"Requires installation of untrusted packages"-dialog is confusing

Bug #804382 reported by Jussi Lind
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The problem is that Update Manager refuses to update the system and instead shows a dialog "Requires installation of untrusted packages". This dialog is confusing, because it doesn't explain what the user should do. The only option given is to click "Close" and the update is canceled. The details box is useless since it apparently just lists the packages it was going to update. I have no idea what those "untrusted packages" might be. Should I disable a source? Uninstall a package? The only way I know to go around this is to run apt-get update && apt-get upgrade in the terminal. That shouldn't be the case.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.150.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.44-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 1 18:17:03 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-27 (64 days ago)

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Jussi Lind (jussi-lind) wrote :
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RedSingularity (redsingularity) wrote :

Duplicate of bug 707392.
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Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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