Public bug reported:
On my development machine I often times install packages ahead of what's
available in the archive.
Then I set up a Pin like:
Package: *
Pin: release a=questing-updates
Pin-Priority: 1001
which allows me to `apt dist-upgrade` back all packages to their latest
version from the archive.
If I open update-manager while the only available APT "update" is a
downgrade of some package, the window will show an empty list of
updates, but still proposing to upgrade. Clicking "Install Now" appears
to be doing the install, but it actually just returns back to the same
screen.
Attaching a screenshot.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: update-manager 1:25.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-14.14-generic 6.17.9
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Mar 3 12:52:06 2026
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-06-16 (625 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.13
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.13, Python 3.13.7, python3-minimal, 3.13.7-1
PythonDetails: N/A
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2026-02-24 (7 days ago)
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session
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update-manager shows empty list of updates if a package wants
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