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cups-pdf package removed at each ubuntu version upgrade

Bug #987026 reported by Le Gluon Du Net
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
Triaged
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Bug Description

Hello,

i have to reinstall this package at each ubuntu version upgrade, I don't understand why, for me it's a bug to resolve, isn't it?

LGDN

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups-pdf 2.6.1-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 22 23:39:31 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110302)
Lpstat:
 device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
 device for Photosmart_5510: hp:/usb/Photosmart_5510_series?serial=CN1B10C85Y05NR
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Photosmart_5510: HP Photosmart 5510 Series, hpcups 3.12.2
 PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
SourcePackage: cups-pdf
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-02 (79 days ago)

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Le Gluon Du Net (legluondunet) wrote :
Le Gluon Du Net (legluondunet)
summary: - paquet removed at each ubuntu version upgrade
+ cups-pdf paquet removed at each ubuntu version upgrade
summary: - cups-pdf paquet removed at each ubuntu version upgrade
+ cups-pdf package removed at each ubuntu version upgrade
description: updated
description: updated
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in cups-pdf (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Martin-Éric Racine (q-funk)
affects: cups-pdf (Ubuntu) → update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Le Gluon Du Net (legluondunet) wrote :

This bug is still present when I upgraded a computer from qunatl to raring, package cupspdf was uninstalled instead of being upgraded.

tags: added: quantal raring
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

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oriolpont (oriolpont) wrote :

update-manager updates correctly for any other package. This indicates that there is something specific in the way cups-pdf is packaged that blocks its update

Launchpad Janitor (janitor)
Changed in cups-pdf (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
oriolpont (oriolpont)
affects: cups-pdf → cups-pdf (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in cups-pdf (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

It's actually ubuntu-release-upgrader that handles the distribution upgrade logic now and it does have some logic for dealing with specific packages. This can be seen in DistUpgrade.cfg:

# information about the individual meta-pkgs
[ubuntu-desktop]
KeyDependencies=lightdm, unity, ubuntu-artwork, ubuntu-sounds
# those pkgs will be marked remove right after the distUpgrade in the cache
PostUpgradeRemove=xscreensaver, gnome-cups-manager, powermanagement-interface, deskbar-applet, nautilus-cd-burner
ForcedObsoletes=desktop-effects, cups-pdf, gnome-app-install, policykit-gnome, gnome-mount

I'm not certain why cups-pdf is listed there but will dig into it.

affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
Changed in ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in cups-pdf (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Ah it looks like it was left over from Intrepid and the package moving to universe.

update-manager (1:0.93.4) intrepid; urgency=low

  * DistUpgrade/removal_blacklist.cfg:
    - add openssh-blacklist-extra and openssh-extra
  * UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py:
    - do not crash if lsb_release can not be run (LP: #255319)
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeApport.py:
    - do not generate apport reports against a package if
      the error indicates that its a full disk, this is a bug
      in update-manager than (failed to do the full disk checking)
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgrade.cfg:
    - force obsoletion of cups-pdf on ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop
      and xubuntu-desktop
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py:
    - increase KERNEL_INITRD_SIZE a bit

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:40:46 +0200

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oriolpont (oriolpont) wrote :

I followed the logic that I commented. I see it is not something about the cups-pdf package. Sorry for the entropy

no longer affects: cups-pdf (Ubuntu)
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oriolpont (oriolpont) wrote :

Thanks to your diagnosis Brian I see it has already reported as #457221
so I mark this bug as duplicate

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