update-manager still informs that Ubuntu12.10 is beta(5 month after final)

[Sasa Paporovic]

On running

update-manager -d on a Ubuntu 12.04 system(full upgraded) and activating the release upgrade an information window comes up the welcome to Quantal Quentzal beta.

This is 5 Month after final of Quantal.

I see this as serious.

One problem of Ubuntu in moment is that launchpad is swamping from bugs of still supported but older releases.

It is not enhancing the trust of the users in the upgrade process when there is a message that warns that Quantal is still beta.

I attach a screenshot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-39.62-generic 3.2.39
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 17 13:07:38 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
GsettingsChanges:
 com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
 com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1363521948
 com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 1056
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 1839
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64+mac (20120328)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no username)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Joeri Eilander (fazioliamboina-deactivatedaccount)]

can you reproduce it from a new installation?? if true then pleas mark your status as Confirmed.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

How did update-manager appear on your desktop? I ask because the release notes are looked up in the meta-release file and http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release has the not beta release announcement and http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-development has the beta release announcement. While I could fix meta-release file I'm curious why you got the -development one. Thanks in advance!

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Oh, its because you used the -d switch with update-manager. What happens if you just use 'update-manager'? What do you have set for Prompt in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades?

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

I have set to notify about every release, but I have done this through software-sources.

I have done this just before running

update-manager -d

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I have just hurried through a (new)vm.

I have set again to notify about every new release and runned this time:

update-manager

you see, without the -d switch

This brings up update-manger with the notification about Quantal. Using the upgrade button brings up a normal text that not point to any developmet/beta whatever not ready think.

So,...

it might be seen as enough.

On the other hand:

Do you know what the server people see if the use a pure command line system?! -> AFAIR the -d switch is recommend in the wiki pages to use for server systems.

To prevent:

I do not watn test this(little small laptop in moment -> a little bit overloaded with vm's).

greetings

melchiaros

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

None, of the documentation I could find references using the -d switch with update-manager.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuServer#Upgrade