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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote : Re: [Bug 690248] Re: In Maverick 'About Ubuntu' displays Natty info

i dont need the fix, i want it for users, I know which version of ubuntu I
am running ;-)

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Todd A. <email address hidden> wrote:

> Omer, please use the patch given by Nobuto MURATA, who posted it up
> above. Try it, it worked for me.
>
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> of a duplicate bug (694558).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/690248
>
> Title:
> In Maverick 'About Ubuntu' displays Natty info
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Maverick:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs
>
> [SRU for Maverick]
> * This bug makes users very confused because telling using 11.04 in spite
> of using 10.10.
> * This bug was introduced in Maverick SRU 10.10.4.
> * Just documentation fix.
> - debdiff:
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/61514563/ubuntu-docs_10.10.4.debdiff
>
> TEST CASE:
> 1. Open "System" -> "About Ubuntu" from GNOME menu
> 2. Get the wrong text "You are using Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal -
> released in April 2011 and supported until October 2012."
> 3. upgrade to -proposed package
> 4. Get the right text "You are using Ubuntu 10.10 - the Maverick Meerkat
> - released in October 2010 and supported until April 2012."
>
> ----------
> While testing some unrelated proposed updates I also updated 'ubuntu-docs'
> to 10.10.5 (maverick-proposed) and noticed that clicking on About Ubuntu
> then displayed Natty info, but upon downgrading to 10.10.4
> (maverick-updates) About Ubuntu still displays, "You are using Ubuntu 11.04
> - The Natty Narwhal - ..........".
>
> Version 10.10.3 displays the proper info. This is a very minor thing
> but thought I should report it anyway. I will also reference this bug
> at bug 689789 so Martin Pitt knows about it.
>
> ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: ubuntu-docs 10.10.4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue Dec 14 10:48:22 2010InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid
> Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
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