update-manager should support HWE EOL transition
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
update-notifier (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
In ubuntu 12.04 parts of the older HardwareEnablem
Impact:
- all user with of ubuntu 12.04.{2,3,4} are affected and need the update to have a good transition
Testing:
- install 12.04.2 (or .3, .4)
- run update-manager
- verify that nothing special happens (except for updates being available :)
- install update-manager from precise-proposed
- start update-manager and verify that a "new hardware support" label becomes available with a install button
- log into a console and verify that you get a message after login that you need to upgrade your hardware support
- run ubuntu-
- click the button, verify that information is available and click install
- after the install is finished, reboot and verify that update-manager does not display anything about the hardware again
- verify that ubuntu-
Potential risk:
- if the new update-manager is buggy this may prevent users from getting updates, so we need to test this carefully
For details, see https:/
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in update-notifier (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in update-notifier (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
description: | updated |
Hello Michael, or anyone else affected,
Accepted update-notifier into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http:// launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ update- notifier/ 0.119ubuntu8. 7 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Testing/ EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.
If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification- failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.
Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/QATeam/ PerformingSRUVe rification . Thank you in advance!