[Bug 1837899] Re: ubuntu-support-status indicates [18.10] packages still have support

Chris Guiver guiverc at gmail.com
Fri Jul 26 03:38:19 UTC 2019 

Identical results on x86_64/amd64

// Lubuntu 18.10 [x86_64] freshly installed
// switched to my ISP's mirror using software-sources

guiverc at d780-1810:~$ ubuntu-support-status 
Support status summary of 'd780-1810':

You have 1350 packages (71.3%) supported until July 2019 (Canonical -
9m)

You have 0 packages (0.0%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 543 packages (28.7%) that are unsupported


Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details

// sudo apt update; sudo apt full-upgrade
// reboot

guiverc at d780-1810:~$ ubuntu-support-status 
Support status summary of 'd780-1810':

You have 1355 packages (71.4%) supported until July 2019 (Canonical -
9m)

You have 0 packages (0.0%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 544 packages (28.6%) that are unsupported


Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details

guiverc at d780-1810:~$ apt-cache policy update-manager-core
update-manager-core:
  Installed: 1:18.10.10.2
  Candidate: 1:18.10.10.2
  Version table:
 *** 1:18.10.10.2 500
        500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:18.10.10 500
        500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic/main amd64 Packages

guiverc at d780-1810:~$ ubuntu-support-status --show-supported|grep ubuntu-minimal                    
ubuntu-drivers-common ubuntu-keyring ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-mono 

guiverc at d780-1810:~$ apt-cache policy ubuntu-minimal
ubuntu-minimal:
  Installed: 1.425.1
  Candidate: 1.425.1
  Version table:
 *** 1.425.1 500
        500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.425 500
        500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic/main amd64 Packages


** Description changed:

  I would expect this Lubuntu 18.10 system to have almost no packages
  still supported, instead I get 69.2% still with support (until July
  2019)
  
  This is a VM  (Lubuntu 18.10 x86, used only for testing purposes)
+ but I got the same results on x86 hardware, plus amd64/x86_64
  
- guiverc at d960-vml:~$ ubuntu-support-status 
+ guiverc at d960-vml:~$ ubuntu-support-status
  Support status summary of 'd960-vml':
  
  You have 1371 packages (69.2%) supported until July 2019 (Canonical -
  9m)
  
  You have 5 packages (0.3%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
  You have 605 packages (30.5%) that are unsupported
  
- 
- Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details
+ Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more
+ details
  
  guiverc at d960-vml:~$ date
  Thu 25 Jul 22:01:28 AEST 2019
  
- 
- guiverc at d960-vml:~$   dpkg -S /usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status 
+ guiverc at d960-vml:~$   dpkg -S /usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status
  update-manager-core: /usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status
  guiverc at d960-vml:~$   apt-cache policy update-manager-core
  update-manager-core:
-   Installed: 1:18.10.10.2
-   Candidate: 1:18.10.10.2
-   Version table:
-  *** 1:18.10.10.2 500
-         500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic-updates/main i386 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-      1:18.10.10 500
-         500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic/main i386 Packages
+   Installed: 1:18.10.10.2
+   Candidate: 1:18.10.10.2
+   Version table:
+  *** 1:18.10.10.2 500
+         500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic-updates/main i386 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      1:18.10.10 500
+         500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic/main i386 Packages
  
- 
- I realize this is a EOL release (18.10), however that's sort of the point, as the system reports itself as still with support because of this bug. I don't have to my knowledge any 18.10 x86_64 systems still to test here, though I could install one on request.  I believe I still have a x86 18.10 system on real hardware if you'd like me to look there too.
+ I realize this is a EOL release (18.10), however that's sort of the
+ point, as the system reports itself as still with support because of
+ this bug.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: update-manager-core 1:18.10.10.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-25.26-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-25-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: LXQt
  Date: Thu Jul 25 20:42:31 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-27 (301 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta i386 (20180925.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2019-07-25 (0 days ago)

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Title:
  ubuntu-support-status indicates [18.10] packages still have support

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I would expect this Lubuntu 18.10 system to have almost no packages
  still supported, instead I get 69.2% still with support (until July
  2019)

  This is a VM  (Lubuntu 18.10 x86, used only for testing purposes)
  but I got the same results on x86 hardware, plus amd64/x86_64

  guiverc at d960-vml:~$ ubuntu-support-status
  Support status summary of 'd960-vml':

  You have 1371 packages (69.2%) supported until July 2019 (Canonical -
  9m)

  You have 5 packages (0.3%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
  You have 605 packages (30.5%) that are unsupported

  Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see
  more details

  guiverc at d960-vml:~$ date
  Thu 25 Jul 22:01:28 AEST 2019

  guiverc at d960-vml:~$   dpkg -S /usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status
  update-manager-core: /usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status
  guiverc at d960-vml:~$   apt-cache policy update-manager-core
  update-manager-core:
    Installed: 1:18.10.10.2
    Candidate: 1:18.10.10.2
    Version table:
   *** 1:18.10.10.2 500
          500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:18.10.10 500
          500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu cosmic/main i386 Packages

  I realize this is a EOL release (18.10), however that's sort of the
  point, as the system reports itself as still with support because of
  this bug.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: update-manager-core 1:18.10.10.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-25.26-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-25-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: LXQt
  Date: Thu Jul 25 20:42:31 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-27 (301 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta i386 (20180925.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2019-07-25 (0 days ago)

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