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Idea #22711: Make the upgrade in the update manager more user friendly

Written by Glennz the 29 Nov 09 at 11:24. Related project: Update manager. Status: New
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Make a ¨more information¨ button in the update manager when a new version is available.
Clicking the blue link should open a page on the ubuntu.com website with screenshots, information and user ratings/reviews of the new version.

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Solution #1: Create a link with usefull information about the upgrade
Written by Glennz the 29 Nov 09 at 11:24.
Make a ¨more information¨ button in the update manager when a new version is available.
Clicking the blue link should open a page on the ubuntu.com website with screenshots, information and user ratings/reviews of the new version.

Image of mockup:

http://www.easy-upload.nl/index.php/file/184b125b6e9ac49
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Solution #2: Also make option without question
Written by ementos the 1 Dec 09 at 16:05.
Many times, when my Ubuntu is updating, I want to leave the house.
Often when I come back, I see, there is a question about config files...
I see, that I always click one opcion - yes. I think, it should be option (on start of actualisation) "without questions", so then instalator would be decide automaticly.
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Solution #3: Make changelog simple for laymen to understand
Written by ngch the 5 Dec 09 at 06:46.
Rather than showing a verbatim copy of the developers' changelog - which only developers can understand - give simpler and more general description of the updates.
Normal users don't need to know all the details of the changes, only the benefits they bring and whether they are safe to apply. Like say, "This update fixes bugs and improve performance of the program", something like that.
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Solution #4: Change the label of the "cancel" button to "finish later"
Written by user333 the 7 Dec 09 at 03:29.
I was very confused when I upgraded because of the label of the cancel button, because when it is pressed it only pauses the upgrade until you press upgrade the next time. I think that it should be changed to "finish later" and there should be a "continue" button, for those who's internet is slow.

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Ssdg wrote on the 1 Dec 09 at 21:33
As long as upgrades are not feature nor interface upgrades , I don't see the point of #1.

It's just removed bugs... and security patches. And it can't be seen on a screenshot

Dataphile wrote on the 6 Dec 09 at 23:37
When I first read this proposal, I was confused as to whether it applied to all updates in general or just a "dist-upgrade" . I was going to post a comment asking for clarification when I noticed the attached image, which seems to suggest "dist-upgrade" is the correct way to read the proposal.

Admins: please update wording to clarify! Note that the "dist-upgrade" term may be confusing too, for people unfamiliar with it.

For dist-upgrades, screenshots seems reasonable, but I'm not sure how reviews would work. That's a bit of a chicken-and-the-egg problem.

Alwei wrote on the 8 Dec 09 at 15:32
I like solution #2.

To clarify the behaviour of the installer, if one chooses to let it decide, I would opt for it keeping the config-files in ~/ and updating all others.

Another way would be to define a line, which, if included in a config-file, keeps the installer from overwriting it. However, this would lead to all software having to be updated in the next release, in order to let them write such a line in manually edited config-files.


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