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[Bug 899882] [NEW] gnome-version.xml file in this package causes incorrect reporting from sysinfo package
Public bug reported:
EXPECTATION
I expect to see the correct Gnome version reported when running sysinfo. But, what is reported by sysinfo is "2.32.1" when, in fact, I am running "3.2.1"
BACKGROUND
Originally, I filed a bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysinfo/+bug/896512) regarding the sysinfo package incorrectly reporting the wrong version of Gnome.
After digging around a bit, I discovered that the source of the error is
the gnome-version.xml file in the gnome-desktop-data package.
To fix the problem (locally), I copied the <platform>, <minor>, <micro>,
<distributor> and <date> information from the corresponding gnome-
version.xml file from the gnome-desktop3-data package.
It is possible that gnome-desktop3-data seeks to replace gnome-desktop-
data as each package refers to itself as the "gnome-desktop" in its
corresponding README file.
If this is the case, then sysinfo will need to be corrected... to read
from /usr/share/gnome/gnome-version.xml first... and, if that is
missing, then (do what it is currently doing, and) read from /usr/share
/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml. The latter file is from gnome-desktop-
data and the former is from gnome-desktop3-data.
INFORMATION ABOUT MY INSTALLATION
lsb_release -rd reports:
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
version of gnome-desktop-data: 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu6 (oneiric)
version of gnome-desktop3-data: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 (oneiric)
version of sysinfo: 0.7-6 (oneiric)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-desktop-data 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu6 [modified: usr/share/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 4 06:34:16 2011
Dependencies:
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-desktop
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (48 days ago)
** Affects: gnome-desktop (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric pkg+gnome-desktop-data pkg+gnome-desktop3-data pkg+sysinfo
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/899882
Title:
gnome-version.xml file in this package causes incorrect reporting from
sysinfo package
Status in “gnome-desktop” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
EXPECTATION
I expect to see the correct Gnome version reported when running sysinfo. But, what is reported by sysinfo is "2.32.1" when, in fact, I am running "3.2.1"
BACKGROUND
Originally, I filed a bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysinfo/+bug/896512) regarding the sysinfo package incorrectly reporting the wrong version of Gnome.
After digging around a bit, I discovered that the source of the error
is the gnome-version.xml file in the gnome-desktop-data package.
To fix the problem (locally), I copied the <platform>, <minor>,
<micro>, <distributor> and <date> information from the corresponding
gnome-version.xml file from the gnome-desktop3-data package.
It is possible that gnome-desktop3-data seeks to replace gnome-
desktop-data as each package refers to itself as the "gnome-desktop"
in its corresponding README file.
If this is the case, then sysinfo will need to be corrected... to read
from /usr/share/gnome/gnome-version.xml first... and, if that is
missing, then (do what it is currently doing, and) read from
/usr/share/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml. The latter file is from
gnome-desktop-data and the former is from gnome-desktop3-data.
INFORMATION ABOUT MY INSTALLATION
lsb_release -rd reports:
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
version of gnome-desktop-data: 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu6 (oneiric)
version of gnome-desktop3-data: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 (oneiric)
version of sysinfo: 0.7-6 (oneiric)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-desktop-data 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu6 [modified: usr/share/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 4 06:34:16 2011
Dependencies:
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-desktop
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (48 days ago)
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