linuxmint / linuxmint/mintupdate
The changelog is not available in mintupdate
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Description
Describe the bug
I found that the changelog of packages is not shown
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To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- click on the "Change Log" tab
- I see that the window says "The changelog is unavailable"
Expected behavior
I would like to see changelog package updates
Distribution:
- Linux Mint
- [*] LMDE
- Other (please specify)
Software version:
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Logs:
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6.0.9
Crash report:
saber716rus@BOM-WXX9 ~> mintupdate
saber716rus@BOM-WXX9 ~> /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py:1379: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_init is deprecated
Gdk.threads_init()
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py:1764: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_enter is deprecated
Gdk.threads_enter()
/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py:803: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_leave is deprecated
Gdk.threads_leave()
Flatpak: done generating updates
Trying to fetch the changelog from: https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/b/bind9/bind9_9.18.24-1_changelog
Trying to fetch the changelog from: https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/contrib/b/bind9/bind9_9.18.24-1_changelog
Trying to fetch the changelog from: https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/non-free/b/bind9/bind9_9.18.24-1_changelog
Additional context
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Locale:
If the problem is with text not getting displayed correctly, paste the output of the terminal command locale.
saber716rus@BOM-WXX9 ~> locale
LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="ru_RU.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
saber716rus@BOM-WXX9 ~>
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Research direction
Start by tracing changelog retrieval from mintUpdate.py, using the reported metadata.ftp-master.debian.org URLs and the Change Log tab behavior as entry points. Done means package changelogs are displayed for LMDE updates instead of showing “The changelog is unavailable”; verify this with the reported bind9 case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100