Ubuntu
unity8-desktop-session package

unable to set background on snappy

Bug #1644586 reported by Jonas G. Drange
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Canonical System Image
Fix Released
High
Bill Filler
Canonical System Image p1 "Ubuntu Personal"
ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
Jonas G. Drange
unity8-desktop-session (Ubuntu)
Fix Committed
High
Jonas G. Drange

Bug Description

Reproduce:
U8 session snap -> System Settings -> Background -> Choose background and set

What happens:
Doesn't change

What should happen:
The background should change

Log:
file:///snap/unity8-session/x1/usr/share/ubuntu/settings/system/qml-plugins/background/Preview.qml:40: TypeError: Cannot call method 'hasOwnProperty' of null
file:///snap/unity8-session/x1/usr/share/ubuntu/settings/system/qml-plugins/background/Preview.qml:35: TypeError: Cannot read property '__styleInstance' of null
file:///snap/unity8-session/x1/usr/share/ubuntu/settings/system/qml-plugins/background/Preview.qml:123: TypeError: Cannot read property of null
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name com.canonical.usensord was not provided by any .service files
Could not call AccountsService method "SetBackgroundFile" for object "/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User1001" with argument QVariant(QString, "/var/lib/lightdm-data/snappy-test/ubuntu-system-settings/Pictures/System/Black_hole_by_Marek_Koteluk.jpg") : "file '/var/lib/lightdm-data/snappy-test/ubuntu-system-setti
ngs/Pictures/System/Black_hole_by_Marek_Koteluk.jpg' is not a regular file"
file:///snap/unity8-session/x1/usr/share/ubuntu/settings/system/qml-plugins/background/Preview.qml:45: TypeError: Cannot call method 'hasOwnProperty' of null

Related branches

lp://staging/~jonas-drange/unity8-session-snap/set-xdg-greeter-dir
Unity8 Session Snap team: Pending requested
Diff: 14 lines (+4/-0)
1 file modified
overlay/snappyenv (+4/-0)
Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)
Changed in ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)
status: New → Triaged
status: Triaged → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
Revision history for this message
Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange) wrote :

/var/lib/lightdm-data/ is XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR, but we can no longer write to this. I suggest moving it to $SNAP_COMMON, but I have no idea what this really entails.

Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)
Changed in ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
status: Fix Released → Fix Committed
status: Fix Committed → Invalid
Changed in unity8-desktop-session (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
assignee: nobody → Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)
importance: Undecided → High
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
assignee: nobody → Bill Filler (bfiller)
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → p1
status: New → Fix Committed
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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