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[WaltSullivan <897349@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

gnome-nettool reports my "Link speed" as "not available", unless I run
gnome-nettool as root, yet gnome-nettool has no way I can run it as root
via a desktop file.  The gnome-nettool package should include a gnome-
nettool-as-root.desktop


walt@aardvark:~(0)$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
Release:	11.10
walt@aardvark:~(0)$ apt-cache policy gnome-nettool
gnome-nettool:
  Installed: 3.0.0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 3.0.0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.0-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-nettool 3.0.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Nov 28 13:39:49 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-nettool
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-22 (6 days ago)

** Affects: gnome-nettool (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  gnome-nettool needs root, but has no way to get it

Status in “gnome-nettool” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  gnome-nettool reports my "Link speed" as "not available", unless I run
  gnome-nettool as root, yet gnome-nettool has no way I can run it as
  root via a desktop file.  The gnome-nettool package should include a
  gnome-nettool-as-root.desktop

  
  walt@aardvark:~(0)$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:	11.10
  walt@aardvark:~(0)$ apt-cache policy gnome-nettool
  gnome-nettool:
    Installed: 3.0.0-0ubuntu2
    Candidate: 3.0.0-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 3.0.0-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnome-nettool 3.0.0-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Nov 28 13:39:49 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-nettool
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-22 (6 days ago)

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