[Bug 788519] [NEW] behaviour regression due to apt-listchanges

[James Hunt]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: apt

In Maverick, the following would prompt the user *once* (for the root
password resulting from the initial 'sudo'):

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade

Now, due to apt-listchanges, if any changelogs need to be downloaded,
apt will run until an admin manually pages through the changelog
entries. This appears to be due to apt-listchanges, specifically
/etc/apt/listchanges.conf which specifies:

  frontend=pager

To avoid regressing the traditional behaviour, a fix would be to change
listchanges.conf to specify:

  frontend=text

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: apt
  
- In Maverick, the following would prompt for a password *once*:
+ In Maverick, the following would prompt the user *once* (for the root
+ password resulting from the initial 'sudo'):
  
  $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade
  
  Now, due to apt-listchanges, if any changelogs need to be downloaded,
  apt will run until an admin manually pages through the changelog
  entries. This appears to be due to apt-listchanges, specifically
  /etc/apt/listchanges.conf which specifies:
  
-   frontend=pager
+   frontend=pager
  
  To avoid regressing the traditional behaviour, a fix would be to change
  listchanges.conf to specify:
  
-   frontend=text
+   frontend=text

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/788519

Title:
  behaviour regression due to apt-listchanges

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  In Maverick, the following would prompt the user *once* (for the root
  password resulting from the initial 'sudo'):

  $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade

  Now, due to apt-listchanges, if any changelogs need to be downloaded,
  apt will run until an admin manually pages through the changelog
  entries. This appears to be due to apt-listchanges, specifically
  /etc/apt/listchanges.conf which specifies:

    frontend=pager

  To avoid regressing the traditional behaviour, a fix would be to
  change listchanges.conf to specify:

    frontend=text