Public bug reported: When there are packages that fail a "sanity check" they are not reported [by email] as expected. This results in updates being ignored indefinitely.
More details: https://github.com/mvo5/unattended-upgrades/issues/223 This is fixed in version 1.18 but bionic is using version 1.1: https://github.com/mvo5/unattended-upgrades/pull/255 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: unattended-upgrades 1.1ubuntu1.18.04.14 Uname: Linux 5.4.108+ x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 30 10:14:02 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-10 (2576 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: unattended-upgrades UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-11-24 (917 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.10periodic: [modified] modified.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.50unattended-upgrades: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.10periodic: 2015-03-22T09:10:38.530578 mtime.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.50unattended-upgrades: 2021-05-14T10:28:25.361164 ** Affects: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic third-party-packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1930153 Title: Unattended upgrades does not report some updates that can't be installed automatically To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1930153/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
