[Bug 228247] Re: Update-manager requires connectivity to changelog.ubuntu.com - mirrors alone aren't sufficient

[Robert Roth]

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Summary changed:

- Update-manager requires connectivity to changelog.ubuntu.com - mirrors alone aren't sufficient
+ The meta-release file should be moved to archive.ubuntu.com to let the mirrors carry it.

** Summary changed:

- The meta-release file should be moved to archive.ubuntu.com to let the mirrors carry it.
+ The meta-release file should be moved to archive.ubuntu.com to let the mirrors carry it

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: update-manager
  
  The upgrade manager needs to download http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-
  release before it will display an Upgrade button.
  
  For firewalled machines with a local mirror and machines requiring NTLM-
  authenticated proxy access, there is never an "upgrade" button. Even if
  there is a complete local mirror.
+ 
+ Another problem with this as reported in some duplicates is that the
+ release upgrade available notification appears when the meta-release
+ file is updated on changelogs.ubuntu.com, but if users click the button
+ and their preferred mirror is not (yet) up-to-date, they get can not
+ fetch errors.
  
  Observed on the Gutsy->Hardy upgrade. We run a local FTP mirror, and our
  users have not been getting the option to upgrade, because outside
  connections to port 80 are firewalled. (NTLM proxies preferred). We
  worked around this by setting up a special proxy for meta-release.
  
  Preferably the meta-release file should be moved to archive.ubuntu.com
  where the mirrors can carry it, and update-manager can get it from a
  local mirror. If this isn't possible, a configurable location would at
  least help our users.
  
  I've discussed this with mvo, he agrees that this should be solved.

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Title:
  The meta-release file should be moved to archive.ubuntu.com to let the
  mirrors carry it

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  The upgrade manager needs to download http://changelogs.ubuntu.com
  /meta-release before it will display an Upgrade button.

  For firewalled machines with a local mirror and machines requiring
  NTLM-authenticated proxy access, there is never an "upgrade" button.
  Even if there is a complete local mirror.

  Another problem with this as reported in some duplicates is that the
  release upgrade available notification appears when the meta-release
  file is updated on changelogs.ubuntu.com, but if users click the
  button and their preferred mirror is not (yet) up-to-date, they get
  can not fetch errors.

  Observed on the Gutsy->Hardy upgrade. We run a local FTP mirror, and
  our users have not been getting the option to upgrade, because outside
  connections to port 80 are firewalled. (NTLM proxies preferred). We
  worked around this by setting up a special proxy for meta-release.

  Preferably the meta-release file should be moved to archive.ubuntu.com
  where the mirrors can carry it, and update-manager can get it from a
  local mirror. If this isn't possible, a configurable location would at
  least help our users.

  I've discussed this with mvo, he agrees that this should be solved.

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