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[Chris Rainey <1546747@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:

From: root <***me***@gmail.com>
X-Google-Original-From: root (Cron Daemon)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
To: chris
Subject: Cron <chris@***$HOSTNAME***> ~chris/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>

[[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string
"vlines2" to type Pixmap


*** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***

chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
Release:	15.10

chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
x11-utils:
  Installed: 7.7+3
  Candidate: 7.7+3
  Version table:
 *** 7.7+3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required
dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.

I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which
was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly
needed. See:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/67435

BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or
x11-apps

Post-install packages added:

* LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme \
ecryptfs-utils fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal \
hplip-gui hsetroot libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm \
lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus \
openbox policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan \
smart-notifier transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip \
update-manager upower va-driver-all xbacklight

** Affects: x11-utils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: pixmap vlines2 xbitmaps xmessage

** Attachment added: "xmessage script to produce error"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1546747/+attachment/4573904/+files/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh

** Description changed:

  Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:
- 
  
  From: root <***me***@gmail.com>
  
  X-Google-Original-From: root (Cron Daemon)
  
  Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
  
  To: chris
  
  Subject: Cron <chris@***$HOSTNAME***> ~chris/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh
  
  MIME-Version: 1.0
  
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
  
  Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
  
  X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
  X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
  X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
  X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>
  
- 
- [[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string "vlines2" to type Pixmap
- 
+ [[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string
+ "vlines2" to type Pixmap
  
  *** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***
- 
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
  Release:	15.10
  
+ chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
+ x11-utils:
+   Installed: 7.7+3
+   Candidate: 7.7+3
+   Version table:
+  *** 7.7+3 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
- chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils 
- x11-utils:
-   Installed: 7.7+3
-   Candidate: 7.7+3
-   Version table:
-  *** 7.7+3 0
-         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
- 
- 
- I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.
+ I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required
+ dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.
  
  I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which
  was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly
  needed. See:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/67435
  
+ BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or
+ x11-apps
  
- BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or x11-apps
+ Post-install packages added:
  
- 
- Post-install packages added:  
- 
- * LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr avahi-utils chromium-browser \
- conky cups dmz-cursor-theme ecryptfs-utils fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot \
- gnome-terminal hplip-gui hsetroot libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm \
- lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus openbox \
- policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan smart-notifier transmission-gtk \
- unity-control-center unzip update-manager upower va-driver-all xbacklight
+ * LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
+ avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme ecryptfs-utils \
+ fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal hplip-gui hsetroot \
+ libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter \
+ light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus openbox \
+ policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan smart-notifier \
+ transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip update-manager upower \
+ va-driver-all xbacklight

** Description changed:

  Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:
  
  From: root <***me***@gmail.com>
- 
  X-Google-Original-From: root (Cron Daemon)
- 
  Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
- 
  To: chris
- 
  Subject: Cron <chris@***$HOSTNAME***> ~chris/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh
- 
  MIME-Version: 1.0
- 
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
- 
  Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
- 
  X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
  X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
  X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
  X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>
  
  [[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string
  "vlines2" to type Pixmap
+ 
  
  *** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
  Release:	15.10
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
  x11-utils:
    Installed: 7.7+3
    Candidate: 7.7+3
    Version table:
   *** 7.7+3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required
  dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.
  
  I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which
  was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly
  needed. See:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/67435
  
  BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or
  x11-apps
  
  Post-install packages added:
  
  * LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
  avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme ecryptfs-utils \
  fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal hplip-gui hsetroot \
  libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter \
  light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus openbox \
  policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan smart-notifier \
  transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip update-manager upower \
  va-driver-all xbacklight

** Description changed:

  Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:
  
  From: root <***me***@gmail.com>
+ 
  X-Google-Original-From: root (Cron Daemon)
+ 
  Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
+ 
  To: chris
+ 
  Subject: Cron <chris@***$HOSTNAME***> ~chris/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh
+ 
  MIME-Version: 1.0
+ 
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+ 
  Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+ 
  X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
  X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
  X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
  X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>
  
  [[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string
  "vlines2" to type Pixmap
- 
  
  *** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
  Release:	15.10
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
  x11-utils:
    Installed: 7.7+3
    Candidate: 7.7+3
    Version table:
   *** 7.7+3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required
  dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.
  
  I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which
  was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly
  needed. See:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/67435
  
  BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or
  x11-apps
  
  Post-install packages added:
  
  * LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
- avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme ecryptfs-utils \
- fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal hplip-gui hsetroot \
- libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter \
- light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus openbox \
- policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan smart-notifier \
- transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip update-manager upower \
- va-driver-all xbacklight
+ avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme \
+ ecryptfs-utils fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal \
+ hplip-gui hsetroot libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm \
+ lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus \
+ openbox policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan \
+ smart-notifier transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip \
+ update-manager upower va-driver-all xbacklight

** Description changed:

  Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:
  
  From: root <***me***@gmail.com>
- 
  X-Google-Original-From: root (Cron Daemon)
- 
  Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
- 
  To: chris
- 
  Subject: Cron <chris@***$HOSTNAME***> ~chris/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh
- 
  MIME-Version: 1.0
- 
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
- 
  Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
- 
  X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
  X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
  X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
  X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>
  
  [[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string
  "vlines2" to type Pixmap
+ 
  
  *** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
  Release:	15.10
  
  chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
  x11-utils:
    Installed: 7.7+3
    Candidate: 7.7+3
    Version table:
   *** 7.7+3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required
  dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.
  
  I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which
  was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly
  needed. See:  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/67435
  
  BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or
  x11-apps
  
  Post-install packages added:
  
  * LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
  avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme \
  ecryptfs-utils fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal \
  hplip-gui hsetroot libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm \
  lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus \
  openbox policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan \
  smart-notifier transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip \
  update-manager upower va-driver-all xbacklight

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1546747

Title:
  x11-utils needs to depend on xbitmaps or xmessage throws noisy error
  on terminal output or over mta from cron jobs

Status in x11-utils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:

  From: root <***me***@gmail.com>
  X-Google-Original-From: root (Cron Daemon)
  Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
  To: chris
  Subject: Cron <chris@***$HOSTNAME***> ~chris/.BATTERY_LOW_WARNING.sh
  MIME-Version: 1.0
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
  Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
  X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
  X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
  X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
  X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>

  [[ xmessage attempts output here ]]  Warning: Cannot convert string
  "vlines2" to type Pixmap


  *** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***

  chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
  Release:	15.10

  chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
  x11-utils:
    Installed: 7.7+3
    Candidate: 7.7+3
    Version table:
   *** 7.7+3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required
  dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.

  I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which
  was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly
  needed. See:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/67435

  BTW:  This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without:  xterm or
  x11-apps

  Post-install packages added:

  * LAPTOP-SERVER:  sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
  avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme \
  ecryptfs-utils fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal \
  hplip-gui hsetroot libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm \
  lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus \
  openbox policykit-desktop-privileges rfkill simple-scan \
  smart-notifier transmission-gtk unity-control-center unzip \
  update-manager upower va-driver-all xbacklight

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