Debian Bug report logs - #641300
gksu doesn't preserve environment variable.

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Package: gksu; Maintainer for gksu is (unknown);

Reported by: "dE ." <de.techno@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:18:07 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 0.0.2-2.1

Fixed in version 2.0.2-9+rm

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>:
Bug#641300; Package gksu. (Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:18:10 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>. (Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:18:10 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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From: "dE ." <de.techno@gmail.com>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: gksu doesn't preserve environment variable.
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:36:29 +0530
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Package: gksu
Version: 0.0.2-2.1

This might a sequel to #550904.

When you open something using gksu (as root), the PATH environment 
variable is not preserved, it's the same as the user's environment 
variable, as a result apt* fails.

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You have taken responsibility. (Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:22:31 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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Bug acknowledged by developer. (Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:22:31 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>
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Cc: gksu@packages.debian.org
Subject: Bug#892768: Removed package(s) from unstable
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:18:42 +0000
Version: 2.0.2-9+rm

Dear submitter,

as the package gksu has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports.  We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.

For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/892768

The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/.

This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Scott Kitterman (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)



Bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <owner@bugs.debian.org> to internal_control@bugs.debian.org. (Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:24:56 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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