[Bug 1385131] [NEW] /etc/lsb-release has incorrect DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION

[Tomas Cassidy]

Public bug reported:

I just upgraded from 14.04 to 14.10 and lsb_release is showing an
incorrect description.  I'm seeing the same problem in the lsb-release
file from "apt-get source base-files".

$ lsb_release -d
Description:	Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)

$ cat /etc/lsb-release 
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: base-files 7.2ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Oct 24 20:03:54 2014
Dependencies:
 
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-22 (185 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: base-files
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-24 (0 days ago)

** Affects: base-files (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic

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Title:
  /etc/lsb-release has incorrect DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION

Status in “base-files” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I just upgraded from 14.04 to 14.10 and lsb_release is showing an
  incorrect description.  I'm seeing the same problem in the lsb-release
  file from "apt-get source base-files".

  $ lsb_release -d
  Description:	Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)

  $ cat /etc/lsb-release 
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: base-files 7.2ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Oct 24 20:03:54 2014
  Dependencies:
   
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-22 (185 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: base-files
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-24 (0 days ago)

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