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

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Thanks Scott for that lucid explanation. One more question (which
applies to bug 526330 too): In Synaptic I count 105 packages in oldlibs.
How many of those are *not* transitional packages? Are any of them
packages that someone might reasonably want to install/uninstall (USC),
or refrain from updating (Software Updater)?

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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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