id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc mlocked 13256 mythtv-setup Xubuntu 18.04 mike.bibbings@… "After installing mythtv from ppa:mythbuntu/0.29 running mythtv-setup fails to setup mythtv group membership due to gksu not being found. {{{ mike@mike-VirtualBox:~$ mythtv-setup Couldn't open /etc/mythtv/config.xml: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/XML/SAX/Expat.pm line 75. XML::Simple called at -e line 5. Couldn't open /etc/mythtv/config.xml: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/XML/SAX/Expat.pm line 75. XML::Simple called at -e line 5. Couldn't open /etc/mythtv/config.xml: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/XML/SAX/Expat.pm line 75. XML::Simple called at -e line 5. Couldn't open /etc/mythtv/config.xml: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/XML/SAX/Expat.pm line 75. XML::Simple called at -e line 5. mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'mike'@'localhost' (using password: NO) Gtk-Message: 14:35:07.588: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. /usr/bin/mythtv-setup: 160: /usr/bin/mythtv-setup: gksu: not found Gtk-Message: 14:35:10.221: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. }}} mythtv version : {{{ mike@mike-VirtualBox:~$ mythbackend --version Please attach all output as a file in bug reports. MythTV Version : v29.1-12-g60e40b3 MythTV Branch : fixes/29 Network Protocol : 91 Library API : 29.20180316-1 QT Version : 5.9.4 Options compiled in: linux profile use_hidesyms using_alsa using_oss using_pulse using_pulseoutput using_backend using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_crystalhd using_dvb using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_vbox using_ceton using_hdpvr using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libcec using_libcrypto using_libdns_sd using_libfftw3 using_libxml2 using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl using_opengl_video using_opengl_themepainter using_qtwebkit using_qtscript using_qtdbus using_taglib using_v4l2 using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_profiletype using_systemd_notify using_systemd_journal using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_freetype2 using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vaapi using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_mheg using_libass using_libxml2 using_libmp3lame }}} apt policy mythtv {{{ mike@mike-VirtualBox:~$ apt policy mythtv mythtv: Installed: 2:29.1+fixes.20180325.60e40b3-0ubuntu0mythbuntu1 Candidate: 2:29.1+fixes.20180325.60e40b3-0ubuntu0mythbuntu1 Version table: *** 2:29.1+fixes.20180325.60e40b3-0ubuntu0mythbuntu1 500 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2:29.1+fixes.20180322.bd764db-0ubuntu0mythbuntu1 500 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages 2:29.1+fixes.20180220.9b7b962-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse amd64 Packages 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse i386 Packages }}} Note although done in virtualbox, the same problem happens on a bare metal install. Installing gksu resolves the issue, there is a recent change in this area of packaging. If installing mythtv 29 from bionic/multiverse this issue does not arise as gksu is pulled in (multiverse build precedes ppa:mythbuntu/0.29 build). The same issue (no gksu) is also present for ppa:mythbuntu/30 " Bug Report - General closed minor needs_triage Packaging v29-fixes low Trac EOL 0