Update gnome-boxes to 44.2
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-boxes (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
| Lunar |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Jeremy Bícha | ||
Bug Description
Impact
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There is a new bugfix release in the stable 44 series
https:/
This update additionally includes another fix for incorrect memory allocated to existing machines when the allocated memory is changed. Therefore, I added a second test case for this issue.
Test Case 1
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Install the update
Run GNOME Boxes
Click + then choose Download OS > then Ubuntu 22.10 x86_64 (Live)
1. Install the update
2. Run gnome-boxes
3. Click + then "Download OS"
4. Select Ubuntu 22.10 x86_64 (Live)
5. The ISO will download to your Downloads folder
6. When it completes, the wizard will prompt you to create a Ubuntu 22.10 virtual machine.
Enable the Express Install option.
Complete the wizard (it asks for a username and password).
7. Ubuntu 22.10 should successfully install in the virtual machine without user interaction needed. After the install, the virtual machine will reboot. Click the Virtual Machine and log into the Ubuntu 22.10 virtual machine.
8. Open a terminal and run this command: cat /etc/os-release
9. Afterwards, you can power off the virtual machine.
Test Case 2
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0. Complete Test Case 1 first
1. While the Ubuntu 22.10 virtual machine is powered off, right click on the Virtual Machine and choose Preferences.
2. Set the memory to another number (I suggest 5 GB).
3. Close the Preferences dialog and click the Ubuntu 22.10 virtual machine to start it. Log in.
4. Open a terminal and run this command:
free -m
Verify that the Mem: total is approximately what you set in step 2. (it varies by less than 5% because of the difference in units used).
5. Open the System Monitor app and verify that the Memory is approximately what you set in step 2. (it varies by less than 5% because of the difference in units used).
6. Open the Settings app (gnome-
What Could Go Wrong
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GNOME Boxes is part of core GNOME (specifically the developer tools section) and falls under the microrelease exception
https:/
A bug in GNOME Boxes won't affect other apps but it could lead to lost data if people store critical information in their "boxes" (virtual machines)
| Changed in gnome-boxes (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| Changed in gnome-boxes (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
| status: | In Progress → Triaged |
| assignee: | nobody → Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) |
| Changed in gnome-boxes (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
| status: | Triaged → In Progress |
| Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100) wrote Please test proposed package | #1 |
| Changed in gnome-boxes (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| tags: | added: verification-needed verification-needed-lunar |
| Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote | #2 |
| tags: |
added: verification-done verification-done-lunar removed: verification-needed verification-needed-lunar |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in gnome-boxes (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack) wrote Update Released | #4 |
Hello Jeremy, or anyone else affected,
Accepted gnome-boxes into lunar-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https:/
Please help us by testing this new package. See https:/
If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-
Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https:/
N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.