Update list hides important details
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Matthew Paul Thomas |
Bug Description
Since Ubuntu Raring, update-manager no longer shows any useful information by default. I click the Update Manager icon in the indicator area, select “Show updates”, it shows a list of application names and “Xubuntu base”, with download size in the right-hand column. To see exact package names and changelogs, I have to expand the “Xubuntu base” node, expand the “Technical description” area and click through each package.
This new display format is a regression for me. In Precise, the list was flat and displayed application names (package descriptions), package names and download size, all in the main list, which only required me to scroll through to see the list of updates and quickly decide if I want to update now or defer until a more convenient moment; in the new version, I am confused by multiple packages that have identical descriptions.
As a user familiar with package naming conventions, I would like to see the package names and possibly versions (both installed and available), in the list of updates. On the other hand, the download size of each individual package is of low importance to me, as I have a fast and unlimited Internet connection.
I therefore suggest that the list of columns should be configurable (even if via dconf-editor only), and that columns be added for package name, installed version and available version.
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.