Misleading error message - software source for package is not enabled
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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restricted-manager (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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High
|
Martin Pitt | ||
update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I just installed Gutsy tribe 5. Impressively, I get an alert straight away that a proprietary video driver is available. Of course I choose to install the driver, to which I receive a box with a no entry sign and the text:
The software source for package
nvidia-glx-new
is not enabled.
Now, I know enough to know that I should launch Synaptic and enable the Multiverse and Universe repositories, but the Restricted Drivers icon in the system tray is for newcomers who will not know this. Worst, the messace could be interpreted as meaning that the software servers out there in the Internet are not enabled - perhaps I should try again in a few days when someone has enabled them?
I suggest that the message should go on to explain that the extra repositories can be enabled from the System->Software Sources configuration utility.
Perhaps it should also say which repositories should be enabled. I just went to Software Sources, and I see that Multiverse and Universe are indeed enabled. In fact, I kept getting that error message until I did a Reload in synaptic. Well done on prompting the user with driver info, but I think they need more help than the above error message.
Related branches
Changed in restricted-manager: | |
assignee: | nobody → matteozandi |
assignee: | matteozandi → nobody |
Changed in restricted-manager: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Changed in restricted-manager: | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in restricted-manager: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
I can confirm this using Gutsy Tribe 5 and an Nvidia GeForce FX 5600XT. When ticking the box to enable NVIDIA Accelerated graphics driver I received the message "The software source for the package nvidia-glx is not enabled". Looking at Software Sources, I saw that all repositories was ticked. I unticked and ticked them all and closed the window, which then reloaded the package lists and allowed me to install nvidia-glx.