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

 

** 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 program disappears and is not added to the launcher. However, if you
+ run the program you can right click it and click lock to Launcher.
+ However, again, there is no feedback from clicking Lock to Launcher. You
+ must click out of the launcher and right click the program again to see
+ that it is locked 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
  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)

  The program disappears and is not added to the launcher. However, if
  you run the program you can right click it and click lock to Launcher.
  However, again, there is no feedback from clicking Lock to Launcher.
  You must click out of the launcher and right click the program again
  to see that it is locked 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
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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