[Bug 2047778] Re: Software Updater unable to cancel Ubuntu Pro upgrade

[c_starchaser]

Okay, I'm not sure I understand this interface.  Right now, I came here
(bugs.launchpad.net) directly from a link in the email notificaiton, and
I was already logged in.  Yesterday, however, I arrived here through a
link in an email, but I was not automatically logged in, for some
reason;  it told me that in order to post I had to log-in first.  When I
tried, I was in a page with a single question:  Do you have Ubuntu One;
which is a great question;  I have/had no idea.  But "I don't know" was
not one of the choices.  Only choices were yes and no.  I said No, and
it took me to a form to fill out in order to register for it, without
even explaining to me in plain English what the hell Ubuntu One is.  So,
I hit the back button a couple of times and tried to log-in again.  It
hit me again with the hateful yes or no question, so this time I said
Yes, and it took me straight back here where I wanted to be in the first
place.  All the while I have no idea whether I have an Ubuntu One
registration, or not, or what it is.  And I don't feel I know enough
about it to report a "bug", though I would argue that making assumptions
about the user's knowledge is a philosophical bug of the first order.

As for the rest, I will have to trust you, as some hack I installed a
while back has already removed Pro nags from my eyes, so I can't verify
the fix.  Thanks!

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[Bug 2047778] Re: Software Updater unable to cancel Ubuntu Pro upgrade

[c_starchaser]

I wanted to see the new dialog, but the screenshot link is broken.  A
while back I followed the fake ubuntu advantage suggestion, and/or the
unspamifyubuntu solution, or both;  I can't remember anymore, and
whatever it was worked for me.  On the other hand, probably for the same
reason, I don't see the new solution.  I was just thinking, if it's not
too late, and if there's any merit to it, in Muon one can mark a package
for installation, or mark a package for re-installation, or for removal.
Perhaps there could be another choice, namely a never-install mark,
which prevents any packages or upgrades that depend on that package from
being offered.  Then the question would be how to translate that to the
narrower scope of Software Updater.  By the way, logging in now has a
nasty thing about something called Ubuntu One...  Another nag?  Question
is do you have One or not?  If you say you don't, it FORCES you to sign
up for it.  If you say yes, it lets you pass even if you don't have it
and were just lying.  Well, at least I THINK I lied, as I don't remember
ever signing up for One.

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