[Bug 1264004] [NEW] apt-listchanges shows in tty instead of GTK window when using Update Manager; silently stalls

Luke Faraone luke at faraone.cc
Tue Dec 24 22:21:42 UTC 2013 

Public bug reported:

For some reason update-manager doesn't export the right hints to apt-
listchanges, so the process ends up starting "less" instead of a GTK
window (which it was configured to do via debconf).

Since the console for update-manager is hidden by default, the user
doesn't even notice that the updater is waiting for user input (in this
case, paging through, "q", then "y").

Ideally u-m should coax apt-listchanges to show the dialog, or at the
very least notice that the operation is stalled and alert the user.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.196.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Dec 24 17:14:54 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'744'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1301'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1387922868'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (281 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (30 days ago)
--- 
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (281 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
MarkForUpload: True
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
Package: apt-listchanges 2.85.11ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Tags:  trusty
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (30 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip fuse kvm libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare sbuild sudo

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug apport-collected trusty

** Tags added: apport-collected

** Description changed:

  For some reason update-manager doesn't export the right hints to apt-
  listchanges, so the process ends up starting "less" instead of a GTK
  window (which it was configured to do via debconf).
  
  Since the console for update-manager is hidden by default, the user
  doesn't even notice that the updater is waiting for user input (in this
  case, paging through, "q", then "y").
  
  Ideally u-m should coax apt-listchanges to show the dialog, or at the
  very least notice that the operation is stalled and alert the user.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.196.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Dec 24 17:14:54 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'744'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1301'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1387922868'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (281 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (30 days ago)
+ --- 
+ ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
+ Architecture: amd64
+ CurrentDesktop: Unity
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (281 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
+ MarkForUpload: True
+ NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
+ Package: apt-listchanges 2.85.11ubuntu1
+ PackageArchitecture: all
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
+ Tags:  trusty
+ Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (30 days ago)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip fuse kvm libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare sbuild sudo

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Title:
  apt-listchanges shows in tty instead of GTK window when using Update
  Manager; silently stalls

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

Bug description:
  For some reason update-manager doesn't export the right hints to apt-
  listchanges, so the process ends up starting "less" instead of a GTK
  window (which it was configured to do via debconf).

  Since the console for update-manager is hidden by default, the user
  doesn't even notice that the updater is waiting for user input (in
  this case, paging through, "q", then "y").

  Ideally u-m should coax apt-listchanges to show the dialog, or at the
  very least notice that the operation is stalled and alert the user.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.196.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Dec 24 17:14:54 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'744'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1301'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1387922868'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (281 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (30 days ago)
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (281 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
  MarkForUpload: True
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  Package: apt-listchanges 2.85.11ubuntu1
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (30 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip fuse kvm libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare sbuild sudo

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