[Bug 1908794] Re: update-manager-core: hwe-support-status recommends 18.04 on 20.04

[Brian Murray]

** Tags added: rls-ff-incoming

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  update-manager-core: hwe-support-status recommends 18.04 on 20.04

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  /usr/bin/hwe-support-status recommends installing the hwe of 18.04
  when on 20.04

  The system got upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 to 18.04 to 20.04.

  
  # uname -a
  Linux intern 5.4.0-58-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 9 08:16:25 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  # lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
  Release:	20.04
  Codename:	focal
  # cat /usr/lib/os-release 
  NAME="Ubuntu"
  VERSION="20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
  ID=ubuntu
  ID_LIKE=debian
  PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS"
  VERSION_ID="20.04"
  HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
  SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
  BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
  PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
  VERSION_CODENAME=focal
  UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal
  # /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd
  # /usr/bin/hwe-support-status 

  You have packages from the Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) installed that
  are going out of support on 2025-04-30.
          
  To upgrade to a supported (or longer-supported) configuration:

  * Upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS by running:
  sudo do-release-upgrade -p

  OR

  * Switch to the current security-supported stack by running:
  sudo apt-get install 

  and reboot your system.

  EXPECTED

  There shouldn't be an advice to install hwe of 18.04 being on 20.04.

  "sudo apt-get install" and "sudo do-release-upgrade -p" do nothing and
  they don't change the message.

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