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fsmithred

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## some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:52 pm

Upon using synaptic, either from live session or new install:

Code:
  `E: The value 'wheezy' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
  E: _cache->open() failed, please report.`

And then synaptic crashes.
Solution: go to terminal, and as root (or with sudo)

Code:
  `apt-get update`

During shutdown:

Code:
  `failed killing all remaining processes failed`

This appears to be a problem with nfs - the message appears right after rsylogd is stopped, and the next things in

Code:
  `etc/rc6.d`

are related to nfs. I removed nfs-common and libnfsidmap2 packages, and the error message is gone.
When starting graphical apps that require root, the password entry window no longer has a checkbox to save the password for the session. This is because they've switched from using gksu to using pkexec to open the program. Solution is to either edit

Code:
  `/usr/share/applications/whatever.desktop`

, and change the Exec= line from "whatever-pkexec" to "gksu whatever" or else edit the appropriate file found in

Code:
  `/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/`

in some manner about which I know nothing. This occurs with synaptic and gparted, and maybe other programs.
Setting the desktop to show removable drives shows both removable and fixed drives. No clue how to fix it.
Plugging in a usb stick with an encrypted partition does not give you a password entry window.
Workaround: go to terminal and mount/unmount the partition with pmount/pumount.
nadir

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:43 pm

I got version.
refracta-wheezy-beta1-20120902_0026.iso
Can i use that (i did it a minute ago, but anyway) or shall i download a newer version?
Oh, bug number one i ran into too (but either on Debian or antiX, i can't remember).

Code:
  `E: The value 'wheezy' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
  E: _cache->open() failed, please report.`

golinux

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:10 pm

> fsmithred wrote:During shutdown:
> Code:
>   `failed killing all remaining processes failed`
> This appears to be a problem with nfs - the message appears right after rsylogd is stopped, and the next things in
> Code:
>   `etc/rc6.d`
> are related to nfs. I removed nfs-common and libnfsidmap2 packages, and the error message is gone.

Well, I removed those files and the message went away. But next shutdown it was baack IIRC. Need to go in and confirm (juggling too many test installs so might not have been refracta). Anyway could those files respawn?

> fsmithred wrote:When starting graphical apps that require root, the password entry window no longer has a checkbox to save the password for the session. This is because they've switched from using gksu to using pkexec to open the program. Solution is to either edit
> Code:
>   `/usr/share/applications/whatever.desktop`
> , and change the Exec= line from "whatever-pkexec" to "gksu whatever" or else edit the appropriate file found in
> Code:
>   `/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/`
> in some manner about which I know nothing. This occurs with synaptic and gparted, and maybe other programs.

I just created a panel launcher "gksu synaptic-pkexec" and it got the checkbox back again. No need to poke around system files.
fsmithred

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:50 pm

I don't think the nfs packages will come back after you remove them. Mine haven't.
You should use 'gksu synaptic' or 'synaptic-pkexec' (which doesn't do what you want) but not both. I think.
Edit: @nadir - There's only one beta1. No new image yet, and it'll be beta2 when there is one.
golinux

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:56 pm

> fsmithred wrote:You should use 'gksu synaptic' or 'synaptic-pkexec' (which doesn't do what you want) but not both. I think.

I was wondering about that but it does work.
golinux

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:20 pm

I removed nfs-common and libnfsidmap2 packages - just double checked - and the error message is still there during shutdown.
In Session and Startup . . . Automatically save session on logout isn't working. Having to rely on Iceweasel session manager plugin to browser windiows up and running again.
meandean

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:14 am

> fsmithred wrote:E: _cache->open() failed, please report.[/code]And then synaptic crashes.

Any reason not to just remove the entry from apt.conf.d/00defaultrelease instead?

> removed nfs-common and libnfsidmap2 packages, and the error message is gone.

I removed those and still got that message.
As I think I mentioned one other time....somewhere....
Need to use a theme that supports gtk2 and gtk3 since you have both types of applications. In fact there probably isn't much point to having all those themes since most do not support gtk3.
Obviously wireless-tools is missing.
fsmithred

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:38 pm

I reinstalled those two nfs packages, and the error message did not return. I then went to another test install that was still giving me the error message, and I ran an update/upgrade. The error message went away.
Re: 00defaultrelease - Maybe that doesn't need to be there. Will have to try that to see if it changes the error message when the cache is empty.
Re: Themes - using a slightly modified Albatross currently, which will be in the next beta. You want me to remove xfwm4-themes? Every theme that does not have a gtk-3.0 directory? Got any themes to suggest? I just downloaded a few from xfce-look.org.
Re: Save session settings - seems to be working for me. Anyone else having trouble with it?
Re: wireless-tools and wpasupplicant - in the next beta. But wicd still has serious bugs, so I'll probably keep that out for now.
meandean

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:03 pm

> The error message went away.

Fixed for me after I added/removed a bunch of stuff and did a dist-upgrade so probably nothing to worry about.

> 00defaultrelease - Maybe that doesn't need to be there.

Not much point for a stable release I wouldn't think.

> Re: Themes

I have no suggestion as far as what to do. I just brought up the issue so if you wanted to do something about it. It seems odd to have a silvery gradient gtk2 theme and then open gthumb and get the ugly fallback blueish gtk3 theme. The only theme I have found that is gtk2/gtk3 consistent has been greybird.

> Save session settings - seems to be working for me. Anyone else having trouble with it?

Not something I use often but I will check in a sec

> But wicd still has serious bugs, so I'll probably keep that out for now.

I don't really use a wireless manager but I sure need wireless-tools. It looks like wicd has a lot of bug reports filed against it, not much response to them either. But I can't say that I have run into much bugginess with it or even heard of many problems with it. dunno...
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meandean

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## Re: some refracta-7 (wheezy) beta1 bugs

Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:21 pm

Something does seem wonky with web browsers and xfce session restoring. I don't know if this is actually a bug or if this is normal behavior since browsers have their own session restore features anyway. I also played with midori and I get similar behavior with it as I do with iceweasel.
Not something I am familiar with anyway so that is about all I can contribute.
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