Activity log for bug #2039499

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2023-10-16 22:12:26 Steve Langasek bug added bug
2023-10-16 22:13:05 Steve Langasek description I have a package held on my system because in newer releases of Ubuntu the version imported from Debian is completely unusable. Trying to run `update-manager -d` to upgrade to mantic gives me a message that I need all my packages to be up-to-date first. apt dist-upgrade doesn't upgrade this package, but correctly notes that it's held. update-manager also doesn't upgrade the package. update-manager should be consistent with that, and allow the upgrade to proceed with a held package. I have a package held on my system because in newer releases of Ubuntu the version imported from Debian is completely unusable. Trying to run `update-manager -d` to upgrade to mantic gives me a message that I need all my packages to be up-to-date first. apt dist-upgrade doesn't upgrade this package, but correctly notes that it's held. update-manager also doesn't upgrade the package. update-manager should be consistent with that, and allow the upgrade to proceed with a held package. (It should warn the user that there are held packages, but it shouldn't just say that packages aren't up to date when update-manager itself will fail to even offer an update.)