Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
After running out of disk space on /boot in the middle of an upgrade
(due to Bug #105113), I noticed that update-manager marks all packages
as upgraded, even if some failed.
The problem is that even *IF* the user studies the log output and fixes
the problem (in my case, finds the "No space left on device" message
that is hidden in the detail logs), update-manager provides them no way
to reattempt the upgrade; when they go into update-manager later, the
failing package(s) are no longer listed as needing to be installed.
Not only does this mean they have to open a shell and do it manually
after fixing the problem (in this case, clearing some disk space), but
could allow the user to forget to "finish" the upgrade, or worse, misled
the user into thinking the upgrade actually did complete because it is
not listed in the upgrade-manager queue.
This is easy to reproduce: make sure the /boot partition doesn't quite
have enough space for a new kernel, and then attempt to upgrade the
kernel. When it fails, simply delete files so that it has enough
space, and then use aptitude or apt-get to install.
Running 8.04.1, and
$ apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
Installed: 1:0.87.27
Candidate: 1:0.87.27
Version table:
*** 1:0.87.27 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
I've also submitted Bug #254477 on potentially confusing feedback to the
user when upgrades fail.
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Update-manager marks upgrades as completed even if they aren't
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254480
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