Public bug reported: I like to do system updates under script(1) and have a collection of bash aliases to do these things and log the script output. Otherwise all that stuff scrolls by with no chance for me to use it later.
I just tried to update my system to 18.04, and it failed with the following output: Checking for a new Ubuntu release Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [819 B] Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,263 kB] Fetched 1,264 kB in 0s (0 B/s) authenticate 'bionic.tar.gz' against 'bionic.tar.gz.gpg' extracting 'bionic.tar.gz' Clear screen capability required. This seems onerous to me. What's the point of generating output if there's no way to learn from it, refer to it, or remember it? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.26 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-141.167-generic 4.4.162 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-141-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu Date: Tue Jan 1 14:18:02 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-08 (876 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-01-01 (0 days ago) ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1810216 Title: Unable to run do-release-upgrade under script(1) because of a need to clear the screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1810216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs