[Bug 840135] Re: oneiric-backports enabled by default in software-properties

[Scott Kitterman]

** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

  Description:	Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
  Release:	11.10
  software-properties-gtk:
-   Installed: 0.81.9
-   Candidate: 0.81.9
-   Version table:
-  *** 0.81.9 0
-         500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+   Installed: 0.81.9
+   Candidate: 0.81.9
+   Version table:
+  *** 0.81.9 0
+         500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Expected Outcome: oneiric-backports should be disabled by default
  Actual Outcome: oneiric-backports was enabled by default
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
- Package: software-properties-gtk 0.81.9
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
- Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686
- Architecture: i386
- Date: Sat Sep  3 12:28:46 2011
- EcryptfsInUse: Yes
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110831)
- PackageArchitecture: all
- SourcePackage: software-properties
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ Proposed release note:
+ 
+ Backports are now enabled by default.  Due to changes in Ubuntu package
+ management applications, packages from backports will not be installed
+ unless they are explicitly requested, so even though the repository is
+ enabled, no additional packages will be installed as a result.

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Title:
  oneiric-backports enabled by default in software-properties

Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
  Release:	11.10
  software-properties-gtk:
    Installed: 0.81.9
    Candidate: 0.81.9
    Version table:
   *** 0.81.9 0
          500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Expected Outcome: oneiric-backports should be disabled by default
  Actual Outcome: oneiric-backports was enabled by default

  Proposed release note:

  Backports are now enabled by default.  Due to changes in Ubuntu
  package management applications, packages from backports will not be
  installed unless they are explicitly requested, so even though the
  repository is enabled, no additional packages will be installed as a
  result.

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