[Bug 704283] [NEW] insufficient details for "a newer build available" message

[Joe Edmonds]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: cloud-init

When I log in to my EC2 instance, I see the message:

  A newer build of the Ubuntu lucid server image is available.
  It is named 'release' and has build serial '20101228'.

I'm a reasonably-experienced ubuntu sysadmin (with little cloud
experience) and I don't know if or how I should obtain the newer build.
FWIW, places I looked to try to learn include:

* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CloudInit
* http://www.google.com/search?q=%22A+newer+build+of+the+Ubuntu+lucid+server+image+is+available.+It+is+named+'release'+and+has+build+serial%22

It would be nice if the message explained the status and my options a
little more.  If you don't want to lengthen an already-long MOTD,
perhaps just a link to a wiki page or something that contains more
details.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release:	10.04


$ apt-cache policy cloud-init
cloud-init:
  Installed: 0.5.10-0ubuntu1.5
  Candidate: 0.5.10-0ubuntu1.5
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.10-0ubuntu1.5 0
        500 http://us-east-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.5.10-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us-east-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

** Affects: cloud-init (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  insufficient details for "a newer build available" message