[Bug 787802] Re: Update Manager hangs waiting for response to apt-listchanges hidden under Details

[Darxus]

This problem also exists in 11.10 Oneric.

** Tags added: oneric

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Title:
  Update Manager hangs waiting for response to apt-listchanges hidden
  under Details

Status in “apt-listchanges” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt-listchanges

  I have installed the package apt-listchanges.

  The Update Manager prompts me to upgrade some packages and I accept.

  The Update Manager starts the upgrade and then hangs.

  The only way to continue is to have enough knowledge to do the
  following:

  a. Recognize that the Update Manager has stopped the upgrade.

  b. Click "Details" to open up the terminal output and see the apt-
  listchanges log.

  c. Press "q" to exit out of the apt-listchanges pager.

  This sequence would be unknown to many new Ubuntu users who might have
  installed apt-listchanges thinking it looks like a useful package.

  There are a few problems here:

  1. Update Manager is giving no indication that it is waiting for a
  response inside of the Details panel

  2. The contents of the Details panel is hidden.  This is fine when
  it's just technical output, but when waiting for input it needs to be
  open.

  3. New Ubuntu users would have no idea that they need to press "q" to
  quite the apt-listchanges pager and continue the upgrade.

  I'm not sure what the best solution would be, but perhaps apt-
  listchanges could simply email the changes when it is run inside of
  the Upgrade Manager instead of waiting for a response from a user who
  cannot see it.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt-listchanges 2.85.6ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 24 13:44:44 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110415)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt-listchanges
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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