Public bug reported: gnome-disk-utility tool was greatly improved (completely rewritten) in GNOME 3.4 release cycle, but Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) still has old 3.0 version :(
Please update gnome-disk-utility to latest upstream stable version (currently 3.4 candidate is available) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I'm pasting main improvements from NEWS file - http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-disk-utility/tree/NEWS ------------------------- gnome-disk-utility 3.3.93 ------------------------- The gnome-disk-utility project provides the Disks application for dealing with storage devices. It relies on the udisks project. Changes since gnome-disk-utility 3.3.92: David Zeuthen (11): Post-release version bump to 3.3.93 Use "Size", not "Disk Size" Show WWN for a disk/drive, if available Fix a couple of internationalization problems Reword potentially confusing description of SMART attribute fstab,crypttab dialogs: Use OK, not Apply fstab,crypttab dialogs: Fix up mnemonics fstab, crypttab dialogs: Use switch to better convey whether conf exists fstab, crypttab dialogs: Don't dismiss dialogs if polkit dialog was dismismissed fstab, crypttab dialogs: Add mnemonic for Automatic [Mount|Encryption] Options Update NEWS for release Updated translations: A S Alam, Arash Mousavi, Aurimas Černius, Bruno Brouard, Chao-Hsiung Liao, Daniel Korostil, Daniel Mustieles, Daniel Nylander, Djavan Fagundes, Dr.T.Vasudevan, Fran Diéguez, Ihar Hrachyshka, Kasia Bondarava, Matej Urbančič, Mattias Põldaru, Мирослав Николић David Zeuthen, March 5, 2012 ------------------------- gnome-disk-utility 3.3.92 ------------------------- Changes since gnome-disk-utility 3.3.91: David Zeuthen (9): Post-release version bump to version 3.3.92 Use units in application provided CSS to shut up recent GTK+ warning Rearrange dialog used for editing /etc/fstab entries Clean up options offered in fstab dialog, in particular negate 'noauto' Fix bug when updating negative checkbutton options Use proper capitalization for "Edit mount options..." menu item Also clean up crypttab dialog fstab: Show "Mount Point" before the device Update NEWS for release David Zeuthen, February 23, 2012 ------------------------- gnome-disk-utility 3.3.91 ------------------------- Changes since gnome-disk-utility 3.3.90: David Zeuthen (13): Post-release version bump Add "About" dialog and "Application Menu" Fix compilation warnings introduced with previous commit Set destroy_with_parent for all dialogs Add "Attach Disk Image..." item to application menu For mount options, switch from comment=gvfs to x-gvfs fstab: Show checkbox for 'nofail' and nuke checkbox for 'defaults' crypttab: Show checkbox for option 'nofail' Remove parenthetical remarks about what "additional authorization" means fstab: Put back use_underline properties removed by mistake fstab: include "nosuid,nodev" when proposing options for a new fstab entry GduWindow: use g_strcmp0() as to sort items in device tree Update NEWS for release Florian Müllner (1): app-menu: Adapt to new format David Zeuthen, February 6, 2012 ------------------------- gnome-disk-utility 3.3.90 ------------------------- The gnome-disk-utility project provides the Disks application for dealing with storage devices. It relies on the udisks project. This is the first release of a complete rewrite. David Zeuthen, January 20, 2012 ** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: baltix Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: baltix Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/947913 Title: Please update gnome-disk-utility to latest upstream stable version in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/947913/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs