Ubuntu
update-manager package

[hardy] update manger report 'uptodate' when network connection missing

Bug #192328 reported by Andrew Frank
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

i checked with the update manager and got report system is up to date.
(not likely with Hardy now!)

the network connection was down - and when it was restored, a new run of the update manager produced a lot of updates which installed properly.

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the update manager should report - cannot check, because no connection to the web (or similar) and not report 'system is up to date' (which is wrong).

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nice system, already!
andrew

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for your bugreport.

Was that a fresh install of a hardy system that never was connected to the network? There is a mechanism now in update-manager that calcuates how old the last update was and displays this time. If it has no information about this it displays the default message ("up-to-date").

Changed in synaptic:
status: New → Incomplete
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

I will add a message that the last update time is unknown (if it is unknown) and how to fix it.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

This has been fixed here is the corresponding changelog entry:

update-manager (1:0.87.8) hardy; urgency=low

  * deal with packages in broken reqreinst state by
    offering to remove them (LP: #1922578)
  * UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py:
    - display a meaningful message when no information
      of the last update can be found (LP: 192328)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:08:47 +0100

Changed in update-manager:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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