[Bug 1577215] [NEW] Origin pattern is unexpected on dpkg-reconfigure

[Mark Shuttleworth]

Public bug reported:

In testing out the new unattended-upgrades behaviour I was asked an
unexpected question about the "unattended-upgrades Origin-Pattern". This
is not a great experience, it doesn't match anything other than internal
code patterns.

For example, the default offered does NOT look like a sensible Ubuntu
default for Ubuntu users:

  "origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security";___

Is that correct, or a mistake?

What I would expect is simply this:

 Install security updates (Y/N)
 Install performance and reliability updates (Y/N)
 Install updates from unofficial archives (Y/N)

The latter would map to all PPAs etc.

** Affects: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Origin pattern is unexpected on dpkg-reconfigure

Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In testing out the new unattended-upgrades behaviour I was asked an
  unexpected question about the "unattended-upgrades Origin-Pattern".
  This is not a great experience, it doesn't match anything other than
  internal code patterns.

  For example, the default offered does NOT look like a sensible Ubuntu
  default for Ubuntu users:

    "origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-
  Security";___

  Is that correct, or a mistake?

  What I would expect is simply this:

   Install security updates (Y/N)
   Install performance and reliability updates (Y/N)
   Install updates from unofficial archives (Y/N)

  The latter would map to all PPAs etc.

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