Jammy's /etc/os-release missing LTS string in VERSION
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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base-files (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Paride Legovini | ||
Jammy |
Fix Released
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Undecided
|
Paride Legovini |
Bug Description
[Description]
In Jammy (base-files 12ubuntu4) we have:
$ grep VERSION= /etc/os-release
VERSION="22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)"
but expected is:
VERSION="22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
Compare with Focal:
$ grep VERSION= /etc/os-release
VERSION="20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
[Impact]
Having VERSION without LTS is inconsistent with the previous LTS releases and is wrong, as the official name of the release is "22.04 LTS". This can confuse users.
Any script relying on VERSION to detect if the Ubuntu version it is running on in an LTS won't be work as expected.
[Test Plan]
1. grep VERSION= /etc/os-release
2. check that it is: VERSION="22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
[Where problems could occur]
Software already packaged in Jammy may already have adapted to the fact that VERSION doesn't have the LTS string in it.
Changed in base-files (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Paride Legovini (paride) |
status: | New → Triaged |
Hello Paride, or anyone else affected,
Accepted base-files into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ base-files/ 12ubuntu4. 1 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 on 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, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification- needed- jammy to verification- done-jammy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification- failed- jammy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.
Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/QATeam/ PerformingSRUVe rification . Thank you in advance for helping!
N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.