[Bug 1907078] Re: ubuntu-bug reports installed package is not installed

[Clemens Drüe]

Dear Brian,

On 09.12.20 18:00, Brian Murray wrote:
> When going through the bug reporting process for update-manager-core you
> should have been asked a question about whether the "the issue you are
> reporting one you encountered when upgrading Ubuntu from one release to
> another?". Did you see that question and if so how did you answer?

The system was upgraded vom 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS on November, 22.
It had been previously upgraded from ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS
aurond the end of 2018.

> 
> Additionally, do you have the package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
> installed?

Yes, is istalled:
ii  ubuntu-release-upgrader-core                  1:20.04.29                          all          manage release upgrades

Clemens

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Title:
  ubuntu-bug reports installed package is not installed

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
  Release:        20.04
  apport:
    Installed: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13
    Candidate: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13
    Version table:
   *** 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13 500
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2.20.11-0ubuntu27.12 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
       2.20.11-0ubuntu27 500
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages

  I tried to submit a bug in update-manager-core typing.
  $ ubuntu-bug update-manager-core

  Expected outcome: 
  geneate bug report for update-manager-core

  Actual outcome:
  pretends that package is not installed:
  [...]
  > *** Collecting problem information
  > 
  > The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
  > application. This might take a few minutes.
  > ....dpkg-query: no packages found matching ubuntu-release-upgrader
  > .
  >
  > *** Problem in ubuntu-release-upgrader
  >
  > The problem cannot be reported:
  >
  > This report is about a package that is not installed.
  >
  > Press any key to continue... 

  i.e. it looks for a completely different package !

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