Jammy's /etc/os-release missing LTS string in VERSION
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base-files (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Paride Legovini | ||
| Jammy |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Paride Legovini | ||
Bug Description
[Description]
In Jammy (base-files 12ubuntu4) we have:
$ grep VERSION= /etc/os-release
VERSION="22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)"
but expected is:
VERSION="22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
Compare with Focal:
$ grep VERSION= /etc/os-release
VERSION="20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
[Impact]
Having VERSION without LTS is inconsistent with the previous LTS releases and is wrong, as the official name of the release is "22.04 LTS". This can confuse users.
Any script relying on VERSION to detect if the Ubuntu version it is running on in an LTS won't be work as expected.
[Test Plan]
1. grep VERSION= /etc/os-release
2. check that it is: VERSION="22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
[Where problems could occur]
Software already packaged in Jammy may already have adapted to the fact that VERSION doesn't have the LTS string in it.
| Changed in base-files (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Paride Legovini (paride) |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote Please test proposed package | #1 |
| Changed in base-files (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
| status: | Triaged → Fix Committed |
| tags: | added: verification-needed verification-needed-jammy |
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote | #2 |
| tags: |
added: verification-done verification-done-jammy removed: verification-needed verification-needed-jammy |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in base-files (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote Update Released | #3 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in base-files (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Hello Paride, or anyone else affected,
Accepted base-files into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https:/
Please help us by testing this new package. See https:/
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-
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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.