[Bug 1520110] [NEW] software updater does not take into account dependencies

[Humphrey van Polanen Petel]

Public bug reported:

After installing an update for Virtualbox, virtual machines crash due to a mismatched Virtualbox Extension pack.
Virtualbox cannot function correctly with a mismatched Extension pack.

The options for software-updater are
1- offer the appropriate extension pack
2- alert the user to the need to install the appropriate extension pack

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.196.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-53.72~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt18
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Nov 26 19:08:09 2015
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1448525231'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-08 (79 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
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 trusty

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Title:
  software updater does not take into account dependencies

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After installing an update for Virtualbox, virtual machines crash due to a mismatched Virtualbox Extension pack.
  Virtualbox cannot function correctly with a mismatched Extension pack.

  The options for software-updater are
  1- offer the appropriate extension pack
  2- alert the user to the need to install the appropriate extension pack

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.196.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-53.72~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt18
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-53-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Nov 26 19:08:09 2015
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1448525231'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-08 (79 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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