Public bug reported: This is a similar bug to the one regarding using a proxy, but I'm NOT using a proxy.
$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 $ do-release-upgrade -c Checking for a new Ubuntu release Failed to connect to https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts. Check your Internet connection or proxy settings And yet: $ curl https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts Dist: dapper Name: Dapper Drake Version: 6.06 LTS . . . Dist: bionic Name: Bionic Beaver Version: 18.04.2 LTS Date: Thu, 26 April 2018 18:04:00 UTC Supported: 1 Description: This is the 18.04.2 LTS release ... A thing I note: python3-update-manager (Version: 1:18.04.11.9) utils.py url_downloadable doesn't seem to know about https. >>> import UpdateManager.Core.utils as umut >>> umut.url_downloadable("https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts", >>> lambda x: print(x)) url_downloadable: https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts s='https' n='changelogs.ubuntu.com' p='/meta-release-lts' q='' f='' False If I change the line to """ if scheme == "http" or scheme == "https" """: >>> import UpdateManager.Core.utils as umut >>> umut.url_downloadable("https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts", >>> lambda x: print(x)) url_downloadable: https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts s='https' n='changelogs.ubuntu.com' p='/meta-release-lts' q='' f='' error from httplib: '<urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:847)>' False Dunno if that's helpful at all, but there it is. ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1821034 Title: release-upgrade-motd can't update message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1821034/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs