[Bug 1229616] [NEW] OS Release notes with clickable links displayed as root

[Stuart Bishop]

Public bug reported:

update-manager displays the release notes before performing an operating
system upgrade. The release notes window is running as the root user,
and contains clickable links. Clicking on these links attempts to run a
web browser as the root user. This fails with Chromium, which just
refuses, and is probably considered unhealthy if a less anal web browser
is configured as the default.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.186.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 24 16:04:02 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1380013260'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'852'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'814'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-26 (210 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130225)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

** Description changed:

- upgrade-manager displays the release notes before performing an
- operating system upgrade. The release notes window is running as the
- root user, and contains clickable links. Clicking on these links
- attempts to run a web browser as the root user. This fails with
- Chromium, which just refuses, and is probably considered unhealthy if a
- less anal web browser is configured as the default.
+ update-manager displays the release notes before performing an operating
+ system upgrade. The release notes window is running as the root user,
+ and contains clickable links. Clicking on these links attempts to run a
+ web browser as the root user. This fails with Chromium, which just
+ refuses, and is probably considered unhealthy if a less anal web browser
+ is configured as the default.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.186.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep 24 16:04:02 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GsettingsChanges:
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1380013260'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'852'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'814'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1380013260'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'852'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'814'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-26 (210 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130225)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  OS Release notes with clickable links displayed as root

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

Bug description:
  update-manager displays the release notes before performing an
  operating system upgrade. The release notes window is running as the
  root user, and contains clickable links. Clicking on these links
  attempts to run a web browser as the root user. This fails with
  Chromium, which just refuses, and is probably considered unhealthy if
  a less anal web browser is configured as the default.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.186.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep 24 16:04:02 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1380013260'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'852'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'814'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-26 (210 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130225)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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