That's an interesting suggestion, but just turning radio buttons into checkboxes couldn't solve a problem with unclear language.
I have covered how to fix the problem in the updates specification. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#settings> Now we just need someone to implement it. ** Package changed: synaptic (Ubuntu) => software-properties (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Medium ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Description changed: In Feisty, Intrepid, Jaunty, Karmic, Lucid and Maverick, the options for automatic updates in the Software Sources window are unclear. Currently they are: -Install security updates without confirmation -Download all updates in the background -Only notify about available updates Which leads to the obvious, and I imagine wrong-headed, question - What if I want to install security updates without confirmation and download all updates in the background? I can infer that the security policy goes from most automated to least, and so that if I'm installing security updates I'm also downloading the - rest. But why not spell it a little more clearly? I remember the old - language seemed good but this is the best I can do, ordered from least - automated to most: + rest. But why not spell it a little more clearly? - Notify about available updates and ask for permission to install. - but don't install any. - Download all updates in the background and install security updates without confirmation. - - If that is too long, I think this might be explicit enough, though still - potentially ambiguous. - - Only notify about available updates. - Download all updates in the background. - Download all updates in the background and install security updates without confirmation. + <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#settings> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96705 Title: Unclear language about Automatic Updates in Software Sources -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
