Public bug reported: update-manager-core includes a script called ubuntu-support-status which sells itself as a tool to "Show supported [and unsupported] packages on this machine". However, the term supported is not defined and can mean a variety of things (technical support, regular updates, security updates) to different people. Additionally, the output is actually confusing as zsync (from universe) is included as unsupported while python2.7 (also from universe) is shown as supported for 3 years. Additionally, upower (from main) is shown as supported for 3 years. So in addition to the term being confusing why packages are in one category or another is also confusing. Finally, part of the reason for the confusing mix of support periods is that flavors can have their own "supported" time frame and they have not been contacted about what that support time frame should be.
Subsequently, there is a merge proposal to stop generating the Supported field for Ubuntu 20.04. https://code.launchpad.net/~xnox/ubuntu-archive-publishing/no-more- supported/+merge/382444 As there will be no Supported information in packages anymore ubuntu- support-status will be unusable and should be removed. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: update-manager 1:20.04.5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Thu Apr 16 14:35:28 2020 GsettingsChanges: b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'647' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-count' b'84' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1586972193' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'701' InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-10 (615 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: update-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1873362 Title: remove ubuntu-support-status as its a confusing mess To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1873362/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
