The partial upgrade is required if you run the development version. the pure dependency definitions of the packages are not enough.
we could argue if not every upgrade should be a partial upgrade. Matthew Paul Thomas <[email protected]> schrieb: >So we need a confirmation alert listing the removals, then? Okay, >specification updated. ><https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations?action=diff&rev2=22&rev1=21> > >** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) > Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned) > >** Also affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > >** Description changed: > > More and more people test devel release of Ubuntu. While we give > adequate warnings on the risks of running ubuntu+1 releases sometimes > it's not enough. > > update-manager has a concept of a "partial upgrade" which seems to be > more trouble than it's worth. Perhaps give the user a more descriptive > set of options, something like: > > a) Wait until later until the archive works itself out. > b) Install stuff, but don't remove anything >c) Do a partial upgrade (and perhaps a scary warning like apt does when >you try to remove glibc. "Yes, I recognize that I could explode my >machine, do it." > > Or perhaps something like "Something bad has happened, go use apt-get" > or something that makes it clear that update-manager is confused. >+ >+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#Installing>: "The selected >+ updates should then install with the standard interface." >+ >+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#updating>: "If the >+ new package conflicts with installed packages, a confirmation alert >+ should appear: ‘“{title}” can’t be updated unless these items are >+ removed:’, with “Cancel” and “Update & Install” buttons, but >otherwise >+ identical to the equivalent alert when installing a new package." > >-- >You received this bug notification because you are a member of >Aptdaemon >Developers, which is subscribed to aptdaemon in Ubuntu. >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430197 > >Title: > Disable partial upgrades during a development release > >To manage notifications about this bug go to: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/430197/+subscriptions -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail gesendet. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430197 Title: Disable partial upgrades during a development release To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/430197/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
