[Bug 1125534] [NEW] Always shows update available for a held package, even when version number is the same

[Kelly Hyde]

Public bug reported:

After setting a package I built from source to hold through echo "____
hold" | dpkg --set-selections, Software Updater is listing that package
every time I check for updates. The checkbox is not checked and cannot
be checked (appropriate behavior), but this shouldn't be displaying at
all considering that I have the latest version built from source. The
version numbers are exactly the same.

I've attached a screenshot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.181
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.11-generic 3.8.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 14 15:32:37 2013
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1360873862'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'433'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-09 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64+mac (20130208)
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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring running-unity

** Attachment added: "Screenshot"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1125534/+attachment/3529097/+files/Screenshot%20from%202013-02-14%2015%3A40%3A25.png

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Title:
  Always shows update available for a held package, even when version
  number is the same

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

Bug description:
  After setting a package I built from source to hold through echo "____
  hold" | dpkg --set-selections, Software Updater is listing that
  package every time I check for updates. The checkbox is not checked
  and cannot be checked (appropriate behavior), but this shouldn't be
  displaying at all considering that I have the latest version built
  from source. The version numbers are exactly the same.

  I've attached a screenshot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.181
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.11-generic 3.8.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Feb 14 15:32:37 2013
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1360873862'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'433'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-09 (5 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64+mac (20130208)
  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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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