Bug#508807: gnome-desktop-environment: New windows don't show up until DNS resolver unfreezes
Jaime Alberto Silva
jaimealbertosilva at gmail.com
Mon Dec 15 16:11:58 UTC 2008
Package: gnome-desktop-environment
Version: 1:2.22.2~5
Severity: important
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I've been noticing this issue for several months now. However, I haven't
submitted a bug 'cause I don't know exactly what is causing it so I don't
know to which package submit it. But it is so annoying that I have decided
to submit it against the hole desktop environment.
This is what happens: Sometimes when I run a program it's window take too
long to appear on screen, meanwhile the other processes and running programs
keep working fine, with no freezes.
I have noticed that this problem occurs whenever the DNS resolver fails.
That is, when I try to run a program and it is taking too long to appear I
go to a (previously opened) terminal emulator window and run something like
"host www.debian.org" and the host utility is also freezed (trying to reach
hosts or waiting for the name to be resolved). When the names get resolved
inmediately or fail inmediately the new program's window shows inmediately
but when the name takes to long to be resolved or fail then the new
program's window is delayed.
I have tried with metacity and compiz-fusion and this happends with both.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment depends on:
ii alacarte 0.11.5-1 easy GNOME menu editing tool
ii cheese 2.22.3-3 A tool to take pictures and
videos
ii deskbar-applet 2.22.3.1-1 universal search and navigation
ba
ii desktop-base 5.0.1 common files for the Debian
Deskto
ii dmz-cursor-theme 0.4.1 Style neutral, scalable cursor
the
ii ekiga 2.0.12-1+nmu1 H.323 and SIP compatible VoIP
clie
ii epiphany-browser 2.22.3-8 Intuitive web browser - dummy
pack
ii epiphany-gecko [gnome-ww 2.22.3-8+b1 Intuitive GNOME web browser -
Geck
ii evince 2.22.2-4~lenny1 Document (postscript, pdf)
viewer
ii evolution 2.22.3.1-1 groupware suite with mail
client a
ii evolution-data-server 2.22.3-1.1 evolution database backend
server
ii fast-user-switch-applet 2.22.0-1 Applet for the GNOME panel
providi
ii file-roller 2.22.4-2 an archive manager for GNOME
ii gcalctool 5.22.3-2 A GTK2 desktop calculator
ii gconf-editor 2.22.0-1 An editor for the GConf
configurat
ii gdm 2.20.7-4 GNOME Display Manager
ii gksu 2.0.0-6 graphical frontend to su
ii gnome-about 2.22.3-2 The GNOME about box
ii gnome-backgrounds 2.22.0-1 a set of backgrounds packaged
with
ii gnome-core 1:2.22.2~5 The GNOME Desktop Environment
-- e
ii gnome-keyring 2.22.3-2 GNOME keyring services (daemon
and
ii gnome-media 2.22.0-3 GNOME media utilities
ii gnome-menus 2.22.2-4 an implementation of the
freedeskt
ii gnome-netstatus-applet 2.12.1-2 Network status applet for GNOME
2
ii gnome-nettool 2.22.0-1 network information tool for
GNOME
ii gnome-network-admin 2.22.0-3 GNOME Network Administration
Tool
ii gnome-power-manager 2.22.1-4 power management tool for the
GNOM
ii gnome-screensaver 2.22.2-2 GNOME screen saver and locker
ii gnome-system-monitor 2.22.3-1 Process viewer and system
resource
ii gnome-system-tools 2.22.0-3 Cross-platform configuration
utili
ii gnome-themes 2.22.2-1 official themes for the GNOME 2
de
ii gnome-user-guide 2.22.1-1 GNOME user's guide
ii gnome-utils 2.20.0.1-3 GNOME desktop utilities
ii gnome-volume-manager 2.22.1-1 GNOME daemon to auto-mount and
man
ii gstreamer0.10-alsa 0.10.19-2 GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-ba 0.10.19-2 GStreamer plugins from the
"base"
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-go 0.10.8-4 GStreamer plugins from the
"good"
ii gstreamer0.10-tools 0.10.19-3 Tools for use with GStreamer
ii gtk2-engines 1:2.14.3-2 theme engines for GTK+ 2.x
ii gucharmap 1:2.22.3-2 Unicode character picker and
font
ii iceweasel-gnome-support 3.0.4-1 Support for GNOME in Iceweasel
ii libgnome2-perl 1.042-1+b1 Perl interface to the GNOME
librar
ii libgnomevfs2-bin 1:2.22.0-5 GNOME Virtual File System
(support
ii libgnomevfs2-extra 1:2.22.0-5 GNOME Virtual File System
(extra m
ii nautilus-cd-burner 2.20.0-1 CD Burning front-end for
Nautilus
ii seahorse 2.22.3-2 GNOME front end for GnuPG
ii sound-juicer 2.22.0-2 GNOME 2 CD Ripper
ii swfdec-gnome 2.22.2-2 Tools to play SWF files
(Macromedi
ii totem-gstreamer 2.22.2-5 A simple media player for the
GNOM
ii totem-plugins 2.22.2-5 Plugins for the Totem media
player
ii vinagre 0.5.1-2 VNC client for the GNOME
Desktop
ii vino 2.22.2-1 VNC server for GNOME
ii zenity 2.22.1-2 Display graphical dialog boxes
fro
Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment recommends:
pn fam <none> (no description available)
ii gnome-accessibility 1:2.22.2~5 The GNOME desktop environment
-- a
ii gnome-games 1:2.22.3-3 games for the GNOME desktop
Versions of packages gnome-desktop-environment suggests:
ii evolution-exchange 2.22.3.dfsg-1 Exchange plugin for the
Evolution
ii gnome-audio 2.0.0-2 Audio files for Gnome
pn gnome-dbg <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
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Jaime Alberto Silva
Ingeniero Electricista
Gerente
SG Automatización Ltda.
Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
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