Opened 6 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
#17884 closed defect (duplicate)
Guest additions autorun uses deprecated options -> continued on mailing list
| Reported by: | 13Clocks | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 5.2.16 |
| Keywords: | gnome-terminal | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | other |
Description
On a 64bit Ubuntu guest, the installer for the version 5.2.16 Guest Additions runs without a problem, but generates the error message
# Option “-x” is deprecated and might be removed in a later version of gnome-terminal. # Use “-- ” to terminate the options and put the command line to execute after it.
I believe (just from glancing over the code and guesstimating) that the defect arises from the first line of the getxterm function:
getxterm() {
# gnome-terminal and mate-terminal use -e differently to other emulators
for gxti in "konsole --title -e" "gnome-terminal --title -x" "mate-terminal --title -x" "xterm -T -e"; do
#...
It is also clear from the comments that this is not the first difficulty to arise from gnome-terminal.
Attachments (1)
Change History (3)
by , 6 years ago
| Attachment: | Deprecated option.png added |
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comment:1 by , 6 years ago
comment:2 by , 6 years ago
| Resolution: | → duplicate |
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| Status: | new → closed |
| Summary: | Guest additions autorun uses deprecated options → Guest additions autorun uses deprecated options -> continued on mailing list |
Thank you. We can continue on the mailing list. And no worries - the only way never to make mistakes is never to try anything; but that doesn't get bugs fixed.


Hi. I'm really new to the open source business, so I'm really sorry for the roundabout way I have of going about things. I have tested the obvious fix for this bug, and it works. I will be uploading a formal patch very soon, but, in the interim, if anyone could show me how to take formal ownership of a ticket I would be very grateful. Thank you for your understanding.