[Bug 1813626] [NEW] update-manager repeatedly asks for partial upgrade

[Allan W. Macdonald]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

The GUI application, update-manager, repeatedly asks for a partial
upgrade when no such upgrade exists using apt or apt-get.

For more information, see this forum topic:

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2411297&p=13833926

$ apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
  Installed: 1:16.04.15
  Candidate: 1:16.04.15
  Version table:
 *** 1:16.04.15 500
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:16.04.12 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages
     1:16.04.3 500
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages

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

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Title:
  update-manager repeatedly asks for partial upgrade

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  The GUI application, update-manager, repeatedly asks for a partial
  upgrade when no such upgrade exists using apt or apt-get.

  For more information, see this forum topic:

  https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2411297&p=13833926

  $ apt-cache policy update-manager
  update-manager:
    Installed: 1:16.04.15
    Candidate: 1:16.04.15
    Version table:
   *** 1:16.04.15 500
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:16.04.12 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages
       1:16.04.3 500
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages

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