[Bug 1177968] [NEW] "Not all updates can be installed" dialog launches distribution upgrade, not partial upgrade of packages

[Kieran O'Neill]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 120689 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120689

Public bug reported:

1) Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (with some PPAs);  this behaviour has been present
since at least Lucid.

2) update-manager 1:0.156.14.11

3) When an error occurs with one or more PPA packages, update-manager
produces the "Not all updates can be installed" dialog, giving the
options "Partial upgrade" and "close". If "partial upgrade" is clicked,
update-manager commences a distribution upgrade to the next (non-LTS)
distro version.

4) Since /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades contains the Prompt=lts
setting, I would presume that update-manager should never try to upgrade
unless a new LTS is available. I also would not expect PPA errors to
cause update-manager to initiate a distribution upgrade at all. What I
would expect update-manager to do would be to update those packages
without error (which is what happens after you click "Close" on the
dialog, and then click "Install Updates".

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

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 120689
   "Not all updates can be installed" dialog has unclear buttons & unselectable text

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Title:
  "Not all updates can be installed" dialog launches distribution
  upgrade, not partial upgrade of packages

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

Bug description:
  1) Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (with some PPAs);  this behaviour has been
  present since at least Lucid.

  2) update-manager 1:0.156.14.11

  3) When an error occurs with one or more PPA packages, update-manager
  produces the "Not all updates can be installed" dialog, giving the
  options "Partial upgrade" and "close". If "partial upgrade" is
  clicked, update-manager commences a distribution upgrade to the next
  (non-LTS) distro version.

  4) Since /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades contains the Prompt=lts
  setting, I would presume that update-manager should never try to
  upgrade unless a new LTS is available. I also would not expect PPA
  errors to cause update-manager to initiate a distribution upgrade at
  all. What I would expect update-manager to do would be to update those
  packages without error (which is what happens after you click "Close"
  on the dialog, and then click "Install Updates".

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