Ubuntu
synaptic package

"Unmark all" clears the package list (!)

Bug #155930 reported by tsg1zzn on 2007-10-22

This bug affects 3 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
One Hundred Papercuts	Fix Released	Low	Bilal Akhtar
synaptic	Fix Released	Undecided	Bilal Akhtar
synaptic (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Bilal Akhtar

Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

First, view packages by status and view either "Installed" or "Not installed" or something else (anything but "All"). If you "Unmark all" the list of packages becomes empty. To repopulate the list you must select any other choice (like "All") and then go back to select "Installed" or "Not installed".

Related branches

lp:~bilalakhtar/ubuntu/maverick/synaptic/papercut-fix-155930

Merged into lp:ubuntu/maverick/synaptic

Ubuntu Sponsors: Pending requested 2010-07-22

lp:~bilalakhtar/synaptic/fix-155930

Merged into lp:synaptic

synaptic-developers: Pending requested 2010-07-22

lp:synaptic

lp:debian/synaptic

lp:ubuntu/maverick/synaptic

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Paul Gevers (paul-climbing) wrote on 2008-09-27:

I can confirm this behavior, but for me it also happens with "All".

My version is 0.61ubuntu9 on Hardy.

Changed in synaptic:
status:	New → Confirmed

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liquidator87 (liquidator87) wrote on 2008-10-12:

Confirmed, on Ubuntu 8.10, version 0.62.1ubuntu9

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kolen (incredible-angst) wrote on 2009-04-22:

Confirmed on Ubuntu 9.04 (rc), synaptic 0.62.5

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Hew (hew) wrote on 2009-06-06:

Still a problem with Ubuntu Karmic and synaptic 0.62.5ubuntu3.

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

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Umang Varma (umang) wrote on 2009-06-16:

I presume this cannot go to One Hundred Paper Clips, but it is still a trivial issue, and should be fixed to keep up with the improvements in usability.

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Emilien Klein (emilien-klein) wrote on 2009-07-18:

I confirm that I am experiencing this bug in Ubuntu 9.04, I have version 0.62.5ubuntu3 installed. And I have this even with "All" selected.

Once clicking on "unmark all", I expect to see the list that I had in front of me displayed again, only without the eventual selections that I had made. This is not happening, as the list is just plain empty.

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Ernst Zlo (ernst-zlo) wrote on 2009-09-11:

Same bug in Karmic alpha 5

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-20:

Forwarded upstream, added as a paper cut

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	New → Triaged

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-21:

I suppose the bug is fixed in the attached branch.
Once the package is built on https://edge.launchpad.net/~bilalakhtar/+archive/stage , can someone on maverick please check whether this bug is fixed in the synaptic package on the ppa?

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-21:

#10

Omer, can you pelase do as I said in comment 9 ?

Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) on 2010-07-21

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
assignee:	nobody → Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)
milestone:	none → maverick-round-8-potpourri
status:	Triaged → In Progress
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)
status:	Triaged → In Progress

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote on 2010-07-21:

#11

tried but your version does not fix it

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Hew (hew) wrote on 2010-07-21:

#12

Tested PPA version on UNE maverick and the problem still occurs.

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-22:

#13

Thanks Omer and Hew for testing, now, I thing I have got the fix. Can you please install attached deb and see if it fixes the issue?

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-22:

#14

synaptic_0.63.1ubuntu13_i386.deb Edit (2.1 MiB, application/x-debian-package)

This is the deb. Built inside pbuilder maverick chroot , so can be used only on maverick.

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-22:

#15

Cool, I downloaded the Lucid version of Synaptic and patched it with my patch. Patch worked! Now, I am proposing branch merge.

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-22:

#16

For those of you who are impatient, you can use the attached deb (maverick only). I am sure it fixes the bug.

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote on 2010-07-22:

#17

I am forwarding the patch upstream as well and proposing branch merge there.

Changed in synaptic:
status:	New → In Progress
assignee:	nobody → Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)

Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) on 2010-07-28

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in synaptic:
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status:	Fix Committed → In Progress
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2010-07-30:

#18

This bug was fixed in the package synaptic - 0.63.1ubuntu13

---------------
synaptic (0.63.1ubuntu13) maverick; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * rebuild against latest libapt, libept
  * common/rpackagelister.{cc,h}:
    - move quality cutoff into the .cc file to workaround ld crash
  * gtk/rgpackagestatus.cc:
    - remove no longer needed gdkx.h include (that causes compiler
      failures with the latest libapt)

  [ Bilal Akhtar ]
  * debian/patches/11-lp-155930:
    - Modify gtk/rgmainwindow.cc to populate package list again after
     'Unmark All' is selected. (LP: #155930)
-- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:13:46 +0200