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ubuntu-bug update-manager-core
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:56:25 -0600
Aere Greenway <Aere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 12:23 -0700, ∅ wrote:
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> > i'd file a bug on this. both of us faced problems with the upgrade that weren't there on a fresh install so that may be the problem. in fact the two testcases for lubuntu upgrade on amd64/i386 on the rc passed fine, too.
> > 
> > wxl
> > 
> > On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:36:59 -0600
> > Aere Greenway <Aere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 10:47 -0700, ∅ wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:51:47 -0600
> > > > Aere Greenway <Aere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > when I went
> > > > > to continue with the upgrade, I discovered that the buttons to click-on
> > > > > for continuing, were off the bottom of the screen, and there was no way
> > > > > to get them back!  
> > > > 
> > > > this isn't the same as a missing lxpanel [1] is it? i seem to be having all sorts of lxpanel issues with an upgrade from 12.04 on my eeepc.
> > > > 
> > > > wxl
> > > > 
> > > > [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxpanel/+bug/1068640
> > > 
> > > wxl:
> > > 
> > > This has nothing to do with the panel (that I can think of).  
> > > 
> > > The dialog box, when initially displayed, fit okay in the screen.  But
> > > when I clicked to expand the list of packages to be removed, the window
> > > expanded to make room to display the list, and in doing so, expanded the
> > > bottom of the window beyond the bottom of the screen.  
> > > 
> > > Moving the window to the top of the screen was not enough to expose the
> > > buttons.  Collapsing the list did not restore the window to its former
> > > size.  Minimizing (iconifying) the window, and then restoring it did not
> > > restore it to its former size.  
> > > 
> > > And neither button (I found out later) was selected as the default, so I
> > > couldn't have just hit "Enter" to click the default button.  
> > > 
> > > I tried switching to the alternate desktop, but no part of the window
> > > was visible there.  
> > > 
> > > My only option (that I could think of) was to close the window, and
> > > abort the upgrade.  
> > > 
> > > In doing that, it did restore the system to its former state, and I was
> > > able to re-initiate the upgrade process, this time avoiding expanding
> > > the list of packages to be removed, so I could see (and click-on) the
> > > button to proceed with the upgrade.  
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > 
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Aere
> 
> wxl:
> 
> I will do that, if I can figure out how to do it.  
> 
> Nothing crashes, so a crash report is not generated.  
> 
> It is a bug in the upgrade process, but is is unclear to me how to
> generate the bug report against it.  The Update Manager does not have
> any menu entry for entering a bug (or any menu entry at all).  
> 
> How do I go about filing this bug report?  
> 
> -- 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Aere