Public bug reported:
1) Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (Ubuntu-GNOME)
Release: 14.04 amd64
2) software-properties-gtk:
Installed: 0.92.37.1
Candidate: 0.92.37.1
Version table:
*** 0.92.37.1 0
500 http://www.lug.bu.edu/mirror/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.92.36 0
500 http://www.lug.bu.edu/mirror/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
3) When checking/unchecking repositories under the "Other Software" tab
of software-properties-gtk I expect it to prompt me for root/sudo
password, and once accepted I can check and uncheck my repositories.
4) The title may not explain issue good enough so forgive me for being long
winded just want to make sure issue is understood. This is what I experience
when opening Software & Updates (software-properties-gtk) from app menu, and go
to the "Other Software" tab.
If you go to check or uncheck any of the repositories listed it does not
let you because you don't have sudo/root privileges, that makes sense, but
under regular Ubuntu 14.04.1 (I am currently running Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.1) and
you went ahead to check or uncheck a repository it would request root
privileges at that moment by asking for the password. As long as the password
was excepted you could then go ahead check/uncheck the repositories you want.
In Ubuntu-GNOME it does not try and gain privilege it just darkens the list.
If you open software-properties-gtk via terminal when you go to check/uncheck
any repository it returns this error in terminal window:
"ERROR:root:Authentication canceled, changes have not been saved" The only way
you can get it to request root privileges is to hit one of the buttons below
(Add, Edit, Remove, Add Volume). So it does not cause an issue you can not get
around, it was just something that I noticed that happened with Ubuntu 14.04.1
that does no
t with Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.1 and probably should.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.92.37.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: rr272x_1x
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri Aug 22 19:48:49 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-20 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
(20140416.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug software-properties-gtk third-party-packages trusty
** Attachment added: "Output when software-properties-gtk is run from terminal."
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1360488/+attachment/4184942/+files/software-properties-gtk_bug.png
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software-properties-gtk does not request root permission when choosing
repositories in "Other Software" tab
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