We always need to balance readability and detail, and it's not feasible to include a message that caters to every detail in the 70ish characters we have.
The alternative would be "Keeping back" but "Not upgrading" was arguably much clearer. The display is very clear that this is a summary of the actions to be (not) taken that were displayed further up. As such I'm afraid there's no better solution. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2098591 Title: APT's 'Not Upgrading: 0' message is misleading To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/2098591/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs