[Bug 1744372] Re: gparted does not start - Unit -.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway.

[Thomas Beyer]

I added wayland becauce there is no problem with Xorg-Windowsmanager
only with (default) wayland and the suggested workaround with xhost +

** Also affects: wayland (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  gparted does not start - Unit -.mount does not exist, proceeding
  anyway.

Status in gparted package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in wayland package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1. fresh ubuntu 18.04 daily: lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
  Release:	18.04

  2. install gparted with Software:
  gparted:
    Installiert:           0.30.0-3ubuntu1
    Installationskandidat: 0.30.0-3ubuntu1
    Versionstabelle:
   *** 0.30.0-3ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  3. launch with icon - enter password - nothing.
  4.launch in terminal:
  Unit -.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/-.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/boot-efi.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/home.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns-vlc.mnt.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-120.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/snap-core-3748.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/snap-vlc-113.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount → /dev/null.
  No protocol specified

  (gpartedbin:8328): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
  Removed /run/systemd/system/-.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/boot-efi.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/home.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns-vlc.mnt.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-120.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/snap-core-3748.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/snap-vlc-113.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount.

  
  How to Fix: run xhost +local: before gparted!

  thomas at ubuntu-1804:~$ xhost +local:
  non-network local connections being added to access control list
  thomas at ubuntu-1804:~$ gparted
  Unit -.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/-.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/boot-efi.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/home.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns-vlc.mnt.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-120.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/snap-core-3748.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/snap-vlc-113.mount → /dev/null.
  Created symlink /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount → /dev/null.
  Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
  ======================
  libparted : 3.2
  ======================
  Removed /run/systemd/system/-.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/boot-efi.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/home.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns-vlc.mnt.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-snapd-ns.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-120.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/snap-core-3748.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/snap-vlc-113.mount.
  Removed /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-25.29-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Jan 19 19:45:14 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-18 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180111)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gparted
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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