Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu Questing Quokka (development branch), but also happened on Plucky Release: 25.10
ydotool: Installed: 0.1.8-3build1 Candidate: 0.1.8-3build1 Version table: *** 0.1.8-3build1 500 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status The `ydotoold` daemon doesn't start, even when just trying to get the help with `ydotool -h`. Output: $ ydotoold -h ydotoold: listening on socket /tmp/.ydotool_socket terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' what(): failed to open uinput device Aborted (core dumped) `ydotoold` starts as root, but subsequent tries to have `ydotool` interact with it also dump core: $ ydotool mousemove -x -100 -y 100 ydotool: notice: ydotoold backend unavailable (may have latency+delay issues) terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' what(): failed to open uinput device Aborted (core dumped) Instructions on the net are for the newer, refactored versions 1.0.0+, and the package has no docs or manual pages. May I suggest to upgrade this package from the 0.1.8 version from 2019 to the refactored, rewritten version 1.0.4? ** Affects: ydotool (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: - Description: Ubuntu Questing Quokka (development branch) + Description: Ubuntu Questing Quokka (development branch), but also happened on Plucky Release: 25.10 ydotool: - Installed: 0.1.8-3build1 - Candidate: 0.1.8-3build1 - Version table: - *** 0.1.8-3build1 500 - 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing/universe amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 0.1.8-3build1 + Candidate: 0.1.8-3build1 + Version table: + *** 0.1.8-3build1 500 + 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing/universe amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status The `ydotoold` daemon doesn't start, even when just trying to get the help with `ydotool -h`. Output: $ ydotoold -h ydotoold: listening on socket /tmp/.ydotool_socket terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' - what(): failed to open uinput device + what(): failed to open uinput device Aborted (core dumped) `ydotoold` starts as root, but subsequent tries to have `ydotool` interact with it also dump core: $ ydotool mousemove -x -100 -y 100 ydotool: notice: ydotoold backend unavailable (may have latency+delay issues) terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' - what(): failed to open uinput device + what(): failed to open uinput device Aborted (core dumped) Instructions on the net are for the newer, refactored versions 1.0.0+, and the package has no docs or manual pages. May I suggest to upgrade this package from the 0.1.8 version from 2019 to the refactored, rewritten version 1.0.4? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2115243 Title: ydotool fails to work on plucky and questing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ydotool/+bug/2115243/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
