[Bug 523714] Re: update-manager shows no changelog for various packages

[Simeon]

I had this problem with precise since ~ a month but now it is better. I
dont know why though.

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Title:
  update-manager shows no changelog for various packages

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  Certain packages never show changelog items in update-manager. These
  packages also do not show changelogs on changelogs.ubuntu.com although
  the changelogs are on Launchpad (e.g.
  https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/1.15.5.6ubuntu1/+changelog)

  [TEST CASE]
  =============
  1. Install lucid
  2. Open update-manager and verify that no changelogs are displayed for the affected packages (see list in "Notes" section below
  3. Open changelogs.ubuntu.com & verify that the changelogs are not displayed for the version in lucid (e.g http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.15.5.6ubuntu1/)
  4. Verify that the changelogs are on Launchpad (e.g https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/1.15.5.6ubuntu1/+changelog)

  [Current Result]
  =============
  There are no changelogs for the latest versions of the affected packages on changelogs.ubuntu.com
  Update Manager displays "The list of changes is not available yet. Please try again later."

  [Expected Result]
  =============
  Changelogs for the latest versions of the affected packages should appear on changelogs.ubuntu.com
  The "changes" tab in Update Manager should display a changelog of changes for the latest versions of the affected packages

  [Work Around]
  =============
  View the changelogs in Launchpad by navigating to the project's main Launchpad page (e.g. https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/) & clicking the "view full changelog" link.

  [Notes]
  =============
  This appears to only affect lucid packages.

  $ uname -a
  Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-13-generic #18-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 10 21:24:20 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

  $ sudo apt-cache policy update-manager
  update-manager:
    Installed: 1:0.132
    Candidate: 1:0.132
    Version table:
   *** 1:0.132 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  The following packages are affected:
  dpkg
  samba
  quilt
  kaffeine
  kde-style-qtcurve
  geoip
  ntp
  k3b

  This is only a preliminary list. There may be more packages affected
  by this.

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