[Bug 1853020] [NEW] update-manager wrong package grouping

[fcole90]

Public bug reported:

>From time to time the update-manager shows packages due for update,
putting some them into groups. Sometimes the grouping is clearly wrong,
especially the package used as anchor of the group.

See the attached screenshot: a number of packages are shown as belonging
to Visual Studio code group, which they are not.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: update-manager 1:19.04.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Nov 18 17:56:06 2019
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-03 (287 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.7
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.5, python3-minimal, 3.7.5-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.17, python-minimal, 2.7.17-1
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2019-07-21 (120 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal third-party-packages

** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2019-11-18 17-52-13.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1853020/+attachment/5306236/+files/Screenshot%20from%202019-11-18%2017-52-13.png

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Title:
  update-manager wrong package grouping

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  From time to time the update-manager shows packages due for update,
  putting some them into groups. Sometimes the grouping is clearly
  wrong, especially the package used as anchor of the group.

  See the attached screenshot: a number of packages are shown as
  belonging to Visual Studio code group, which they are not.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: update-manager 1:19.04.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Nov 18 17:56:06 2019
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-03 (287 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.5, python3-minimal, 3.7.5-1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.17, python-minimal, 2.7.17-1
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2019-07-21 (120 days ago)

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