[Bug 1110085] [NEW] update-manager does not indicate when user feedback is required

[Rocko]

Public bug reported:

If during an update a package asks the user for input via the console
(eg an application just asked me if I wanted to choose or restart all
services after updating), update-manager by default just sits there
saying it's updating. So it just looks like it is taking an unbelievably
long time to complete the update. You have to click on Details to get
the drop-down console before you can see that input is required.

It would be nice if update-manager could detect this and automatically
open the drop-down for details, or if it could force apt-get to use GUI-
based input when running from update-manager.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.180
Uname: Linux 3.1.10-8-nexus7 armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
Architecture: armhf
Date: Wed Jan 30 14:38:36 2013
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1359526225'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'437'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'640'
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug armhf raring running-unity

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Title:
  update-manager does not indicate when user feedback is required

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

Bug description:
  If during an update a package asks the user for input via the console
  (eg an application just asked me if I wanted to choose or restart all
  services after updating), update-manager by default just sits there
  saying it's updating. So it just looks like it is taking an
  unbelievably long time to complete the update. You have to click on
  Details to get the drop-down console before you can see that input is
  required.

  It would be nice if update-manager could detect this and automatically
  open the drop-down for details, or if it could force apt-get to use
  GUI-based input when running from update-manager.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.180
  Uname: Linux 3.1.10-8-nexus7 armv7l
  ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: armhf
  Date: Wed Jan 30 14:38:36 2013
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1359526225'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'437'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'640'
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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