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and subject line Re: Interface infelicity: a button labelled 'install package'
displays even after installing the package
has caused the Debian Bug report #820224,
regarding Interface infelicity: a button labelled 'install package' displays
even after installing the package
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Package: GDebi
Version: 0.9.5.3ubuntu2
This program displays a button marked 'install package' whether or not
you have already used that very button to install a package. This means
that if one returns to the window, one can forget whether one has
installed the package or not - which can be no joke if it is a package
that takes ages to install (especially since GDebi takes up all my CPUs).
Suggested fix: change the text, after the package has been installed, to
're-install package' (note the 're-').
Addendum: on my system, clicking the 'website' link in the program's
helpbox runs my default browser - Firefox - but *seemingly without
loading my browser profile*: the toolbars are in their original,
uncustomised state. Please tell me whether I should file this as a
separate (Debian?) bug.
I am running Linux Mint 17.3 x64 Cinnamon. I have experienced the above
problem whilst using (on Mint) various Linux kernels.
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On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:26:43 +0100
Nicholas Joll <[email protected]> wrote:
>Dear Andreas
>
>Thanks for taking a look.
>
>I take it that the version of GDebi that I should test against is,
>ideally, 0.9.5.7+nmu10. At present, on my Linux Mint system (which is
>what I use), I have 0.9.5.7xmint11. So I take it that I am more or
>less up-to-date. And indeed the problem seems to have been gone.
>However, GDebi does, after installing a package, show a 'same version
>is already installed' banner, which is somewhat inapt - better would
>be 'Package installed'. Also, the lack of an _uninstall_ button is a
>bit of a pain.
>
>I note finally the following, for what it is worth. Linux Mint is set,
>in the forthcoming Mint 22.1 (the current version is 22.0), to stop
>using GDebi. See <https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4740>, section
>entitled, 'Maintaining better APT libraries and utilities'.
>
>Yours
>
>NJ
>
Hi!
Thanks you very much for the information! (Sending this mail to the
Debian bug too (and closing it) - sorry, I should have set up my mail
to you / the bug to make replies to the bug too, solving it this way
instead).
And closing this bug - I see from your answer that this bug is fixed,
and appreciate the info about Mint going another direction regarding
GDebi.
/Andreas
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