Comment 10 for bug 1008876

If you didn't noticed it is me who marked bug #666292 as a duplicate, so I obviously have SEEN it. ;)

If you feel that it contains some essential stuff that I've missed, then a quote that you find relevant and a link to original comment will be more useful. Now back on track. I add quotes, because it is hard to do this (track replies).

> fqj1994 replied
>> techtonik said
>> There are two points:
>> 1. No need in one more redirect - message should provide instructions itself

> 1. we cannot enable plugins by default

Is that thread hijacking or you just want to say that the first point is different? If it's the latter then - ok. I am fine that plugin will not be enabled by default and silently accepted that.

>> 2. Where this message is be shown?
> The thing I can do is just add lines of text telling users when they're `apt-get/aptitude install mercurial-git`
>> If users see the package is installed, but can not receive the message - it won't help.

Some (most) Linux installation are made by admins to servers, and it won't help if message is in bold or in color.

>> To propose anything it is critical to know why official way described on Mercurial site doesn't work with Ubuntu?
>> Why Ubuntu choose to modify it in the first place breaking the instructions?

Basically this bug is incomplete without answers to two questions:
2.2 Why official way described on Mercurial site doesn't work with Ubuntu (i.e. what is the technical reason)?
2.3 Why Ubuntu choose to modify it in the first place breaking the instructions (why Ubuntu did so)?