[Bug 2039499] [NEW] update-manager should let me upgrade even with held packages

[Steve Langasek]

Public bug reported:

I have a package held on my system because in newer releases of Ubuntu
the version imported from Debian is completely unusable.  Trying to run
`update-manager -d` to upgrade to mantic gives me a message that I need
all my packages to be up-to-date first.

apt dist-upgrade doesn't upgrade this package, but correctly notes that
it's held.  update-manager also doesn't upgrade the package.  update-
manager should be consistent with that, and allow the upgrade to proceed
with a held package.

(It should warn the user that there are held packages, but it shouldn't
just say that packages aren't up to date when update-manager itself will
fail to even offer an update.)

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

** Description changed:

  I have a package held on my system because in newer releases of Ubuntu
  the version imported from Debian is completely unusable.  Trying to run
  `update-manager -d` to upgrade to mantic gives me a message that I need
  all my packages to be up-to-date first.
  
  apt dist-upgrade doesn't upgrade this package, but correctly notes that
  it's held.  update-manager also doesn't upgrade the package.  update-
  manager should be consistent with that, and allow the upgrade to proceed
  with a held package.
+ 
+ (It should warn the user that there are held packages, but it shouldn't
+ just say that packages aren't up to date when update-manager itself will
+ fail to even offer an update.)

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Title:
  update-manager should let me upgrade even with held packages

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have a package held on my system because in newer releases of Ubuntu
  the version imported from Debian is completely unusable.  Trying to
  run `update-manager -d` to upgrade to mantic gives me a message that I
  need all my packages to be up-to-date first.

  apt dist-upgrade doesn't upgrade this package, but correctly notes
  that it's held.  update-manager also doesn't upgrade the package.
  update-manager should be consistent with that, and allow the upgrade
  to proceed with a held package.

  (It should warn the user that there are held packages, but it
  shouldn't just say that packages aren't up to date when update-manager
  itself will fail to even offer an update.)

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