PPA packages do not show a changelog in update-manager
Bug #253119 reported by
Paul Broadhead
This bug affects 98 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Launchpad itself |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Yakkety |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When installing official packages via update-manager, the change log is available from a tab in the GUI (next to description). These change logs are not available for PPA packages. Could this facility be added? When discussed on IRC #launchpad, there was some concern this might blur the boundaries between official and PPA packages and result in unfounded trust in the PPA packages.
Related branches
lp:~malizor/update-manager/ppa-changelogs
- Colin Watson: Needs Fixing
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Diff: 141 lines (+67/-4)3 files modifiedUpdateManager/Core/MyCache.py (+59/-4)
debian/changelog (+7/-0)
debian/control (+1/-0)
Changed in soyuz: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Confirmed |
affects: | ubuntu → update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in launchpad: | |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
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Thanks for reporting this missing feature, I agree with you that we should provide better experience for users installing PPA packages, including 'providing the PPA package changelogs'.
Regarding the concern about a clear distinction between PPA and official packages, Apt/Aptiude/ Synaptic already list PPA packages candidates as 'unauthenticated', but it doesn't seem to be clear enough. This concern must be considered when solving this bug.
At the end, I really believe that full-feature installation and authentication of packages content/origin are orthogonal and address different issues. That said, I'm still with ScottK when he says that the latter should be sorted first.