Thanks, Brian. That sounds reasonable and would---in fact, accomplish what I _thought_ it was supposed to do when I was setting it on end-user installs so that I could expose features and functionality of a non-LTS version while assuming it would pause at the next LTS.
I appreciate you feedback. Any ideas when this might be implemented? Is there a bug I can track to be notified of the functionality changes? On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 11:51 AM Brian Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > This was discussed in #ubuntu-meeting on 20180726 and the solution > presented was to have the release upgrader do the "right" thing by > upgrading your system until you hit an LTS. So if you are running zesty > and have "Prompt=lts" set then it would upgrade you to artful, then > bionic and then stop because bionic is an LTS release. > > ** Also affects: software-properties (Ubuntu Cosmic) > Importance: Undecided > Status: Confirmed > > ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Cosmic) > Importance: Undecided > Status: Confirmed > > ** Tags removed: rls-cc-incoming > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1783328 > > Title: > The option to select LTS notifications should be masked in non-LTS > versions > > Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in software-properties source package in Cosmic: > Confirmed > Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Cosmic: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > I have been bitten by _not_ knowing that selecting "Notify me of a new > Ubuntu version: For long-term support versions" in a non-LTS(17.10) > software-properties-gtk dialog box would simply silently fail to > inform users that they are no longer receiving updates to their Ubuntu > installs. > > Please mask or hide the option to select "For long-term support > versions" if the currently running version is a non-LTS version(grep > or awk the /etc/os-release file or some-such for the LTS string). > > It is non-intuitive to see this option as available to select and not > receive warning of its hazards. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.21 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18 > Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 > Architecture: amd64 > CrashDB: ubuntu > Date: Tue Jul 24 07:30:11 2018 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-21 (64 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 > (20180426) > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm-256color > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: > 2018-05-24T11:23:48.670462 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1783328/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1783328 Title: The option to select LTS notifications should be masked in non-LTS versions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1783328/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
