Hello Mario, or anyone else affected, Accepted fwupd into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/0.8.3-0ubuntu4 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 and change the tag from verification-needed-xenial to verification-done-xenial. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-xenial. 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! ** Changed in: fwupd (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to appstream-glib in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1780442 Title: Please backport fix for & in attributes Status in Fwupd: New Status in appstream-glib package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in appstream-glib source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in fwupd source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] There are instances of fwupd being unable to run updates on certain devices on Ubuntu 16.04. due to a "&" in metadata. [Test Case] * Try to perform an update on a 8bitdo affected device. [Regression Potential] * Regressions would occur in metadata processing where the fwupd daemon wouldn't be able to process it. [Other Info] This was discussed here: https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd/issues/565#issuecomment-402534337 This has been fixed in appstream-glib to prevent & in the metadata. This fix is already in 18.04 and just needs to be backported to 16.04. https://github.com/hughsie/appstream-glib/commit/6048520484101df5d33f3c852c10640e630d20cf To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fwupd/+bug/1780442/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
