[Bug 1280913] Re: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final release

2017-06-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The failure case is also confusing: it you can’t upgrade to the development version, because you aren’t running the latest release, you either get “The software on this computer is up to date”, which is a non-sequitur; or you get a list of updates for the current release, which is also irrelevant

[Bug 1280913] Re: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final release

2017-06-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
No, it is not sufficient, it is still lying to the user. Ubuntu 17.10 is not available. If the next version of Ubuntu does turn out to be called 17.10 (which is highly likely, but not certain), it will become available in October. ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete

[Bug 1280913] Re: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final release

2017-06-27 Thread Brian Murray
Running update-manager -d now first displays a dialog saying "However, Ubuntu 17.10 is now available (you have 17.04)." After you click the "Upgrade..." button another dialog is displayed which talks about Artful Aardvark being in development and not to install it on production systems. Do you

[Bug 1280913] Re: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final release

2014-04-06 Thread Thiago Martins
Hi! I'm running Saucy Desktop and I am unable to upgrade it to Ubuntu 14.04 Beta using update-manager -d... On Saucy, running as a regular user, update-manager -d doesn't show any option to upgrade to devel branch... Is that expected, or am I facing this bug too?! Thanks! Thiago -- You

[Bug 1280913] Re: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final release

2014-02-26 Thread Brian Murray
This certainly affects Precise and may affect Saucy. ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280913 Title: update-manager

[Bug 1280913] Re: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final release

2014-02-26 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280913 Title: update-manager -d implies that pre-release version is a final