[Bug 2068573] Re: needrestart: better document Ubuntu-specific behaviours

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This bug was fixed in the package needrestart - 3.6-8ubuntu3

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needrestart (3.6-8ubuntu3) oracular; urgency=medium

  * d/p/ubuntu-mode.patch: Don't touch /run/reboot-required on kernel updates
    (LP: #2065863)
  * Ubuntu mode: disable it if restart mode has been explicitly set
    (LP: #2068543)
  * Add some inline documentation for the Ubuntu mode (LP: #2068573)
  * Don't restart the google-guest-agent service (LP: #2063442)
  * Don't restart the GH runner provisioner (LP: #2067800)
  * tests: guard against looping when failing.

 -- Simon Chopin <schopin at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:57:11 +0200

** Changed in: needrestart (Ubuntu Oracular)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  needrestart: better document Ubuntu-specific behaviours

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

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  As evidenced in https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2024-June/019706.html the Ubuntu customizations to needrestart behaviour need to be much better documented, at least in the default configuration file and the CLI manpage/--help blurb, to try and minimize the amount of user surprise and uproar.

  [Test plan]
  # Check the contents of /etc/needrestart/needrestart.conf for 'UBUNTU' strings
  man needrestart # that should also mention Ubuntu
  needrestart --help # likewise
  cat /usr/share/doc/needrestart/README.Ubuntu

  [ Where problems could occur ]
  This is pretty safe, unless someone actually parses out the needrestart --help somewhere?

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