[SRU] missing riscv64 packages ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-minimal in Jammy

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

[ Impact ]

Without packages ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-minimal it is unnecessarily difficult to setup the Ubuntu desktop on systems like the SiFive HiFive Unmatched.

All dependent packages are available.

We just need to add the riscv64 architecture in debian/control.

[ Test Plan ]

Reproducing the issue:

* Check that the packages ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-minimal are not available for riscv64 in the archive.

Testing:

* Install Ubuntu Jammy using the live installer on the SiFive HiFive Unmatched board.
* Install package ubuntu-desktop-minimal.
* Install package ubuntu-desktop.
* Reboot
* Login
* Check that you have a function desktop by opening a preinstalled application.

[ Where problems could occur ]

* The packages might not be installable due to missing dependencies.
* The GNOME desktop might fail.

[ Other Info ]

This change was previously made in time for the Ubuntu 22.10 release. See https://launchpad.net/bugs/1989733 for more details.

[Heinrich Schuchardt (xypron)]

Merge request
https://code.launchpad.net/~xypron/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+git/ubuntu-meta/+merge/447802

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

I'm just generally curious, does debootstrap function differently with/without this patch?

I'd imagine it either goes off the task, or a level lower than the metapackages.

[Heinrich Schuchardt (xypron)]

Debootstrap just installs a minimal number of packages, not the desktop packages.

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

Ah, right. Debootstrap is more low-level, thanks.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

This has been uploaded to the Jammy unapproved queue where it will need to be manually accepted by a member of the SRU team before it will be available as a proposed update.

I believe this upload will also need assistance from the Ubuntu Archive team since it adds a NEW binary package (exists on other architectures but new for riscv64)

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Heinrich, or anyone else affected,

Accepted ubuntu-meta into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/1.481.2 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/PerformingSRUVerification . 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.

[Heinrich Schuchardt (xypron)]

I have installed the packages on a SiFive HiFive Unmatched board running Jammy. The desktop is usable.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-meta - 1.481.2

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ubuntu-meta (1.481.2) jammy; urgency=medium

  * Add riscv64 build of ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-minimal
    (LP: #2028769)

 -- Heinrich Schuchardt <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:21:36 +0200

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for ubuntu-meta has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.