[Bug 1067563] [NEW] Exits on any download error (regression)

[Roger Binns]

Public bug reported:

I have several repositories including some vendor ones (eg virtualbox)
and many ppa's.  If update-manager has any problem downloading any of
those non-Ubuntu provided repositories then it exits at the end.  I then
have to run it a second time, abort the repository downloads and then I
can install outstanding updates.

A common reason for repositories failing to download is ppa's not
providing packages for the current Ubuntu release.  They eventually
will, so I'm happy to leave the ppas enabled until they do provide them.

There is no particular reason for update-manager to unilaterally decide
to exit on repository download failure.  And if it is going to then at
least only do it if the download failures were for the official Ubuntu
repositories.

This is a regression - versions prior to quantal would tell you of the
errors, and then let you install updated packages.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.174.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 16 17:10:58 2012
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1350432526'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'922'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'964'
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-12 (4 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal

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Title:
  Exits on any download error (regression)

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

Bug description:
  I have several repositories including some vendor ones (eg virtualbox)
  and many ppa's.  If update-manager has any problem downloading any of
  those non-Ubuntu provided repositories then it exits at the end.  I
  then have to run it a second time, abort the repository downloads and
  then I can install outstanding updates.

  A common reason for repositories failing to download is ppa's not
  providing packages for the current Ubuntu release.  They eventually
  will, so I'm happy to leave the ppas enabled until they do provide
  them.

  There is no particular reason for update-manager to unilaterally
  decide to exit on repository download failure.  And if it is going to
  then at least only do it if the download failures were for the
  official Ubuntu repositories.

  This is a regression - versions prior to quantal would tell you of the
  errors, and then let you install updated packages.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.174.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 16 17:10:58 2012
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1350432526'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'922'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'964'
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-12 (4 days ago)

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