[Bug 323459] [NEW] Jaunty Kubuntu bad handling of apt-file notification (konsole -e konsole loop)

[Chris Bainbridge]

Public bug reported:

Testing with Kubuntu Jaunty with updates as of today.

Install apt-file. Reboot.
After logging in get notification: 

"apt-file update needed
You may need to update or create the apt-file cache. Running this command likely needs an active internet connection." 

Clicking "Run this action now" pops open a window which quickly closes. Notification window is still present.
*** Potential problem 1 - poor error handling - the executed window failed but notification window did nothing.

>From ps the executed command is:

/usr/bin/konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole
-e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e
konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e konsole -e
konsole -e /usr/sbin/su-to-root -c /usr/share/apt-file/do-apt-file-
update

There is a warning printed:
konsole(4525): Attempt to use QAction "change-profile" with KXMLGUIFactory!
*** Potential problem 2 - what is this QAction?

But the obvious problem is the repeated -e konsole calls, probably from
some recursive string expansion. Remove them all and the actual su-to-
root command works.

** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Jaunty Kubuntu bad handling of apt-file notification (konsole -e konsole loop)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/323459
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