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update-manager package

update-manager-core: hwe-support-status recommends 18.04 on 20.04

Bug #1908794 reported by h
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Bug Description

/usr/bin/hwe-support-status recommends installing the hwe of 18.04 when on 20.04

The system got upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 to 18.04 to 20.04.

# uname -a
Linux intern 5.4.0-58-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 9 08:16:25 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
# cat /usr/lib/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal
# /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd
# /usr/bin/hwe-support-status

You have packages from the Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) installed that
are going out of support on 2025-04-30.

To upgrade to a supported (or longer-supported) configuration:

* Upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS by running:
sudo do-release-upgrade -p

OR

* Switch to the current security-supported stack by running:
sudo apt-get install

and reboot your system.

EXPECTED

There shouldn't be an advice to install hwe of 18.04 being on 20.04.

"sudo apt-get install" and "sudo do-release-upgrade -p" do nothing and they don't change the message.

Tags: fr-1131
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: rls-ff-incoming
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
Revision history for this message
Jan Jaap Karsten (gjjkarsten) wrote :

Exact the same error and output on my machine, even the out-of-date agrees.

Matthieu Clemenceau (mclemenceau)
tags: added: fr-1131
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: removed: rls-ff-incoming
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu Focal):
status: New → Confirmed
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Brady Shea (bmatthewshea) wrote (last edit ):

Yes: Seems to be a problem with `/usr/bin/hwe-support-status`.

If I run it by itself, it shows what OP stated. And of course also shows after login/motd.

I have many other machines I have upgraded 18>20 and never run across this problem.

Machine seems fine other than that.

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Brady Shea (bmatthewshea) wrote (last edit ):

Just did a do-release-upgrade (successfully) on *same machine* previously ^ posted. (From 20 to 22)
This is the only Ubuntu server I admin that does this.
I am not sure what is different about it?
Has anyone had any luck determining what it exactly might be? Other than annoying..

"

Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-83-generic x86_64)

(....)

You have packages from the Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) installed that
are going out of support on 2027-04-30.

To upgrade to a supported (or longer-supported) configuration:

* Upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS by running:
sudo do-release-upgrade -p

OR

* Switch to the current security-supported stack by running:
sudo apt-get install

"

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