Update Manager doesn't display package versions anymore
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
|
Michael Vogt | ||
Hardy |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Intrepid |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
|
Michael Vogt |
Bug Description
This is a regression introduced in update-manager 1:0.87 on 2008-01-09. The changelog notes:
* UpdateManager/
- remove the "from $version to $version" from the main
list as this is duplicated information from the details tab
Update Manager used to show the version changes below the package descriptions (as shown at http://
- You have to select each package separately in order to see the version change in the package change logs.
- These change logs aren't always available, so sometimes you won't even see what Update Manager is exactly doing.
- You cannot see whether the package is new or just got upgraded from a lower version.
- You also cannot see that lower version, by the way.
Please bring this feature back.
Related branches
Changed in update-manager: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
description: | updated |
Changed in update-manager: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.04.2 |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in update-manager: | |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.04.2 → none |
Thank you for your bug report. I can confirm this.