Debian Bug report logs - #509297
gpm should start on install

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Package: gpm; Maintainer for gpm is Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>; Source for gpm is src:gpm (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Michael Gibbs <upsilon.alpha@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:51:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in versions gpm/1.20.4-3.1, gpm/1.20.4-3.3

Done: Jason D Cormie <jason@wormwood666.demon.co.uk>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian GPM Team <pkg-gpm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#509297; Package gpm. (Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:51:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Michael Gibbs <upsilon.alpha@gmail.com>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Debian GPM Team <pkg-gpm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:51:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Gibbs <upsilon.alpha@gmail.com>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: gpm should start on install
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:49:58 +0000
Package: gpm
Version: 1.20.4-3.1
Severity: wishlist

Currently gpm doesn't start when it is installed. User 
shouldn't need to do '/etc/init.d/gpm start' or reboot to start it.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (700, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gpm depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.24     Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils                   2.30       Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  libc6                         2.7-16     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgpm2                       1.20.4-3.1 General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
ii  lsb-base                      3.2-20     Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii  ucf                           3.0011     Update Configuration File: preserv

gpm recommends no packages.

gpm suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
  gpm/responsiveness:
  gpm/repeat_type: none
  gpm/append:
  gpm/restart: false
  gpm/sample_rate:
  gpm/device: /dev/input/mice
  gpm/type: exps2





Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian GPM Team <pkg-gpm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#509297; Package gpm. (Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:15:06 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Jason Cormie <jason@wormwood666.demon.co.uk>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Debian GPM Team <pkg-gpm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:15:06 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 509297@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jason Cormie <jason@wormwood666.demon.co.uk>
To: 509297@bugs.debian.org
Subject: [gpm] Bug no longer present
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:11:11 +0000
Package: gpm
Version: 1.20.4-3.3

--- Please enter the report below this line. ---

gpm does now start on install
This bug should be closed



--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  900 testing         ftp.debian.org
  850 unstable        ftp.debian.org
  800 stable          www.debian-multimedia.org
  800 stable          security.debian.org
  800 stable          ftp.debian.org
  700 experimental    ftp.debian.org

--- Package information. ---
Depends             (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-=============
libc6                (>= 2.7) | 2.11.2-7
libgpm2           (>= 1.20.4) | 1.20.4-3.3
debconf             (>= 0.5)  | 1.5.36
 OR debconf-2.0               |
dpkg             (>= 1.15.4)  | 1.15.8.5
 OR install-info              | 4.13a.dfsg.1-6
debianutils          (>= 1.7) | 3.4
ucf                 (>= 0.28) | 3.0025+nmu1
lsb-base                      | 3.2-23.1


Package's Recommends field is empty.

Package's Suggests field is empty.







Bug closed, send any further explanations to Michael Gibbs <upsilon.alpha@gmail.com> Request was from Jason D Cormie <jason@wormwood666.demon.co.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:03:13 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <owner@bugs.debian.org> to internal_control@bugs.debian.org. (Mon, 23 May 2011 07:40:34 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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