[Bug 2065863] Re: needrestart causes kernel upgrade messages in motd

[Simon Chopin]

** Also affects: needrestart (Ubuntu Noble)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: needrestart (Ubuntu Oracular)
   Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Simon Chopin (schopin)
       Status: New

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Title:
  needrestart causes kernel upgrade messages in motd

Status in needrestart package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in needrestart source package in Noble:
  New
Status in needrestart source package in Oracular:
  New

Bug description:
  On Noble, I see this in my motd:

  *** System restart required ***
  Pending kernel upgrade!
  Running kernel version:
    6.8.0-22-generic
  Diagnostics:
    The currently running kernel version is not the expected kernel version 6.8.0-31-generic.

  I found this code in needrestart:

  /usr/sbin/needrestart:                              'The currently
  running kernel version is {kversion} which is not the expected kernel
  version {eversion}.',

  I'm told that it is incorrect for needrestart to be injecting this
  into motd. Steve points out that needrestart isn't installed on
  desktop and the behaviour shouldn't be different here, thinks that
  this shouldn't be injected into motd, and asked for a bug report for
  this.

  needrestart     3.6-7ubuntu4

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