[Bug 1605474] Re: do-release-upgrade could notify when release is expected

[Achim Behrens]

As already said in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1606850 :

i really suggest the release-team chases the bugs before the .1 release
and opens the LTS upgrade on the .1 release.

As you can see here on comment #2 people want to upgrade and the
internet is full of the wrong advice to use the -d, --devel-release
setting.

I dont see a technical reason to delay the  LTS upgrade.
So i hope on the next LTS release cycle the schedule will make sure the bugtesting is done before the .1 release. The supporter teams will give thanks for that.

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Title:
  do-release-upgrade could notify when release is expected

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  So, today is July 21st and this page
  (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server). gives me an option to
  download 16.04.1 LTS. However, attempting to upgrade gets me this
  message -

  $ sudo do-release-upgrade
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  No new release found

  I asked this question here - http://askubuntu.com/questions/801488
  /how-do-i-upgrade-from-14-04-lts-server-to-16-04-1

  The best answer I got is that the update log is not updated -
  http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts

  The last entry here is -

  ```
  Dist: trusty
  Name: Trusty Tahr
  Version: 14.04.4 LTS
  Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:04:00 UTC
  Supported: 1
  Description: This is the 14.04.4 LTS release
  Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/Release
  ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/ReleaseAnnouncement
  ReleaseNotesHtml: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/ReleaseAnnouncement.html
  UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/trusty.tar.gz
  UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/trusty.tar.gz.gpg
  ```

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