[Bug 37595] [1.91 Swarm (beta 2), Flight 5] Fails to show error messages

[Graeme Hewson]

Public bug reported:

Affects: ept adept (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
During installation, kubuntu prompts for a Web proxy server.  If the
machine (laptop) is later moved to another network where the proxy
server name is not resolvable through DNS, and the user clicks on "Fetch
Updates" button in  Adept, Adept appears to go through the motions of
fetching updates, and doesn't display any error messages, and it appears
to the user that no updates are available, when in fact updates are
available.

E.g., /etc/apt/apt.conf includes:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://foo.example.com";

and /etc/resolv.conf doesn't exist.
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[1.91 Swarm (beta 2), Flight 5] Fails to show error messages
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/37595