the linked comment seems to describe a different circumstance than the comments in setup_apt_listchanges (which does not mention the pager frontend). debian bug 579733 is also focused on mail behavior rather than pager.
that said, i can confirm that u-u does NOT hang with the above patch applied and "frontend = pager" in /etc/apt/listchanges.conf. the apt- listchanges output ends up in /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended- upgrades-dpkg.log. when "confirm=1" is set in listchanges.conf then u-u does stop and wait for confirmation. however, in my testing this happens if either the mail or pager frontend is chosen and even when the patch is reverted (so afaict the code in question was not meant to address this condition). if the (self-inflicted) conflict between requiring confirmation on upgrade while using unattended-upgrades is the concern, then it would seem that overriding the confirmation would be more appropriate than changing the frontend. thanks! please let me know if additional information is required. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1633098 Title: override of APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND can/should be removed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1633098/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
