[Bug 1092119] [NEW] Upgrade from Xubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 stopped by xscreensaver

[Charlie Kravetz]

Public bug reported:

While upgrading from Xubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, my computer stopped doing
anything for 12 hours. Clicking on "terminal" in the update manager, I
found a message that "xscreensaver or xflock is running and needs to be
stopped". Had I not clicked terminal, the upgrade would have failed, and
the system would then require a complete, fresh installation. There is
no indication that there is a hidden message, if the user does not know
to click terminal and look, the messge is never seen. Unfortunately, I
have not run upgrades in a while, and forgot to turn off xscreensaver.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Upgrade from Xubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 stopped by xscreensaver

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  While upgrading from Xubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, my computer stopped doing
  anything for 12 hours. Clicking on "terminal" in the update manager, I
  found a message that "xscreensaver or xflock is running and needs to
  be stopped". Had I not clicked terminal, the upgrade would have
  failed, and the system would then require a complete, fresh
  installation. There is no indication that there is a hidden message,
  if the user does not know to click terminal and look, the messge is
  never seen. Unfortunately, I have not run upgrades in a while, and
  forgot to turn off xscreensaver.

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