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This week's Hug Day will focus on update-manager and update-notifier!
After you have triaged or fixed a bug put your Launchpad Id in the last column and set the row's background to green by adding lightgreen in the first cell of the column after rowbgcolor=. This will let people know that the bug in that row has been hugged.
Tools
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5-a-day-ing
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Click on https://launchpad.net/people/+me
- Look at the URL bar, everything behind the ~ sign is your Launchpad ID.
Also sign up here: https://launchpad.net/~5-a-day-participants/+join
Stock Responses
For problem specific Stock Responses see: Bugs/Responses
Update Manager
### New Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify the bug is still not fixed
Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
- Set status to Confirmed
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Subject |
Triager |
### Incomplete Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
Change the bug's status to "Confirmed" or "Triaged" if the reporter replied with enough information or
- Ask a secondary follow up question and subscribe to the bug report
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
### Confirmed Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify the bug is still not fixed
- Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
Set status to triaged UbuntuBugControl
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Subject |
Triager |
### Bugs with Patches
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify if the patch really is a patch.
- If it is not, unmark it as a patch.
- If it is, get the bug triaged and looked by the maintainer.
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
### Private bugs to be reviewed
To mark it off the list you should:
UbuntuBugControl verify that the report does not contains sensitive data.
- If it does not, Change the Visibility status to Public.
- If the report does contains sensitive data, add a comment explaining on why it will keep on the Private status.
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Subject |
Triager |
Update Notifier
24 New Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify the bug is still not fixed
Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
- Set status to Confirmed
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen() |
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update-notifier can miscount updates when present in both -updates and -security |
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apt_check.py crashed with signal 7 in pkgCache::ReMap() |
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URI of update filtered by ISP |
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Update 'exclamation point' icon appears when no updates are available. |
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Debug messages in .xsession-errors |
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package update-notifier 0.76.7 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should |
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restart notification shows up even after you restart |
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in pkgCache::FindPkg() |
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in pkgDepCache::CheckDep()Th |
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update-notifier crashed with SIGSEGV [non-native unknown package] |
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Update Notifier doesn't automatically update |
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in sem_trywait@GLIBC_2.0() |
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in pkgCacheGenerator::MergeList() |
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apt_check.py crashed |
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in std::string::compare() |
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Two different "updates available" icons are confusing |
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Add option to not check/download updates automatically when using mobile broadband |
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update-notifier crashed with SIGSEGV |
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apt-check crashed with SIGSEGV in pkgDepCache::Init() |
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update-notifier & update-manager don't respect held back status |
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"Check for updates" should offer the updates for installation if available |
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Restart Required dialogue issues |
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Dbus shutdown crashes |
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6 Incomplete Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
Change the bug's status to "Confirmed" or "Triaged" if the reporter replied with enough information or
- Ask a secondary follow up question and subscribe to the bug report
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Triager |
Panel configuration update fails, reappears continually |
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New update notification method causing logouts? |
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Closes in changelog listing should be linked to the Debian BTS |
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u-n does not process a file dropped in /var/lib/update-notifier/user.d until dpkg-run-stamp was written |
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Notification baloon tooltip appears in wrong place |
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Update notifier crashed on dapper->edgy upgrade |
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29 Confirmed Bugs
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify the bug is still not fixed
- Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
Set status to triaged UbuntuBugControl
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Triager |
Update Notifier Security Issue |
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Failure to get updates causes persistent update-manager notification |
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restart by unauthorized user after updates |
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"Restart Now" does not reboot but suspends to disk |
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"A package manager is working" doesn't go away |
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update-notifier should emit notification when updates are available |
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apt_check.py crashed with SIGSEGV in pkgCache::FindPkg() |
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existing "Reboot Required" dialog box should be focused when clicking on panel icon |
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update notifier tells you to reboot before the upgrade is complete |
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combine "Show updates" and "Install all updates" |
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apt-check crashed with signal 7 in debPackagesIndex::FindInCache() |
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update-notifier stalls/crashes on Xubuntu 8.04 |
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notification icon shows up when not expected to. |
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man page for update-notifier and apt-check missing |
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add regression test for apport notification |
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poor descriptions for some startup programs |
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Update Notifier does not work |
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update-notifier icon does not show all the time for people without automatic internet connection |
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stop update-notifier when updates have been run, or when no updates available |
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"System restart required" bubble is unnecessary, just use the alert |
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User is expected to click an icon outside the notifier balloon |
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The reboot needed dialog needs to be more specific |
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inconsistent user experience--orange button doesn't feel like a button |
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notifier icon does not start gksu with startup notification |
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update-manager icon in notification area should be scalable |
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Reason for required restarts unclear |
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Add an option to disable the notifier balloon in the balloon itself |
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A remind me again in X hours/days option would be nice |
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"New updates available" notification is displayed, even if a package manager was opened and refreshed manually |
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### Bugs with Patches
To mark it off the list you should:
- Verify if the patch really is a patch.
- If it is not, unmark it as a patch.
- If it is, get the bug triaged and looked by the maintainer.
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
### Private bugs to be reviewed
To mark it off the list you should:
UbuntuBugControl verify that the report does not contains sensitive data.
- If it does not, Change the Visibility status to Public.
- If the report does contains sensitive data, add a comment explaining on why it will keep on the Private status.
Bug |
Subject |
Triager |
Progress
Update Manager
Update Notifier
More Bugs
This list is just a nibble of the bigger picture: update-manager - update-notifier