** Description changed: [Impact] + It is good practice to remove unneeded packages/software from a machine. On the shell, this can be achieved by using "apt autoremove". There is no way to do it via landscape. - * An explanation of the effects of the bug on users and + The lack of this option can lead to a full /boot partitions, for + example, by accumulating kernel packages that are no longer used. - * justification for backporting the fix to the stable release. + The fix in Landscape is a new checkbox option in the existing auto- + upgrade profile feature. If checked, whenever an auto-upgrade profile is + applied to a computer, meaning, upgrades will be done, the client will + also do the equivalent of "apt autoremove", thus removing packages that + are no longer used. - * In addition, it is helpful, but not required, to include an - explanation of how the upload fixes this bug. + The caveat is that, at the time of this writing, the server portion of + this feature is not yet available, so it can only be tested with a trunk + deployment of the server component. [Test Case] - * detailed instructions how to reproduce the bug + * detailed instructions how to reproduce the bug - * these should allow someone who is not familiar with the affected - package to reproduce the bug and verify that the updated package fixes - the problem. + * these should allow someone who is not familiar with the affected + package to reproduce the bug and verify that the updated package fixes + the problem. [Regression Potential] - * discussion of how regressions are most likely to manifest as a result + * discussion of how regressions are most likely to manifest as a result of this change. - * It is assumed that any SRU candidate patch is well-tested before - upload and has a low overall risk of regression, but it's important - to make the effort to think about what ''could'' happen in the - event of a regression. + * It is assumed that any SRU candidate patch is well-tested before + upload and has a low overall risk of regression, but it's important + to make the effort to think about what ''could'' happen in the + event of a regression. - * This both shows the SRU team that the risks have been considered, - and provides guidance to testers in regression-testing the SRU. + * This both shows the SRU team that the risks have been considered, + and provides guidance to testers in regression-testing the SRU. [Other Info] - - * Anything else you think is useful to include - * Anticipate questions from users, SRU, +1 maintenance, security teams and the Technical Board - * and address these questions in advance + + * Anything else you think is useful to include + * Anticipate questions from users, SRU, +1 maintenance, security teams and the Technical Board + * and address these questions in advance --- Original Description below --- Canonical IS have moved software updates almost entirely to Landscape. Apart from updating software packages, it is also good practice to remove unneeded software. On the shell, this can be achieved using "apt-get autoremove" It would be desirable to have this functionality available in Landscape.
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