Comment 10 for bug 430197

The partial upgrade is required if you run the development version. the pure dependency definitions of the packages are not enough.

we could argue if not every upgrade should be a partial upgrade.

Matthew Paul Thomas <email address hidden> schrieb:

>So we need a confirmation alert listing the removals, then? Okay,
>specification updated.
><https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations?action=diff&rev2=22&rev1=21>
>
>** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned)
>
>** Also affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
>** Description changed:
>
> More and more people test devel release of Ubuntu. While we give
> adequate warnings on the risks of running ubuntu+1 releases sometimes
> it's not enough.
>
> update-manager has a concept of a "partial upgrade" which seems to be
> more trouble than it's worth. Perhaps give the user a more descriptive
> set of options, something like:
>
> a) Wait until later until the archive works itself out.
> b) Install stuff, but don't remove anything
>c) Do a partial upgrade (and perhaps a scary warning like apt does when
>you try to remove glibc. "Yes, I recognize that I could explode my
>machine, do it."
>
> Or perhaps something like "Something bad has happened, go use apt-get"
> or something that makes it clear that update-manager is confused.
>+
>+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#Installing>: "The selected
>+ updates should then install with the standard interface."
>+
>+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#updating>: "If the
>+ new package conflicts with installed packages, a confirmation alert
>+ should appear: ‘“{title}” can’t be updated unless these items are
>+ removed:’, with “Cancel” and “Update & Install” buttons, but
>otherwise
>+ identical to the equivalent alert when installing a new package."
>
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