Debian Bug report logs - #691681
synaptic>software sources>updates - notify me when a new ubuntu version

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Package: software-properties-gtk; Maintainer for software-properties-gtk is Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]>; Source for software-properties-gtk is src:software-properties (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Sean Gregory <[email protected]>

Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:45:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 700043, 708409, 708845, 732998, 733130, 782541

Found in version software-properties/0.82.7.1debian1

Fixed in version software-properties/0.92.25debian1

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Report forwarded to [email protected], [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>:
Bug#691681; Package synaptic. (Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:45:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Sean Gregory <[email protected]>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>. (Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:45:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Sean Gregory <[email protected]>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]>
Subject: synaptic>software sources>updates - notify me when a new ubuntu version
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:41:22 +0300
[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Package: synaptic
Version: 0.75.12
Severity: minor

Dear Maintainer,
*** Please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation? - checking the sources through gui
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)? went to the tab updates in the repository window of the
synaptic package manager
   * What was the outcome of this action? found an entry saying notify me when
a new ubuntu version  is available
   * What outcome did you expect instead? what has ubuntu to do with debian..
it should have been notify me when a new debian stable version is available of
something.

*** End of the template - remove these lines ***



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme  0.12-1
ii  libapt-inst1.5      0.9.7.5
ii  libapt-pkg4.12      0.9.7.5
ii  libatk1.0-0         2.4.0-2
ii  libc6               2.13-35
ii  libcairo2           1.12.2-2
ii  libept1.4.12        1.0.9
ii  libfontconfig1      2.9.0-7
ii  libfreetype6        2.4.9-1
ii  libgcc1             1:4.7.1-7
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0  2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-0        2.33.12+really2.32.4-2
ii  libgtk2.0-0         2.24.10-2
ii  libpango1.0-0       1.30.0-1
ii  libstdc++6          4.7.1-7
ii  libvte9             1:0.28.2-5
ii  libx11-6            2:1.5.0-1
ii  libxapian22         1.2.12-1
ii  zlib1g              1:1.2.7.dfsg-13

Versions of packages synaptic recommends:
ii  libgtk2-perl             2:1.244-1
ii  policykit-1              0.105-1
ii  rarian-compat            0.8.1-5
ii  software-properties-gtk  0.82.7.1debian1

Versions of packages synaptic suggests:
ii  apt-xapian-index  0.45
pn  deborphan         <none>
pn  dwww              <none>
ii  menu              2.1.46

-- no debconf information
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Information forwarded to [email protected], [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>:
Bug#691681; Package synaptic. (Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:57:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Olivier Antheaume <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>. (Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:57:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Olivier Antheaume <[email protected]>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: synaptic>software sources>updates - notify me when a new ubuntu version
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:53:24 +0100
Package: synaptic
Version: 0.75.13
Followup-For: Bug #691681

Dear Maintainer,


In configuration window "software sources" > "updates", there is the option:
"Notify me of a new Ubuntu version".
Default value is: "For any new version".

1- I would like to set this value to "Never", but it is broken. When I do so, I
have error message into konsole (see bellow), and the value is not saved.
2- Ubuntu should be renamed to Debian.

Outcome of this bug is that users have some times a popup telling them that
updates are avaible.
This is not usefull because they can't do this update.


---------
Konsole log:


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-
packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 466, in
on_combobox_release_upgrades_changed
    self.backend.SetReleaseUpgradesPolicy(i)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in
__call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in
call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.IOError: Traceback
(most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in
_message_cb
    retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-
packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 243, in
SetReleaseUpgradesPolicy
    self.set_release_upgrades_policy(state)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-
packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 212, in
set_release_upgrades_policy
    f = open(self.RELEASE_UPGRADES_CONF,"w")
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/update-manager/release-
upgrades'




-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.6.11.01 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme  0.12-1
ii  libapt-inst1.5      0.9.7.7
ii  libapt-pkg4.12      0.9.7.7
ii  libatk1.0-0         2.4.0-2
ii  libc6               2.13-37
ii  libcairo2           1.12.2-2
ii  libept1.4.12        1.0.9
ii  libfontconfig1      2.9.0-7.1
ii  libfreetype6        2.4.9-1.1
ii  libgcc1             1:4.7.2-4
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0  2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-0        2.33.12+really2.32.4-3
ii  libgtk2.0-0         2.24.10-2
ii  libpango1.0-0       1.30.0-1
ii  libstdc++6          4.7.2-4
ii  libvte9             1:0.28.2-5
ii  libx11-6            2:1.5.0-1
ii  libxapian22         1.2.12-2
ii  zlib1g              1:1.2.7.dfsg-13

Versions of packages synaptic recommends:
ii  gksu                     2.0.2-6
ii  libgtk2-perl             2:1.244-1
ii  policykit-1              0.105-3
ii  rarian-compat            0.8.1-5
ii  software-properties-gtk  0.82.7.1debian1

Versions of packages synaptic suggests:
ii  apt-xapian-index  0.45
pn  deborphan         <none>
pn  dwww              <none>
ii  menu              2.1.46

-- no debconf information



Information forwarded to [email protected], [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>:
Bug#691681; Package synaptic. (Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:09:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to erwan <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>. (Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:09:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #15 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: erwan <[email protected]>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: synaptic>software sources>updates - notify me when a new ubuntu version
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:03:53 +0100
Package: synaptic
Version: 0.75.12
Followup-For: Bug #691681

Dear Maintainer,

In Synpatic GUI, if you go in software sources>updates, you'll see an option :
"notify me when a new ubuntu version"
LOL. What this option will do? Upgrade Wheezy to Ubuntu ? Please consider
translate this to "notify me when a new Debian version" o remobve this option.

Best regards,



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme  0.12-1
ii  libapt-inst1.5      0.9.7.7
ii  libapt-pkg4.12      0.9.7.7
ii  libatk1.0-0         2.4.0-2
ii  libc6               2.13-38
ii  libcairo2           1.12.2-3
ii  libept1.4.12        1.0.9
ii  libfontconfig1      2.9.0-7.1
ii  libfreetype6        2.4.9-1.1
ii  libgcc1             1:4.7.2-5
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0  2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-0        2.33.12+really2.32.4-5
ii  libgtk2.0-0         2.24.10-2
ii  libpango1.0-0       1.30.0-1
ii  libstdc++6          4.7.2-5
ii  libvte9             1:0.28.2-5
ii  libx11-6            2:1.5.0-1
ii  libxapian22         1.2.12-2
ii  zlib1g              1:1.2.7.dfsg-13

Versions of packages synaptic recommends:
ii  gksu                     2.0.2-6
ii  libgtk2-perl             2:1.244-1
ii  policykit-1              0.105-3
ii  rarian-compat            0.8.1-5
ii  software-properties-gtk  0.82.7.1debian1

Versions of packages synaptic suggests:
ii  apt-xapian-index  0.45
pn  deborphan         <none>
pn  dwww              <none>
ii  menu              2.1.46

-- no debconf information



Information forwarded to [email protected], [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>:
Bug#691681; Package synaptic. (Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:09:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Tuxicoman <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>. (Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:09:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #20 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Tuxicoman <[email protected]>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: synaptic>software sources>updates - notify me when a new ubuntu version
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:04:55 +0100
Package: synaptic
Version: 0.75.12
Followup-For: Bug #691681

Dear Maintainer,

In synaptic, go in software sources menu panel > updates and you'll find an
option "notify me when a new ubuntu version"
This is funny :p
Please consider remove it or translate to Debian is a upgrade to the next
debian stable is supposed to be proposed by this option

Best regards,



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme  0.12-1
ii  libapt-inst1.5      0.9.7.7
ii  libapt-pkg4.12      0.9.7.7
ii  libatk1.0-0         2.4.0-2
ii  libc6               2.13-38
ii  libcairo2           1.12.2-3
ii  libept1.4.12        1.0.9
ii  libfontconfig1      2.9.0-7.1
ii  libfreetype6        2.4.9-1.1
ii  libgcc1             1:4.7.2-5
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0  2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-0        2.33.12+really2.32.4-5
ii  libgtk2.0-0         2.24.10-2
ii  libpango1.0-0       1.30.0-1
ii  libstdc++6          4.7.2-5
ii  libvte9             1:0.28.2-5
ii  libx11-6            2:1.5.0-1
ii  libxapian22         1.2.12-2
ii  zlib1g              1:1.2.7.dfsg-13

Versions of packages synaptic recommends:
ii  gksu                     2.0.2-6
ii  libgtk2-perl             2:1.244-1
ii  policykit-1              0.105-3
ii  rarian-compat            0.8.1-5
ii  software-properties-gtk  0.82.7.1debian1

Versions of packages synaptic suggests:
ii  apt-xapian-index  0.45
pn  deborphan         <none>
pn  dwww              <none>
ii  menu              2.1.46

-- no debconf information



Merged 691681 708409 708845 Request was from Daniel Hartwig <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sun, 19 May 2013 01:21:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Information forwarded to [email protected], Michael Vogt <[email protected]>:
Bug#691681; Package synaptic. (Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:00:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to megadave <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Michael Vogt <[email protected]>. (Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:00:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #27 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: megadave <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: not fixed?
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 08:58:14 -0400
I've just installed the released wheezy 7.1, and came across this
exact issue. Searching found this BT entry.

While certainly not a major functional problem, it just strikes me as
odd that this was first reported in Oct 2012, when wheezy was still
"testing", and now, nearly a year later, now that it has been promoted
to "stable", and even had a following point release, that it still
says "Notify me when there is a new version of Ubuntu"



Bug reassigned from package 'synaptic' to 'software-properties-gtk'. Request was from Jonathan Dowland <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:48:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


No longer marked as found in versions synaptic/0.75.12 and synaptic/0.75.13. Request was from Jonathan Dowland <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:48:08 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Marked as found in versions software-properties/0.82.7.1debian1. Request was from Jonathan Dowland <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:48:10 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Marked as fixed in versions software-properties/0.92.25debian1. Request was from Jonathan Dowland <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:03:10 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Added tag(s) l10n. Request was from Vlad Orlov <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:30:10 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Merged 691681 708409 708845 732998 733130 Request was from Vlad Orlov <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:30:14 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Removed tag(s) l10n. Request was from Vlad Orlov <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:57:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Merged 691681 700043 708409 708845 732998 733130 Request was from Vlad Orlov <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:57:12 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Merged 691681 700043 708409 708845 732998 733130 782541 Request was from Vlad Orlov <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:57:25 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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