[Bug 707392] Re: Not possible to upgrade untrusted packages

[normcf@gmail.com]

I have this same issue in 11.10, but with a different package.  
uname -a
Linux machineName 3.0.0-19-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 19 19:05:14 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I have tried unclicking some of the packages to be installed, but none
of the attempts has been able to get past the package it's complaining
about.  I even tried, several times,  unclicking everything but one
upgrade but the problem persists.  The error popup shows:

desktopcouch desktopcouch-ubuntuone libmission-control-plugins0 pidgin-
otr python-desktopcouch-application python-desktopcouch-records
telepathy-mission-control-5 ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard update-
manager update-manager-core vim-common vim-tiny

Also, for some reason, it is not prompting me for my password any more.
I hope this is  a bug, not a security problem.

Thanks,

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Title:
  Not possible to upgrade untrusted packages

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

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  Summary: update-manager does not allow the download/installation of updated packages from "unauthenticated" sources.  Previous versions of update-manager have always given an option to continue anyway.
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  As part of my list of updates this morning I had one from a third
  party (Squeezebox Server from debian.slimdevices.com), which is not
  key-signed.

  When I selected OK to upgrade all of them, I got a message box
  "Requires installation of untrusted packages" (The action would
  require the installation of packages from unauthenticated sources.).
  The only option is 'Close' and there is no indication of what to do to
  authorise this! It prevented me upgrading the other packages too,
  until I'd unchecked the squeezeboxserver package.

  I guess I'll have to do it via apt-get.

  I'm running 10.10, fully up-to-date, and update-manager version 1:0.142.20.
  ---Architecture: i386DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.142.20
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8Tags: maverick
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686
  UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare tape vboxusers video

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