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[Bug 1250314] [NEW] Unity Launcher Errors When Adding Programs (Ubuntu 14.04)

 

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 14.04

Whenever a program is added to the launcher, Unity spits out the
following error:

ERROR 2013-11-11 23:05:01 unity <unknown>:0 file log.c: line 980:
unexpected error: Error calling StartServiceByName for
org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process
/usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon exited with status 21 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-2.5-generic 3.12.0
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.6-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
Date: Mon Nov 11 23:04:32 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-12 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131111)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 14.04
  
  Whenever a program is added to the launcher, Unity spits out the
  following error:
  
  ERROR 2013-11-11 23:05:01 unity <unknown>:0 file log.c: line 980:
  unexpected error: Error calling StartServiceByName for
  org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine:
  GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process
  /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon exited with status 21 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)
- 
- The result is that you cannot see that the program was added to the
- launcher. You must 'unity --replace & disown' in order to see the
- program added to the launcher.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-2.5-generic 3.12.0
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-2-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.6-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
  Date: Mon Nov 11 23:04:32 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-12 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131111)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_US
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_US
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  Unity Launcher Errors When Adding Programs (Ubuntu 14.04)

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 14.04

  Whenever a program is added to the launcher, Unity spits out the
  following error:

  ERROR 2013-11-11 23:05:01 unity <unknown>:0 file log.c: line 980:
  unexpected error: Error calling StartServiceByName for
  org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine:
  GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process
  /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon exited with status 21 (g-dbus-error-quark,
  25)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-2.5-generic 3.12.0
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-2-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.6-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
  Date: Mon Nov 11 23:04:32 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-12 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131111)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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