** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * Unattended-upgrades may fail to install due to missing dpkg-vendor command. + * The fix is using lsb_release which is provided by dependencies. + + [Test Case] + + * Install unattended-upgrades, then check the maintainer scripts to not have reference to dpkg-dev: + $ grep dpkg-dev /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.* ; echo $? + 1 + + [Regression Potential] + + * lsb_release may fail but that would be a different, bigger issue affecting many other programs. This is unlikely. + * Changed maintainer scripts may fail due to errors introduced with the fix. Since those scripts had extensive testing in later releases by now it looks like unlikely to occur, too. + + [Original Bug Text] + in its postinst script unattended-upgrade uses dpkg-vendor from dpkg-dev but does not depends on dpkg-dev which results in the following error: - # apt-get update && apt-get upgrade Installing the packages goes well, except for, getting this warning. Setting up unattended-upgrades (0.97ubuntu1) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 65: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 66: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 124: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 125: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: unattended-upgrades 0.97ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-11.12-generic 4.13.1 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Sep 26 10:01:05 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1483 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: - TERM=screen-256color - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=screen-256color + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.50unattended-upgrades: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.50unattended-upgrades: 2017-09-05T01:34:04.573213
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unattended-upgrades in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1719630 Title: unattended-upgrades uses dpkg-vendor but doesn't depend on dpkg-dev Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in unattended-upgrades source package in Artful: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] * Unattended-upgrades may fail to install due to missing dpkg-vendor command. * The fix is using lsb_release which is provided by dependencies. [Test Case] * Install unattended-upgrades, then check the maintainer scripts to not have reference to dpkg-dev: $ grep dpkg-dev /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.* ; echo $? 1 [Regression Potential] * lsb_release may fail but that would be a different, bigger issue affecting many other programs. This is unlikely. * Changed maintainer scripts may fail due to errors introduced with the fix. Since those scripts had extensive testing in later releases by now it looks like unlikely to occur, too. [Original Bug Text] in its postinst script unattended-upgrade uses dpkg-vendor from dpkg- dev but does not depends on dpkg-dev which results in the following error: # apt-get update && apt-get upgrade Installing the packages goes well, except for, getting this warning. Setting up unattended-upgrades (0.97ubuntu1) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 65: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 66: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 124: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: 125: /var/lib/dpkg/info/unattended-upgrades.postinst: dpkg-vendor: not found ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: unattended-upgrades 0.97ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-11.12-generic 4.13.1 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Sep 26 10:01:05 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1483 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.50unattended-upgrades: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.50unattended-upgrades: 2017-09-05T01:34:04.573213 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1719630/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
