[Bug 2146830] [NEW] [SRU] kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade erroneously calls "-m"

[Erich Eickmeyer]

Public bug reported:

[Impact]

Testing Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio upgrades is done in a wrapper script
called kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade. Currently, if a developer wishes
to upgrade Questing to Resolute in a test, they are unable.

-m was deprected in plucky. It was removed, but not from questing and,
therefore, is bugged there.

[Test Case]

>From a terminal in Ubuntu Studio or Kubuntu 25.10, run:

kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade

Expected: pkexec prompt and subsequent KDE frontend for the release
upgrader.

Actual: do-release-upgrade: error: no such option: -m

[What could go wrong]

There could be typo in the MP, but I doubt it. The solution is simply to
remove `-m desktop` from the command line, which appears to be done in
the code, but it was never released.

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Questing)
     Importance: High
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Resolute)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released


** Tags: noble questing

** Description changed:

- -m was deprected in plucky and needs to be removed from the wrapper.
+ -m was deprected in plucky. It was removed, but not from questing and,
+ therefore, is bugged there.

** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Questing)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Resolute)
   Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)
       Status: In Progress

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Questing)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Resolute)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Resolute)
     Assignee: Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer) => (unassigned)

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Resolute)
    Milestone: ubuntu-26.04 => None

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Questing)
    Milestone: None => questing-updates

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Questing)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Description changed:

+ [Impact]
+ 
+ Testing Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio upgrades is done in a wrapper script
+ called kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade. Currently, if a developer wishes
+ to upgrade Questing to Resolute in a test, they are unable.
+ 
  -m was deprected in plucky. It was removed, but not from questing and,
  therefore, is bugged there.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 
+ From a terminal in Ubuntu Studio or Kubuntu 25.10, run:
+ 
+ kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
+ 
+ Expected: pkexec prompt and subsequent KDE frontend for the release
+ upgrader.
+ 
+ Actual: do-release-upgrade: error: no such option: -m
+ 
+ [What could go wrong]
+ 
+ I suppose I could have made a typo in the MP, but I doubt it. The
+ solution is simply to remove `-m desktop` from the command line.

** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  
  Testing Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio upgrades is done in a wrapper script
  called kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade. Currently, if a developer wishes
  to upgrade Questing to Resolute in a test, they are unable.
  
  -m was deprected in plucky. It was removed, but not from questing and,
  therefore, is bugged there.
  
  [Test Case]
  
  From a terminal in Ubuntu Studio or Kubuntu 25.10, run:
  
  kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
  
  Expected: pkexec prompt and subsequent KDE frontend for the release
  upgrader.
  
  Actual: do-release-upgrade: error: no such option: -m
  
  [What could go wrong]
  
- I suppose I could have made a typo in the MP, but I doubt it. The
- solution is simply to remove `-m desktop` from the command line.
+ There could be typo in the MP, but I doubt it. The solution is simply to
+ remove `-m desktop` from the command line, which appears to be done in
+ the code, but it was never released.

** Summary changed:

- kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade erroneously calls "-m"
+ [SRU] kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade erroneously calls "-m"

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Title:
  [SRU] kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade erroneously calls "-m"

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Questing:
  In Progress
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Resolute:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  Testing Kubuntu or Ubuntu Studio upgrades is done in a wrapper script
  called kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade. Currently, if a developer wishes
  to upgrade Questing to Resolute in a test, they are unable.

  -m was deprected in plucky. It was removed, but not from questing and,
  therefore, is bugged there.

  [Test Case]

  From a terminal in Ubuntu Studio or Kubuntu 25.10, run:

  kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade

  Expected: pkexec prompt and subsequent KDE frontend for the release
  upgrader.

  Actual: do-release-upgrade: error: no such option: -m

  [What could go wrong]

  There could be typo in the MP, but I doubt it. The solution is simply
  to remove `-m desktop` from the command line, which appears to be done
  in the code, but it was never released.

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