Public bug reported:
When starting the update-manager manually I get a diagnostic saying
Failed to download repository information
Check your internet connection
Two things are wrong with this diagnostic
1. There isn't enough information for me to discover the cause.
2. It's a lie.
There is nothing wrong with my internet connection because the update-
manager has successfully downloaded information from several
repositories by the time this diagnostic occurs. Telling me to check my
internet connection is not the right suggestion.
There is enough information for me to figure out what is causing this
error. The location of a log ("see xxxx for more information") or the
URL that caused the problem would have been more helpful. This happens
rarely enough that I don't remember if or where logs for the update-
manager exist.
BTW - the man page for update-manager mentions "aptitude" don't you mean
"apt"?
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
$ apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
Installed: 1:18.04.11.6
Candidate: 1:18.04.11.6
Version table:
*** 1:18.04.11.6 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64
Packages
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:18.04.11 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages
EXPECTED
The manager not to trip over any repositories and suggest updates (if any)
Happened
Useless diagnostic about a bad internet connection.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: update-manager 1:18.04.11.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-38.41-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Nov 9 09:25:01 2018
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'492'
b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1050'
b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1541773302'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-30 (282 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-07-11 (121 days ago)
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic update-manager
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insufficient/wrong info in diagnostic
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