Qtparted launch error

Kubuntu Hardy 8.04
qtparted 0.4.5-2ubuntu14

Thank you for reporting this bug. I can confirm this on my Hardy system.

Confirmed on Intrepid.

Tested last update qtparted-0.4.5-4ubuntu2, launched Thu, 11 Dec 2008, still requesting (old) wrong startup-file

Jaunty - 9.04
kernel 2.6.28-2-generic
Gnome Desktop

So same to me - but I changed the exec-line of >>qtparted.desktop<< (usr/share/applications/) from

qtparted-root -> into --> "gksu qtparted"

to provide starting with root-accessibility successfully!

Same problem here tried suggestion of changing command launch in /user/share/applications and now I get "Failed to execute child process "gtparted-root" (No such file or directory).
Hpwever if I run as sudo from cli (sudo qtparted) it works.
OK as I was typing I realized that I was trying to launch from menu bar so I went to edit menus, applications>system tools>qtparted right click properties and changed command to gsku qtpated and it runs not sure if it's 100% functional, will test and report IF not.

Sorry forgot to mention you will be asked for password, but I am sure must of you knew that, that's just some info for us who are just trying to keep or heads above the water with Linux.

motu-sru ACK

Shouldn't the first exec not have $auth? It's not even set there and AFAICS isn't needed.

Please target the SRU debdiff to intrepid-proposed.

The first $auth is not needed so I removed it, I also fixed a small bash-ism in the script

I am going to mark the Jaunty task as invalid due to bug #329439 - qtparted will be removed soon. Will upload to intrepid-proposed shortly.

Uploaded to intrepid-proposed. Sitting in queue.

+ * Edit debian/postrm:
+ - Remove duplicated parts

THis patch drops debian/postrm completely. This cleans up the log files on purge, which is the right thing to do. Where is that duplicated?

It doesn't drop it, it was just duplicated. As if pasted twice into the same file.

Accepted into intrepid-proposed; please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Verifying launching qtparted from the menu works for me with 0.4.5-4ubuntu1.1

This bug was fixed in the package qtparted - 0.4.5-4ubuntu1.1

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qtparted (0.4.5-4ubuntu1.1) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Terence Simpson ]
  * Actually install qtparted-root (LP: #257220)
  * Edit qtparted-root:
    - Check if the user is already root
    - Use xmessage to display the error message, as the script will normally
      be running in X
    - Remove duplicated parts
  * Edit debian/postrm:
    - Remove duplicated parts

  [ Iain Lane ]
  * debian/qtparted-root: Do not check for gnome-panel when searching for
    gksu{,do} - it may not be running.
  * debian/rules: Depend on x11-utils for xmessage

 -- Terence Simpson <email address hidden> Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:30:04 +0000