x11-utils needs to depend on xbitmaps or xmessage throws noisy error on terminal output or over mta from cron jobs
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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x11-utils (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Noise as seen through MTA to smtp.gmail.com from Cron Daemon:
From: root <***me*
X-Google-
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:06:04 -0600
To: chris
Subject: Cron <chris@
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/chris>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=chris>
[[ xmessage attempts output here ]] Warning: Cannot convert string "vlines2" to type Pixmap
*** END OF BUG DESCRIPTION ***
chris@CKR-2:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 15.10
Release: 15.10
chris@CKR-2:~$ apt-cache policy x11-utils
x11-utils:
Installed: 7.7+3
Candidate: 7.7+3
Version table:
*** 7.7+3 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
I expected the installation of x11-utils to pull _all_ required dependencies to avoid spurious errors/outputs.
I had to hunt down a 10-year-old bug-report on this same issue, which was more of a work-a-round for another package, than the fix truly needed. See: https:/
BTW: This is on a minimal ubuntu-server install without: xterm or x11-apps
Post-install packages added:
* LAPTOP-SERVER: sudo apt-get install anacron apt-file arandr \
avahi-utils chromium-browser conky cups dmz-cursor-theme \
ecryptfs-utils fonts-noto-hinted gnome-screenshot gnome-terminal \
hplip-gui hsetroot libavcodec-extra libav-tools-links lightdm \
lightdm-gtk-greeter light-locker logwatch mpv msmtp-mta nautilus \
openbox policykit-
smart-notifier transmission-gtk unity-control-
update-manager upower va-driver-all xbacklight
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
affects: | xterm (Ubuntu) → x11-utils (Ubuntu) |
tags: | removed: pixmap vlines2 xbitmaps xmessage |