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[Chris Guiver <guiverc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi @0123peter

The `apt source` command I used is documented in `man apt-get`, ie. 
"source causes apt-get to fetch source packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the newest available version...". My fingers just typed `apt` that time instead of `apt-get`  (`apt` knows how to deal with many `apt-get` commands).  Your sources.list also need to have "deb-src" lines present so source can be found & downloaded. If you need help with it, I'd suggest looking at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/finding-help/712 which lists many support options.

I'll also give the `mythtv` devs/maintainers time to deal with the issue
first.

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Title:
  mythtv-backend-setup fails to add user to group mythtv under XFCE

Status in mythtv package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running Mythtv-backend-setup from the XFCE menu looks like it is
  adding the user to the group "mythtv", but does not.  The user has to
  add himself manually, either by editing /etc/groups or with adduser
  `whoami` mythtv.

  The meta package is mythtv.
  The package is mythtv-backend. 
  The file is called /usr/bin/mythtv-setup. 
  There is a call to check_groups, which is in 
  /usr/share/mythtv/dialogue_functions.sh
  It has the line; 
  $SU_TYPE adduser ...
  Su type seems to be "gksu" for XFCE and Gnome. 

  psd@EE:/usr/share/mythtv$ sudo apt-get install gksu
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Package gksu is not available, but is referred to by another package.
  This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
  is only available from another source

  E: Package 'gksu' has no installation candidate

  The bug also exists in older versions of Xubuntu; bionic, disco,
  probably more.  I am not sure about other desktops.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: mythtv-backend 2:30.0+fixes.20190817.5cde0578d8-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Oct 31 15:36:16 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-21 (9 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
  Installed_mythtv_dbg: 2:30.0+fixes.20190817.5cde0578d8-0ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: mythtv
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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