[Bug 644578] Re: gettext required by package scripts, but not a dependency

[Richard Laager]

I'm seeing the same thing in Precise. The code in notify-reboot-required
makes a reference to cases when gettext is not installed, but it doesn't
actually work. I've attached a patch, which should work.

** Patch added: "update-notifier.gettext.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/644578/+attachment/2989883/+files/update-notifier.gettext.patch

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Title:
  gettext required by package scripts, but not a dependency

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: openssl

  When recently upgrading libssl on an Ubuntu Hardy Linode VM, the
  following message was displayed:

  <code>
  Unpacking replacement libssl0.9.8 ...
  Setting up libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8g-16ubuntu3.2) ...
  /usr/share/update-notifier/notify-reboot-required: 16: gettext: not found
  </code>

  Indeed, gettext is not installed on this VM.  Perhaps it should be
  included as a dep here?  Or (since it's liikely to be the case for a
  number of packges) a dep on update-notifier?

  root at redacted:~# lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 9.10
  Release:	9.10
   root at redacted:~# apt-cache policy libssl0.9.8
  libssl0.9.8:
    Installed: 0.9.8g-16ubuntu3.2
    Candidate: 0.9.8g-16ubuntu3.2
    Version table:
   *** 0.9.8g-16ubuntu3.2 0
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.9.8g-16ubuntu3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages

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