[Bug 2051115] Re: ubuntu pro integration interferes with dist-upgrade prompting

[Nathan Teodosio]

** Description changed:

- Using 1:20.04.10.18 on an uptodate focal system
+ The listing of Ubuntu Pro packages has been introduced in recent
+ versions of update-manager, but as an undesired consequence, in up to
+ date machines unattached to Ubuntu Pro, update-manager stopped prompting
+ to upgrade to a next supported release.
  
- $ update-manager -c
+ Ubuntu Pro packages should be merely an addition to this program and not
+ alter its main behavior.
  
- displays the standard UI with the list of Pro updates instead of showing
- the dialog prompting to upgrade to 22.04 LTS
+ [Test plan]
+ 
+ --->
+ ua detach --assume-yes
+ apt update
+ apt upgrade
+ apt install hello
+ update-manager
+ <---
+ 
+ Instead of listing Ubuntu Pro packages (the hello one, for example,
+ always has a ESM update) that would be installable if the user attached
+ to Ubuntu Pro, the update-manager window should simply do as it did in
+ older versions, namely, state that software is up to date, and, if a
+ newer LTS is available, suggest to the user to update to it.
+ 
+ [Where problems could occur]
+ 
+ The Pro packages should still be listed as such (i.e. under their own
+ section, "Ubuntu Pro security updates", in the package listing) in case
+ there is at least one upgradable package (as of 'apt list
+ --upgradable'), whether the machine is attached, in which case the
+ Ubuntu Pro section is sensitive, or unattached to Ubuntu Pro, in which
+ case it is insensitive.

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Noble)
   Importance: High
     Assignee: Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)
       Status: In Progress

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Jammy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Merge proposal linked:
   https://code.launchpad.net/~nteodosio/update-manager/+git/update-manager/+merge/459440

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Title:
  ubuntu pro integration interferes with dist-upgrade prompting

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in update-manager source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in update-manager source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in update-manager source package in Focal:
  New
Status in update-manager source package in Jammy:
  New
Status in update-manager source package in Noble:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The listing of Ubuntu Pro packages has been introduced in recent
  versions of update-manager, but as an undesired consequence, in up to
  date machines unattached to Ubuntu Pro, update-manager stopped
  prompting to upgrade to a next supported release.

  Ubuntu Pro packages should be merely an addition to this program and
  not alter its main behavior.

  [Test plan]

  --->
  ua detach --assume-yes
  apt update
  apt upgrade
  apt install hello
  update-manager
  <---

  Instead of listing Ubuntu Pro packages (the hello one, for example,
  always has a ESM update) that would be installable if the user
  attached to Ubuntu Pro, the update-manager window should simply do as
  it did in older versions, namely, state that software is up to date,
  and, if a newer LTS is available, suggest to the user to update to it.

  [Where problems could occur]

  The Pro packages should still be listed as such (i.e. under their own
  section, "Ubuntu Pro security updates", in the package listing) in
  case there is at least one upgradable package (as of 'apt list
  --upgradable'), whether the machine is attached, in which case the
  Ubuntu Pro section is sensitive, or unattached to Ubuntu Pro, in which
  case it is insensitive.

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