Public bug reported:
In Feisty 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 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:
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.
** Affects: synaptic (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
** Changed in: Ubuntu
Sourcepackagename: None => synaptic
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Unclear language about Automatic Updates in Software Sources
https://launchpad.net/bugs/96705
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