Add an option to automatically update the package cache after a repository change

[Ian Jackson]

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 affects /ubuntu/synaptic

If I use the Repositories option in synaptic to add universe, it does
not automatically download the Packages for universe. I have to
explicitly say `Reload' and there is no indication that this is the
case.

It would be nice if it automatically did Reload, or perhaps offered
to, or something.

Ian.

(I came across this while testing the feisty beta
 daily-live/20070320.1/feisty-desktop-i386.iso
 as livecd)
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[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

It should have displayed a dialog that the repository infomration changed and you have to click "reload". Did it do that?

Thanks,
 Michael

[Ian Jackson (ijackson)]

Michael Vogt writes ("[Bug 94152] Re: synaptic does not automatically update after repo changes"):
> It should have displayed a dialog that the repository infomration
> changed and you have to click "reload". Did it do that?

Not that I noticed. I will check this again in another one of my test
cycles.

Ian.

[Ian Jackson (ijackson)]

Michael Vogt writes ("[Bug 94152] Re: synaptic does not automatically update after repo changes"):
> It should have displayed a dialog that the repository infomration
> changed and you have to click "reload". Did it do that?

So I had the chance to try it again and this time I did see such a
dialogue - telling me to click "reload". I must have ignored it
before because of the prevalence of silly dialogues.

However, I would like to suggest an improvement. If you go to System
/ Software Sources, and change them, it offers to do the update right
there and then. So if you just say "yes" to everything asking you for
permission it works nicely for you.

Perhaps synaptic should be made to do the same ? (Perhaps better yet,
just do it without asking. Why would you say "no"?)

I'll downgrade this bug to wishlist.

Ian.

[Aleve Sicofante (sicofante)]

I totally agree with the original poster and I suggest you make it an option in Synaptic preferences.

There has been some discussion about this here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3786228#post3786228. Some suggest that users in narrow band connections might desire to keep things as they are, but it's definitely bothersome for people on broadband access to click twice (first OK in the dialog box, then Reload) for an obvious choice.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!