Update-manager does not expand details on progress on 17.10 & 18.04

[lotuspsychje]

Ubuntu desktop 18.04 daily build development branch on 16/12/2017

Update-manager GUI does not expand details (black window of update progress)
when clicking >details of the window, instead it shows an empty colored area.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: update-manager 1:17.10.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Dec 16 06:47:33 2017
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1513402294'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-16 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20171215)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

This also occurs on ubuntu desktop 17.10

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

Screenshot of details

[Fredrik Jacobsson (smask)]

Ah yes, that resize display area bug. The reason why you get just one line of terminal output.

Here, this bug has been in effect for several releases now. (Ubuntu with Gnome Flashback)

Workaround to get some terminal output:

Disable automatic downloads of updated files. The key here is that you need to show details on progress during the download phase, otherwise you'll get the "one-liner".

When having terminal output, try resize the window. It will resize down but terminal output will never resize up, adding more lines. Resizing sideways still works.

[Kev Bowring (flocculant)]

I'd assume it's nothing to do with Ubuntu with Gnome, see the same issue in Xubuntu using Xfce.

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Does not happen with xorg here, only wayland

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

Recent update fixxed it thank you!! 23/12/2017