[Bug 1174242] Re: Software Updater doesn't let me upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04

[matteo sisti sette]

Hey, I have run it manually now and it worked! It says "Your software is
up to date. However, there is (...) 13.04 available" and leave me
upgrade.

So the key must be here:
> You are up-to-date otherwise right? It won't prompt you if you have updates available.

In past releases, when I upgraded e.g. from 11.10 to 12.04, or from 10.10 to 11.04, I didn't have to manually run Software Updater. It would pop up automatically when updates where available, and I'm almost sure it DID prompt to upgrade even if there were updates available. IF not, then it showed it after installing available updates for the current release. I never have to do it manually, as in "let's run Software Updater to see whether the next major release is available". I always saw it when it automatically popped up, as in "Oh, look! There is also a new major release available!".
And that's how it should work.
It makes sense that it does, but then, AFTER installing the available updates, it should prompt for upgrading.

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Title:
  Software Updater should prompt for upgrade after installing all
  updates; should warn of new release available even before

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

Bug description:
  = WORKAROUND =

  It's possible to force the upgrade using the following:

  do-release-upgrade -d -f DistUpgradeViewGtk3

  Ubuntu 13.04 is already out, and my Update Manager is correctly
  configured to show the upgrades for ANY VERSION.

  However, there is no button to upgrade to 13.04 as there was for
  previous upgrades.

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.174.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-28.47-generic 3.5.7.9
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-28-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Apr 29 12:00:25 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-23 (1041 days ago)InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-01-13 (105 days ago)

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