Show already-installed package version when installing a third-party one
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
When installing a deb file, gnome-software should show the already-installed version if an older or newer version of the package was already installed.
It should also apply to packages to be installed from repositories (not sure if this already works).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: ubuntu-software 3.30.2-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Feb 9 09:49:19 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-23 (230 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
InstalledPlugins:
gnome-
gnome-
gnome-
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_IL
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-10-20 (111 days ago)
summary: |
- Should show old package version + Show already-installed package version when installing a third-party deb |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- Show already-installed package version when installing a third-party deb + Show already-installed package version when installing a deb file |
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
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