[Bug 1166230] Re: Updater lists many transitional dummy packages

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

** Description changed:

+ update-manager 1:0.185, Ubuntu 13.04
+ 
  The update-manager GUI lists a number of "Transitional dummy packages"
  available for update. There doesn't seem to be any additional
  information available about these packages through the UI. As a user I
  have no idea what I am supposed to do with them.
  
  I suggest grouping the "transitional dummy package" under the "Ubuntu
  base" section in update-manager, so that they are not displayed to the
  end user by default.
  
  To reproduce:
  1) Run Software Updater from the dash
  2) Look at the list of updates in the "Details of updates" list
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
- Package: update-manager 1:0.185
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-16.26-generic 3.8.5
- Uname: Linux 3.8.0-16-generic x86_64
- NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
- ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
- Architecture: amd64
- Date: Mon Apr  8 10:17:22 2013
- GsettingsChanges:
-  
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-17 (934 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
- MarkForUpload: True
- PackageArchitecture: all
- ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
- SourcePackage: update-manager
- UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-25 (72 days ago)
+ The Ubuntu Software Center equivalent is bug 526330.

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Title:
  Updater lists many transitional dummy packages

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

Bug description:
  update-manager 1:0.185, Ubuntu 13.04

  The update-manager GUI lists a number of "Transitional dummy packages"
  available for update. There doesn't seem to be any additional
  information available about these packages through the UI. As a user I
  have no idea what I am supposed to do with them.

  I suggest grouping the "transitional dummy package" under the "Ubuntu
  base" section in update-manager, so that they are not displayed to the
  end user by default.

  To reproduce:
  1) Run Software Updater from the dash
  2) Look at the list of updates in the "Details of updates" list

  The Ubuntu Software Center equivalent is bug 526330.

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