Should we be checking for corrupt meta release info as well as 0 length files here?
Is it that bad to download the meta release file every time when -d is passed? On 9/7/07, schnollk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to report what happend here[1]: > > 1. procedure as suggested <a > href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyGibbon/Tribe5#head-81cc88734ebf046f2eea75748ddc33707ae6cc4d";>in > ubuntu wiki</a> > 2. needed the touch cli > 3. "new release" showed up for one but coulnd't carry out the upgrade right > away > 4. next time I ran update-manager -d option was gone > 5. variouse touches and update-manager -d's didn't help (sudoed or not) > 6. finally a came around to rm ~/.update-manager-core/meta-release > 7. now the option showes up every time update-manager is called without sudo. > If I do sudo updat... it wouldn't show up. > > Unfortunatelly I didn't capture the meta-release file... Hope this helps > never the less. Let me know soon if you need more since I'd like to > update in the next couple of days. > > Cheers. > > [1] > $ uname -a > Linux ubuntu-desktop-i386 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC > 2007 i686 GNU/Linux > > $ lsb_release -a > No LSB modules are available. > Distributor ID: Ubuntu > Description: Ubuntu 7.04 > Release: 7.04 > Codename: feisty > > $ apt-cache policy update-manager > update-manager: > Installed: 1:0.59.23 > Candidate: 1:0.59.23 > Version table: > *** 1:0.59.23 0 > 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/main Packages > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/main Packages > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-proposed/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 1:0.59.20 0 > 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main Packages > > -- > update-manager cannot find meta-release info > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127263 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- update-manager cannot find meta-release info https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127263 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
