[Bug 1341320] Re: empty apt-get install command suggested by hwe-support-status

Alkis Georgopoulos 1341320 at bugs.launchpad.net
Fri Feb 13 07:48:19 UTC 2015


Verifying for precise.
I fully updated all the meta packages. And I also removed all the old meta packages.
I only kept a couple of old kernels around.
Then, the previous update-manager-core version produced an empty apt line,
while the newer one didn't.

Exact output:

# dpkg-query -W update-manager-core
update-manager-core    1:0.156.14.17

# hwe-support-status 
Your current Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is no longer supported
since 2014-08-07.  Security updates for critical parts (kernel
and graphics stack) of your system are no longer available.
For more information, please see:
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL
To upgrade to a supported (or longer supported) configuration:
* Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by running:
sudo do-release-upgrade 
OR
* Install a newer HWE version by running:
sudo apt-get install 
and reboot your system.

# dpkg -l '*linux*'|grep ^ii
ii  libselinux1                                 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1                    SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  linux-firmware                              1.79.9                              Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii  linux-generic-lts-trusty                    3.13.0.46.40                        Generic Linux kernel image and headers
ii  linux-headers-3.11.0-15                     3.11.0-15.25~precise1               Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.11.0
ii  linux-headers-3.11.0-15-generic             3.11.0-15.25~precise1               Linux kernel headers for version 3.11.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-headers-3.13.0-46                     3.13.0-46.75~precise1               Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.13.0
ii  linux-headers-3.13.0-46-generic             3.13.0-46.75~precise1               Linux kernel headers for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-headers-generic-lts-trusty            3.13.0.46.40                        Generic Linux kernel headers
ii  linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic               3.11.0-15.25~precise1               Linux kernel image for version 3.11.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.13.0-46-generic               3.13.0-46.75~precise1               Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-generic-lts-trusty              3.13.0.46.40                        Generic Linux kernel image
ii  linux-libc-dev                              3.2.0-58.88                         Linux Kernel Headers for development
ii  linux-sound-base                            1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1              base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
ii  pptp-linux                                  1.7.2-6                             Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client
ii  syslinux                                    2:4.05+dfsg-2                       collection of boot loaders
ii  syslinux-common                             2:4.05+dfsg-2                       collection of boot loaders (common files)
ii  syslinux-legacy                             2:3.63+dfsg-2ubuntu5                Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS floppies
ii  util-linux                                  2.20.1-1ubuntu3                     Miscellaneous system utilities

After updating to .18:

# hwe-support-status 
Your current Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is no longer supported
since 2014-08-07.  Security updates for critical parts (kernel
and graphics stack) of your system are no longer available.
For more information, please see:
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL
The following packages are no longer supported:
 linux-headers-3.11.0-15 linux-headers-3.11.0-15-generic linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic
Please upgrade them to a supported HWE stack or remove them if you
no longer need them.


** Tags removed: verification-needed
** Tags added: verification-done

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Title:
  empty apt-get install command suggested by hwe-support-status

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in update-manager source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]
   * Users who have leftover components of a HWE stack get a misleading message in /etc/motd

  [Test Case]
   * install 12.04 (any version) server
   * install xserver-xorg-video-sis-lts-saucy (or any random -lts-saucy non-meta package)
   * run hwe-support-status
   * verify that you get a message that contains:
  """Install a newer HWE version by running:
  sudo apt-get install
  """
   * install the updated version
   * verify that you get a message with "The following packages are no longer supported:" and no longer a empty apt-get install message.

  [Regression Potential]
   * Little, it could report too much to remove but thats very unlikely.

  ---------------
  hwe-support-status generates an empty apt-get command as can be seen in its output appended below. As the command doesn't really make sense I assume that this is not the expected behaviour.

  Ubuntu release:    Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (mythbuntu)
  Installed version of update-manager-core: 1:0.156.14.15

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Your current Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is going out of support
  on 07/08/14.  After this date security updates for critical parts (kernel
  and graphics stack) of your system will no longer be available.

  For more information, please see:
  http://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL

  To upgrade to a supported (or longer supported) configuration:

  * Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by running:
  sudo do-release-upgrade -p

  OR

  * Install a newer HWE version by running:
  sudo apt-get install

  and reboot your system.
  ---------------------------------------------------------------

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager-core 1:0.156.14.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-20.35~precise1-generic 3.11.10.6
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-20-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jul 13 16:57:56 2014
  GsettingsChanges:

  InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-30 (773 days ago)

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