Vague error message for invalid sources
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
update-manager (Ubuntu) |
New
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Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
This is more like a quality-of-life issue. If you have a source configured which is broken (gpg key error, no release information, etc.), update-manager will provide a vague error message that doesn't really help users identify the problem.
See attached screenshot.
Ideally, update-manager should at least display which sources are causing the error to help track down the problem.
The error message also isn't clear that this doesn't prevent you from updating the system. If you click OK you can still upgrade packages from the remaining correctly configured sources.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: update-manager 1:24.04.6
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
Aptdaemon:
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon May 13 09:32:10 2024
DpkgTerminalLog
GsettingsChanges:
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PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-
XDG_RUNTIME_
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |