Bug #8505
Jessie: there is an unclear and useless Sundry category in Applications menu
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Description
There is an unclear“Sundry” category in Applications menu, containing only system-config-printer
entry. Given that similar functionnality is provided by gnome-control-center
I propose that we remove system-config-printer
as proposed in Bug #8443. I tested it actually removes the category in a running Tails/Jessie and doesn-t prevent from adding a printer througn GNOME Settings.
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History
#1 Updated by alant 2014-12-31 17:56:31
- related to
Bug #8443: Adding a new printer requires administration password added
#2 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-01 13:14:56
- is duplicate of
Bug #8069: Weird "Sundry" submenus in Applications on Jessie added
#3 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-01 13:15:04
- Status changed from Confirmed to Duplicate
#4 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-01 13:16:04
This is a duplicate from Bug #8069. Apparently, this menu appears when some applications are included and then disappears…
#5 Updated by alant 2015-01-01 17:02:39
- Status changed from Duplicate to Confirmed
> This is a duplicate from Bug #8069.
> Apparently, this menu appears when some applications are included and then disappears…
This category contains “things that either aren’t really apps or are scheduled for removal but that are hard to remove at the moment for various reasons”. See https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-menus/commit/?id=36d5d699d7d4193a1b3d84777566466326f78b19 and https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=694131 for more info about this caregory. So removing the only remaining outdated app we ship (system-config-printer
) solves the issue.
#6 Updated by alant 2015-01-01 17:03:34
- has duplicate deleted (
)Bug #8069: Weird "Sundry" submenus in Applications on Jessie
#7 Updated by alant 2015-01-01 17:04:03
- related to
Bug #8069: Weird "Sundry" submenus in Applications on Jessie added
#8 Updated by intrigeri 2015-03-08 18:12:14
- Assignee set to alant
- QA Check set to Info Needed
alant wrote:
> I propose that we remove system-config-printer
as proposed in Bug #8443. I tested it actually removes the category in a running Tails/Jessie and doesn-t prevent from adding a printer througn GNOME Settings.
Do you remember if you were asked the admin password for doing so via GNOME settings? In other words, was Bug #8443 fixed between Wheezy and Jessie? If it wasn’t, then I’d like to raise this problem on the Debian side.
(On my own sid system, I could find nothing in /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/
that would seem to allow adding printers without an admin password, except cups-pk-helper
that is only there because it’s recommended by system-config-printer
— hence my doubt and question. :)
#9 Updated by alant 2015-03-31 19:10:52
- Assignee changed from alant to intrigeri
> Do you remember if you were asked the admin password for doing so via GNOME settings? In other words, was Bug #8443 fixed between Wheezy and Jessie? If it wasn’t, then I’d like to raise this problem on the Debian side.
>
I’m not sure I understand correctly what do you mean by “doing so”. To add a printer through GNOME settings under Tails/Jessie, I need to click une “Unlock” button, which make a password entry window appear. The very same UX applies to system-config-printer
.
#10 Updated by intrigeri 2015-04-03 09:15:39
- Assignee changed from intrigeri to alant
alant wrote:
> To add a printer through GNOME settings under Tails/Jessie, I need to click une “Unlock” button, which make a password entry window appear. The very same UX applies to system-config-printer
.
Thanks. Is it also the case if you deinstall cups-pk-helper
? This question applies to both printer configuration methods.
#11 Updated by intrigeri 2015-08-02 08:55:44
- Due date set to 2015-10-15
#13 Updated by intrigeri 2015-08-02 08:56:18
- Subject changed from There is an unclear and useless Sundry category in Applications menu to Jessie: there is an unclear and useless Sundry category in Applications menu
- Target version changed from Tails_2.0 to Tails_1.6
#14 Updated by intrigeri 2015-08-02 08:56:35
- blocks #8668 added
#17 Updated by alant 2015-08-24 06:39:08
- Assignee deleted (
alant) - QA Check deleted (
Info Needed)
intrigeri wrote:
> Thanks. Is it also the case if you deinstall cups-pk-helper
? This question applies to both printer configuration methods.
Without cups-pk-helper
:
- there is no way to add a printer in Sytem Settings anymore
system-config-printer
segfaults
#18 Updated by intrigeri 2015-08-26 11:06:10
- Assignee set to intrigeri
#19 Updated by intrigeri 2015-09-16 11:28:52
alant wrote:
> Without cups-pk-helper
:
>
> * there is no way to add a printer in Sytem Settings anymore
OK. Seems to be confirmed by:
- Wheezy: https://sources.debian.net/src/gnome-control-center/1:3.4.3.1-2/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.c/#L2667
- Jessie: https://sources.debian.net/src/gnome-control-center/1:3.14.2-3/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.c/#L3018
- sid: https://sources.debian.net/src/gnome-control-center/1:3.16.3-1/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.c/#L3027
So indeed, seems that we should remove system-config-printer
and as long as we keep cups-pk-helper
it should work with a sudoer password. Having it work without any authentication is Bug #8443, and given the above the suggested changes on feature/jessie should not make this any harder.
#20 Updated by intrigeri 2015-09-16 12:18:34
- Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Applied in changeset commit:84c0feb87eeb4f5472b60c4b04bf92291c49a2f6.
#21 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-31 14:41:31
- related to
Bug #10965: Some printers cannot be added via GNOME added