[Bug 362443] Re: changelogs are often not available with updates

[Daniel Hartwig]

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #357542
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357542

** Also affects: aptitude (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357542
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  changelogs are often not available with updates

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “aptitude” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  Upgrading jaunty, but I have seen this in all releases of Ubuntu.

  90% of available updates fail to retrieve a changelog when "C" is
  pressed. They exist, since I can read them in /usr/share/doc after
  installation. It is important to know what changes are made before
  upgrading. I know update-manager provides a link in this case. I don't
  propose this as a solution, though, since a typical sys admin would
  not want to be messing around with links2 and a launchpad link when
  he/she just needs a few characters plain text to describe a change.

  To reproduce:

  1) wait until updates are available
  2) select an upgradable package
  3) press "C" to retrieve changelog

  4 expected) changelog displayed

  5) actual, in most cases) changelog not found.

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