synaptic shows "reading changelogs" dialogbox but doesn't show the changes

[Michael Neuffer]

synaptic shows "reading changelogs" dialogbox but doesn't actually show the changes when applying the upgrades

apt-listchanges is installed and would show the changes when run via apt-get upgrade or dselect.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: synaptic 0.81.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-9.9-generic 3.19.1
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Mar 18 07:59:44 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-30 (291 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
SourcePackage: synaptic
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-28 (147 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
Package: synaptic 0.84.3ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Tags: bionic
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

_MarkForUpload: True

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Michael,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with synaptic. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu has been updated since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you let us know, and in the current version, run the following (only once):
apport-collect 1433449
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
G

[Michael Neuffer (neuffer)]

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[Michael Neuffer (neuffer)]

On 26.07.2018 01:52, gf wrote:
> Hello Michael,
> Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with synaptic. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu has been updated since then.
>
> Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
> If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
> If you are, could you let us know, and in the current version, run the following (only once):
> apport-collect 1433449
> and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.
>
> Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
> G
>
> ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
 I just ran synaptic again to check. I could very briefly see a window
in the background  opening and immediately closing again that looked
like apt-listchanges
after I clicked on the apply-changes button.

This is definitely not the desired behaviour since one does NOT have a
chance to read the output.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hi Michael. Thanks for the update and the apport info. I'll look at next steps.
Take care
:)
G