This bug was fixed in the package update-notifier - 3.168.8
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update-notifier (3.168.8) xenial; urgency=medium
* Fix APT sandboxing for data downloads failing (LP: #1522675)
-- Julian Andres Klode Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:27:35
+0100
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: New => Confirmed
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** Bug watch removed: Debian Bug tracker #806406
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806406
** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importa
Updated the other tag too, think that's the right thing to do? Please
revert if not!
** Tags removed: verification-needed
** Tags added: verification-done
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bdmurray@clean-xenial-amd64:~$ apt-cache policy update-notifier
update-notifier:
Installed: 3.168.1
Candidate: 3.168.7
Version table:
3.168.7 500
500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Pa
Hopes someone will do the change too for synaptic, which display that
error only the first upgrade is done.
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Title:
Warning
Installed update-notifier 3.168.8 from xenial-proposed.
I do not get any "W: Can't drop privileges for downloading" during
execution of
$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall flashplugin-installer ttf-
mscorefonts-installer
But aptitude is still complains when getting changelogs from terminal
`aptit
Hello dino99, or anyone else affected,
Accepted update-notifier into xenial-proposed. The package will build
now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-
notifier/3.168.8 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See
Uploaded update-notifier to xenial-proposed.
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: aptitude (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: synaptic (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Ne
** Description changed:
+ # update-notifier
+ [Impact]
+ Cosmetic. Warnings when installing packages using update-notifier downloading
stuff
+
+ [Test case]
+
+ Install flashplugin-installer with apt and check that the output does
+ not contain a message like this:
+
+ W: Can't drop privileges
@Adrien Beau (adrienbeau)
you can propose your fix anywhere where you want.
All APT works as root, there is not security hole here. We can trust its HTTP
transport.
By the way Ubuntu developers should understand that annoying bugs should
be fixed as fast as possible as Critical bugs. It does not
Techinal part about my fix is in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1522675/comments/85 .
Do APT/Ubuntu/Debian/Canonical have any comments on it?
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Norbert, it is *extremely* inappropriate to edit the bug description to
publicize your workaround. Adding instructions to set the sandbox user
to "root" at the start of the bug description is quite simply awful.
I have reverted that change.
** Description changed:
READ ME FIRST
=
OK, Ads2. This bug is annoying. Nothing more. Yesterday another
newbie installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS after my recommendation. He was very
dissapointed seeing this message.
Ubuntu developers should understand that annoying bugs should be fixed
as fast as possible as Critical bugs. It does not matt
Norbert, making comments on bugs attacking developers for not doing
enough to fix the bug just annoys the developers, it doesn't help fix
the bug. Either take more proactive action as necessary (I don't know
what's needed at the moment) or be patient. Also check the readme at the
start of the descr
** Description changed:
+ READ ME FIRST
+ =
+ This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though
the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening
like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's
nowher
** Tags removed: yakkety
** Tags added: artful bionic
** Tags removed: zesty
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Title:
Warning messages about unsandboxed do
Got this bug while installing ttf-mscorefonts-installer?
385 users are affected.
How long?
Is it so difficult to fix this bug?
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