Public bug reported:
As a long-time Ubuntu fan and proponent, I have always thought this
wouldn't be an issue anymore, but it apparently is: The OS and GUI are
active and appear to be visibly "working" to most people during a major
system upgrade, and there are no major warnings presented to the user
*not* to use his or her PC while in this major upgrade process.
This, as I was getting to, is a problem that needs to be addressed and
therefore fixed.
Reason being:
When major system components and apps are being upgraded while the user is
still in full (UI) control of his or her PC, the user is prone to opening the
wrong programs at the wrong time, rebooting or shutting down the PC
unnecessarily, unintentionally breaking his or her system(s).
Furthermore, opening a wrong program at the wrong time or attempting to change
settings can cause issues during the upgrade, unwanted program access and file
access locks (either locks the user or locks the upgrader package), all which
can lead to dpkg errors, apt-get problems, aptitude crashes, and (most
importantly) broken systems.
I'm proposing the Ubuntu development team devise a way for
"ubuntu-release-upgrader" to put a lock on the "Ubuntu-Desktop" UI , desktop
manager, and window manager during the upgrade process to prevent the user from
accidentally causing an upgrade malfunction.
** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: unity
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: all-architectures arm gui i386 package-conflict packaging patch
security ubuntu-release-upgrader ui userinterface users x64 x86
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** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader via
mailto:[email protected]
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: unity
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
[SUGGESTION] UI lock during upgrade
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