Comment 7 for bug 254584

I think entering a command into terminal is just as safe, and wouldn't have
people clicking it by accident. If how would users know they need to enable
-proposed without being able to look up how to do it? Or if there were a
popup or warning about -proposed, it would deter more people.

On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Steve Langasek <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> The SRU process depends on us being able to get bug fixes tested by the
> users that are affected by the bugs. In support of this, we have been
> working towards making it as safe as possible for users to enable
> -proposed and only install the packages they select. Removing the UI
> for enabling -proposed at all would be at cross-purposes to this.
>
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> Title:
> Too easy to activate the proposed repository
>
> Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> The GUI is mainly intended for use by normal users. Using the proposed
> repository may cause problems and is therefore not recommended for the
> broad mayority of users. The normal user should not be able to
> activate this repository by just a single click.
>
> Please remove that possibility or at least provide a
> warning/information about the consequences.
>
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#settings>: "The “When
> checking for updates, check for:” menu should contain options for “All
> updates” (the default, -security + -updates + -backports), “Security
> and recommended updates” (-security + -updates), and “Security updates
> only” (-security) (fixing bug 887079). If your current update config
> does not match one of those three options (for example, if you have
> opted in to -proposed), there should be a fourth, checked, option:
> “Custom”, and this option should persist until you close System
> Settings. (UI for configuring -proposed should be provided by the
> Ubuntu Contributor Console.)"
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