Subject: Re: Testing/Unstable Synaptic broken again.

From: Peter <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 17:12:45 +0100

I believe the problem was caused by the libgtk upgrade.
See
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=836341

Regardsm
Peter

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From: Jimmy Johnson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 11:29:38 -0700

> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=836341

Thanks Peter, I upgraded all but the 4 gtk-3 packages with no ill 
effect.  But my problem in Sid is the drop-down menus not working, seems 
to effect all apps using gtk-3 and for me that is synaptic, gdebi, gufw, 
pavucontrol and parole, menus and right click don't work, but they do 
not crash. Maybe this new testing upgrade is introducing new bug. It's 
all over my head, I'm just a point-n-click user.
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Jimmy Johnson

Debian Stretch - KDE-Plasma-Desktop 5.7.4 - EXT4 - AMD64 at sda12
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From: Peter <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 00:25:44 +0100

> all over my head, I'm just a point-n-click user.

The adwaita theme is supposed to be the least broken with gtk3.
Also, if you're using kde, there is a gdebi-kde package.

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From: Jimmy Johnson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 19:13:16 -0700

> Also, if you're using kde, there is a gdebi-kde package.

Not really using gdebi much anymore since Jessie, been using dpkg. 
Plasma is not using Gnome Theme's, only the icon's and switching to them 
does not help the menu problem or the right click problem, even after a 
system restart. But thanks for the thought.
-- 
Jimmy Johnson

Debian Sid - KDE Plasma 5.7.4 - AMD64 - EXT4 at sda15
Registered Linux User #380263

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From: Brad Rogers <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:15:06 +0100

On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 17:12:45 +0100
Peter <[email-masked]> wrote:

Hello Peter,

>https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=836341

Thanks for the info, Peter.  I've now upraded all the gir* packages w/o
suffering problems {fx:fingers crossed}.  I'll hold off the gtk upgrade
until a new version filters down to testing.

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