[Bug 2111760] [NEW] Missing dependency: dbus-x11

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Mon May 26 22:43:53 UTC 2025


Public bug reported:

update-manager reports a bunch of errors on the console:

```plaintext
(update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:11.519: failed to commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)

(update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:11.519: failed to
commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
(No such file or directory)

(update-manager:556176): libunity-CRITICAL **: 00:36:11.531: file unity-
launcher.c: line 1646: unexpected error: Failed to execute child process
“dbus-launch” (No such file or directory) (g-exec-error-quark, 8)

(update-manager:556176): libunity-CRITICAL **: 00:36:11.531:
unity_launcher_entry_dbus_impl_construct: assertion 'conn != NULL'
failed

(update-manager:556176): libunity-CRITICAL **: 00:36:11.538: unity-inspector.vala:96: Unable to connect to session bus: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)
warning: could not initiate dbus

(update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:36.907: failed to
commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
(No such file or directory)

(update-manager:556176): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 00:36:37.184:
Unable to get session bus: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
(No such file or directory)

(update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:38.685: failed to
commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
(No such file or directory)

(update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:46.111: failed to
commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
(No such file or directory)

(update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:46.111: failed to commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)
```

The command `dbus-launch` is included in package "dbus-x11" and after
installing that, all errors and warnings are gone.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
Package: update-manager 1:25.04.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-15.15-generic 6.14.0
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue May 27 00:41:11 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-07-14 (683 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230414.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-05-21 (5 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug plucky wayland-session

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Title:
  Missing dependency: dbus-x11

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  update-manager reports a bunch of errors on the console:

  ```plaintext
  (update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:11.519: failed to commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)

  (update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:11.519: failed to
  commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
  (No such file or directory)

  (update-manager:556176): libunity-CRITICAL **: 00:36:11.531: file
  unity-launcher.c: line 1646: unexpected error: Failed to execute child
  process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory) (g-exec-error-quark,
  8)

  (update-manager:556176): libunity-CRITICAL **: 00:36:11.531:
  unity_launcher_entry_dbus_impl_construct: assertion 'conn != NULL'
  failed

  (update-manager:556176): libunity-CRITICAL **: 00:36:11.538: unity-inspector.vala:96: Unable to connect to session bus: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)
  warning: could not initiate dbus

  (update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:36.907: failed to
  commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
  (No such file or directory)

  (update-manager:556176): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 00:36:37.184:
  Unable to get session bus: Failed to execute child process “dbus-
  launch” (No such file or directory)

  (update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:38.685: failed to
  commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
  (No such file or directory)

  (update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:46.111: failed to
  commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch”
  (No such file or directory)

  (update-manager:556176): dconf-WARNING **: 00:36:46.111: failed to commit changes to dconf: Failed to execute child process “dbus-launch” (No such file or directory)
  ```

  The command `dbus-launch` is included in package "dbus-x11" and after
  installing that, all errors and warnings are gone.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
  Package: update-manager 1:25.04.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-15.15-generic 6.14.0
  Uname: Linux 6.14.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue May 27 00:41:11 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-07-14 (683 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230414.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-05-21 (5 days ago)

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