[Bug 383715] Re: When updating from a ppa description says "Failed to detect distribution"

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[Expired for update-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity
for 60 days.]

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  When updating from a ppa description says "Failed to detect
  distribution"

Status in Update Manager:
  Incomplete
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Changes tab in Update Manager says "Failed to detect distribution" when updating a package from a ppa in Ubuntu 9.04.
  This does not happen with package updates from Ubuntu repositories.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Add a ppa to sources.list which contains a newer version of an installed program, e.g. transmissionbt
  2. Check for updates
  3. Look at changes tab in description of update. Instead of a changelog there is the 'failed to detect..' text

  I don't know if this is a bug in update manager, apt or launchpad. I
  discovered it in update manager - so I'm putting the bug report here.

  This bug does not affect the update process, the only thing missing is
  the changelog.

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