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List:       qubes-users
Subject:    Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 4: Syntax Error in qubes.GetAppmenus during every package install
From:       Otto Kratik <ottokratik () gmail ! com>
Date:       2018-10-28 3:32:18
Message-ID: b05a6c0f-3ede-4b91-a34c-c25b9939a818 () googlegroups ! com
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On Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 10:43:15 PM UTC-4, unman wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 07:39:10PM -0700, Otto Kratik wrote:
> > Qubes 4.0
> > 
> > Any time I use apt-get to install software into a debian-type TemplateVM \
> > (Debian-9, Whonix GW or WS), I always get the following error during the \
> > installation phase: 
> > Processing triggers for qubes-core-agent (4.0.37-1+deb9u1) ...
> > 
> > /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetAppmenus: 20: /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetAppmenus: Syntax \
> > error: "(" unexpected 
> > 
> > As a result, the software is installed correctly but the App menu shortcuts are \
> > not sent to the dom0 menus or Applications List of the relevant Template or \
> > related AppVMs, and I have to do qvm-sync-appmenus manually from the dom0 \
> > terminal every time. That command works fine with no errors, and the new shortcut \
> > entries appear as expected. 
> > Installing new software packages in Fedora templates work fine and do not cause \
> > any issues, it is only Debian type templates that are affected. 
> > What is causing this issue and how is it corrected?
> > 
> 
> It's a known issue, (#4417) and the fix is already in the pipeline.
> You can work around by calling qvm-sync-appmenus <template> from the
> command line.
> 
> unman

Thanks, I'm glad at least to hear that it's universal and not a specific fault \
related to my particular installation. I will just wait for the fix and use the \
workaround in the meantime.

Appreciate the quick and helpful reply.

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