[Bug 2006956] [NEW] update-manager tries to write unnecessary file on kde

[Erich Eickmeyer]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu Studio is currently making an attempt to switch from Plasma
Discover handling all updates to using Update Manager to handle updates
instead, keeping with the Ubuntu way of updating as opposed to the
Packagekit frontend which misses a lot of items and tends to ignore
items intended for phased updates.

Right now, Update Manager, when run, while running updates, shows the
attached dialog, sometimes repeatedly. This is bad UX and needs to be
resolved before we can ship this.

'Configuration file "//.config.debconf-kde-helperrc" not writable.
Please contact your system administrator.'

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

** Attachment added: "Screenshot_20230210_075710.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2006956/+attachment/5646210/+files/Screenshot_20230210_075710.png

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu Studio is currently making an attempt to switch from Plasma
  Discover handling all updates to using Update Manager to handle updates
  instead, keeping with the Ubuntu way of updating as opposed to the
  Packagekit frontend which misses a lot of items and tends to ignore
  items intended for phased updates.
  
  Right now, Update Manager, when run, while running updates, shows the
  attached dialog, sometimes repeatedly. This is bad UX and needs to be
  resolved before we can ship this.
  
- "Configuration file "//.config.debconf-kde-helperrc" not writable.
- Please contact your system administrator.
+ 'Configuration file "//.config.debconf-kde-helperrc" not writable.
+ Please contact your system administrator.'

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Title:
  update-manager tries to write unnecessary file on kde

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Studio is currently making an attempt to switch from Plasma
  Discover handling all updates to using Update Manager to handle
  updates instead, keeping with the Ubuntu way of updating as opposed to
  the Packagekit frontend which misses a lot of items and tends to
  ignore items intended for phased updates.

  Right now, Update Manager, when run, while running updates, shows the
  attached dialog, sometimes repeatedly. This is bad UX and needs to be
  resolved before we can ship this.

  'Configuration file "//.config.debconf-kde-helperrc" not writable.
  Please contact your system administrator.'

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