Since update-manager just installs the updated gpsd package, this sounds like a bug in that package (perhaps the maintainer scripts). Reassigning.
** Package changed: update-manager (Ubuntu) => gpsd (Ubuntu) -- update-manager unable to configure gpsd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423629 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs