[Bug 1257784] Re: Override "Phasing" When Crash Reporter Complains About Obsolete Packages

[Brian Murray]

This should actually be changed in apport and it should offer to install
binary packages (if they are installed and from the source package in
which the crash occurred) which are undergoing phasing on the system
that encountered a crash.

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Title:
  Override "Phasing" When Crash Reporter Complains About Obsolete
  Packages

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “update-manager” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  In Saucy 13.10, updates are being phased
  (http://www.murraytwins.com/blog/?p=127 )

  Unfortunately, this behaviour often conflicts with the Crash Reporter.

  For example. Gitg crashed on me yesterday and I was given this error:

    UnreportableReason:
      You have some obsolete package versions installed. Please upgrade the following packages and check if the problem still occurs:
      libavahi-client3, libavahi-common-data, libavahi-common3

  Naturally, I launched `update-manager` to fix the issue.

   * Expected: Packages are available as stated by Crash Reporter
   * Actual: Packages are not there, confusing the heck out of me...

  Suggestion:
  Crash reporter and update-manager should interact; turn off phasing until the obsolete package error is resolved.

  Thank you for your consideration.

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