[Bug 1969960] Re: Jammy's /etc/os-release missing LTS string in VERSION

[Steve Langasek]

Hello Paride, or anyone else affected,

Accepted base-files into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and
be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-
files/12ubuntu4.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how
to enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this
update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been
performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-
jammy to verification-done-jammy. If it does not fix the bug for you,
please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-
failed-jammy. In either case, without details of your testing we will
not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s)
fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in
-proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed verification-needed-jammy

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Title:
  Jammy's /etc/os-release missing LTS string in VERSION

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in base-files source package in Jammy:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Description]

  In Jammy (base-files 12ubuntu4) we have:

  $ grep VERSION= /etc/os-release 
  VERSION="22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)"

  but expected is:

  VERSION="22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"

  Compare with Focal:

  $ grep VERSION= /etc/os-release 
  VERSION="20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa)"

  [Impact]

  Having VERSION without LTS is inconsistent with the previous LTS
  releases and is wrong, as the official name of the release is "22.04
  LTS". This can confuse users.

  Any script relying on VERSION to detect if the Ubuntu version it is
  running on in an LTS won't be work as expected.

  [Test Plan]

  1. grep VERSION= /etc/os-release 
  2. check that it is: VERSION="22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"

  [Where problems could occur]

  Software already packaged in Jammy may already have adapted to the
  fact that VERSION doesn't have the LTS string in it.

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