[Bug 590577] [NEW] Man page outdated

2010-06-06 Thread John Schember
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdocker The included man page is incorrect in describing KDockers options. It was written for the 1.x series while the 4.x series is what is packaged. The options between 1.x and 4.x are very different. Also, the man page included in the package is not pa

[Bug 431058] [NEW] Update to new location and version

2009-09-16 Thread John Schember
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdocker The project has moved to now being hosted on Launchpad at http://launchpad.net/kdocker. Part of the move is a new release that uses Qt 4. ** Affects: kdocker (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Update to new location and

[Bug 826835] Re: calibre fails to start: progress_indicator wrong version

2011-10-11 Thread John Schember
** Changed in: calibre Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/826835 Title: calibre fails to start: progress_indicator wrong version To manage notifications a

[Bug 885027] Re: SUID Mount Helper has 5 Major Vulnerabilities

2011-11-05 Thread John Schember
> As calibre user I want it to work out of the box ... I agree with ravomavain on this, gksu is the way to go. The mount helper was only used if udisks is not present. calibre still works out of the box on the vast majority of modern Linux distros. Adding support for gksu would require dependenci

[Bug 885027] Re: SUID Mount Helper has 5 Major Vulnerabilities

2011-11-05 Thread John Schember
> ..but for those who want to switch it should be noted that there is the package "fbreader" which is also not bad, here in Launchpad to find at: https://launchpad.net/fbreader FBReader is only a reader. calibre is a reader, manager, news downloader, converter, and more. > But of course, I also h

[Bug 885027] Re: SUID Mount Helper has 5 Major Vulnerabilities

2011-11-05 Thread John Schember
@Neo139, That's why the mount helper has been removed. It introduces a security vulnerability so the issue is resolved by not installing it on users systems going forward. Just like with any other program a user will need to update to take advantage of security fixes. -- You received this bug not

[Bug 885027] Re: SUID Mount Helper has 5 Major Vulnerabilities

2011-11-04 Thread John Schember
> @Jason: Any news on your attempt at a new exploit? Jason's last post was approximately midnight his time. I'm going to assume he's asleep right now and won't be working on a new exploit until tonight or possibly tomorrow. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 885027] Re: SUID Mount Helper has 5 Major Vulnerabilities

2011-11-04 Thread John Schember
> Seriously, what is the point of a mount helper in an ebook reader application? calibre's focus is ebook management. Interaction between your dedicated ebook reader and your library. The aim is to be to ebooks and ebook reading device what iTunes is to the iPod. calibre does have an ebook reading

[Bug 796089] Re: unable covert html to epub in WinXP

2011-06-12 Thread John Schember
Conversion especially when coming from a Word document can take a long time to finish. ** Changed in: calibre Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796089 Title:

[Bug 796089] Re: unable covert html to epub in WinXP

2011-06-12 Thread John Schember
Coming from a Microsoft Word document I've heard of instances where it has taken over two days. In your case I could recommend saving as RTF and trying to convert that. If you ware using an older version of Word make sure when you save as HTML filtered. -- You received this bug notification becau