug 1793256 for potentially-related information. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-calendar in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1792668 Title: gnome

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] Re: gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2018-09-16 Thread ethanay
Experiencing similar issues/behavior in other gnome office apps: contacts and todo list. Contacts has actually given a useful error when trying to edit a google contact, but the error message disappears very quickly and cannot be copied or pasted. Attached is a screenshot. This is all occurring o

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] Re: gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2018-09-16 Thread ethanay
I am renaming all "evolution" folders in ~.config ~.cache and ~.local/share to see if that fixes the behavior. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-calendar in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1792668 Title: gno

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] Re: gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2018-09-14 Thread ethanay
1. Renamed "calendar" folder under ~/.cache/evolution, and also the ~/.config/evolution and .local/share/evolution folders 2. rebooted. Then I 3. de-activated and re-activated "calendar" under each separate online account. 4. then I restarted Calendar app. This appears to have fixed many of th

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] Re: gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2018-09-14 Thread ethanay
** Description changed: Not sure if this is three different bugs or three symptoms of the same problem, but I am observing three different problematic behaviors on a fresh 18.04.1 install with latest updates: 1. Failure to sync: I have all my online google accounts active, but the cal

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1792668] [NEW] gnome-calendar fails to sync, update, or cache

2018-09-14 Thread ethanay
Public bug reported: Not sure if this is three different bugs or three symptoms of the same problem, but I am observing three different problematic behaviors on a fresh 18.04.1 install with latest updates: 1. Failure to sync: I have all my online google accounts active, but the calendar does not

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2015-08-29 Thread ethanay
For me, it's that the OS leaves insane hardware mfr defaults of hdparm -B=128 in place even on AC power. I believe this was fixed in 12.04 but is back for some reason in 14.04 for me... Installing TLP changes to B=254 on AC and retains the B=128 on battery (with the addition of clustering hdd wri

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2015-08-29 Thread ethanay
Maybe installing TLP is a workaround? http://askubuntu.com/questions/285434/is-there-a-power-saving- application-similar-to-jupiter -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pm-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1364077] [NEW] rhythmbox crashes when updating "all feeds"

2014-09-01 Thread ethanay
Public bug reported: I have three podcast streams. Sometimes rhythmbox crashes on startup. I believe this is tied to a specific crash that occurs consistently, here's dmesg (several crashes in a row trying to update "all streams"): [112404.531570] rhythmbox[23277]: segfault at c ip b72cec74 sp

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1315209] Re: Compiz freeze

2014-05-01 Thread ethanay
Another interesting artifact: all open windows unable to obtain focus after compiz respawn. Only able to interact via mouse. Must close and reopen to regain window focus. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1315209] [NEW] Compiz freeze

2014-05-01 Thread ethanay
Public bug reported: What I was doing while it happened: Taking a screenshot using default application, alt + prnt scrn, of a libreoffice drawing. Mouse responsive, system still functional. Able to switch to TTY 6 and killall compiz, which then automatically respawned. Sometimes it doesn't aut

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1296517] Re: gedit crash erases all data in open files

2014-03-28 Thread ethanay
Thanks, Seth. It clearly did cause loss of data, though, so I'm confused about that part of your statement? Something in the crash OR an automatic recovery process erased saved work ethan On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Seth Arnold <1296...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote: > Thanks for taking the ti

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 951000] Re: disable guest session screen lock using gsettings

2012-11-08 Thread ethanay
. FYI, i am NOT a coder, so any implementation stuff is faaar beyond me. On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > On 2012-10-20 08:17, ethanay wrote: > > would another bug report be appropriate for organizing sane guest > > session defaults to be included in Ubun

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 861171] Re: Shutdown from greeter does nothing when multiple accounts open

2012-11-08 Thread ethanay
why can't the greeter just say, "X user(s) is/are still logged in. Please log out of all accounts before attempting to shut down or reboot." and ignore all the nastly permissions stuff?? If an admin really needs to shut down, it's easy enough to do via terminal or tty. are there really daily use

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 932724] Re: Unable to restart or shutdown from lightdm login screen is 'switch user' if selected from lock screen

2012-11-08 Thread ethanay
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 861171 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/861171 ** Summary changed: - Unable to restart or shutdown from lightdm login screen is 'switch user' is selected from lock screen + Unable to restart or shutdown from lightdm login screen is 'switch user' if sele

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 951000] Re: disable guest session screen lock using gsettings

2012-10-19 Thread ethanay
included in Ubuntu for users without the time or ability to manually customize their guest sessions to behave well? On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > @ethanay > Sounds like you would be interested in checking out > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeGue

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059625] Re: guest session user prompted for password on resume from suspend

2012-10-19 Thread ethanay
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 951000 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/951000 I will file a new bug report if something similar does not already exist, thank you! On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 951000 *** > https://b

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 951000] Re: disable guest session screen lock using gsettings

2012-10-19 Thread ethanay
but part of a larger series of bugs affecting sane defaults for guest session, e.g., web browser "remember password" prompts are unnecessary, prompts to backup the computer are unnecessary and misleading, etc. there are a few others but they escape my memory at the moment. all these problems appea

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059625] Re: guest session user prompted for password on resume from suspend

2012-10-19 Thread ethanay
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 951000 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/951000 this does appear to be a duplicate, thanks! but part of a larger series of bugs affecting sane defaults for guest session, e.g., web browser "remember password" prompts are unnecessary, prompts to backup the

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059625] Re: guest session user prompted for password on resume from suspend

2012-10-15 Thread ethanay
screen saving is blank screen / turn off and there is no password prompt. i have never tried to lock the screen on guest account. theoretically, should it even be possible to lock the screen since guest accts use a random pwd? On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Marius Kotsbak <1059...@bugs.launchpa

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059625] Re: guest session user prompted for password on resume from suspend

2012-10-15 Thread ethanay
apologies for the delayed reply. have been out sick. the standard "resume from suspend" password prompt -- not the login screen. but the screen lock password prompt. On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:57 AM, Marius Kotsbak <1059...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote: > Which kind of password prompt do you see? T

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 868904] Re: Redshift fails to start with session due to geoclue failure

2012-10-01 Thread ethanay
The -l lat:lon is what I use and sufficient for me, but the workaround is insufficient, though, from a design perspective. For example, both my parents and my girlfriend just think the program is completely broken if they try to use it while not connected to the internet. Both Unity and Gnome all

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059625] [NEW] guest session user prompted for password on resume from suspend

2012-10-01 Thread ethanay
Public bug reported: In 12.04 with latest updates. Steps to reproduce: 1. start a guest session 2. allow the computer to suspend after timeout 3. resume the computer from suspend 4. a password prompt prevents guest (or any) user from resuming session As it stands, the user must press "switch use

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 861171] Re: Shutdown from greeter does nothing when multiple accounts open

2012-10-01 Thread ethanay
so, to recap: 1. user should get communication from OS regardless of whether they are admin a. normal users should get a message explaining why restart / shut down has failed (because other users are still logged in; otherwise it just looks like unexpected behavior) b. admin users should get a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 905528] Re: create command to launch printer-specific print queue viewer

2012-09-24 Thread ethanay
FYI, this feature is being used in two local open source computer labs to handle printing control through a lab monitor computer that doubles as a print server without tying up a web browser running the CUPS web interface! This implementation will be much more volunteer and user friendly as it wil