as i understand it, update-manager also falls back to this behaviour if the
upgrade requires additional packages.
i would propose that,
° if the upgrade requires additional packages, just do it.
don't ask the user, you're in charge of upgrading the current system,
just do a 'dist-upgrade' and install everything necessary. and keep the visual
experience the same as with 'upgrade'.
° if the upgrade requires the removal of packages, just do it.
as i understand the process of 'dist-upgrade', it just removes packages
that are no longer required because of new dependencies and the removal of such
packages is not going to break your current system.[1] oh, and keep the visual
experience the same as with 'upgrade'.
[1] this is based on the assumption that 'dist-upgrade' is there to help
the user and does not break your system. at least i, as 'joe user', had
never any breakage and use 'dist-upgrade' instead of 'upgrade' since
warty.
for integration in the UI, would something like this makes sense?
--------- update-manger-------------
| |
| Distribution Updates |
| -list of packages |
| |
| Aditional Packages |
| -list of packages |
| |
-------------------------------------------
--------- update-manger-------------
| |
| Distribution Updates |
| -list of packages |
| |
| Packages removed |
| -list of packages |
| |
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don't ask for a dist-upgrade, just do it
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136954
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