@john
I agree.
and java was just an example. This could happen with other software.
I filed this initially in update-manager.
It needs to have a framework to notify clearly abrupt changes to the
user.
maybe it could use the same notification style system planned on this
bug:
https://bugs.laun
This was not handled well at all. I encountered exactly the problem
described in this bug report. I took the latest updates and lost the
java plugin that my one critical app depended on. Now I can no longer
run my critical app (Netilla) and am effectively dead in the water until
I can figure out
In the initial update, only the browser plugin has been disabled by
removing the symlink from the alternatives system.
If a user already has the openjdk browser plugin installed, it will
automatically take over. If the user does not have openjdk browser
plugin installed, the next time they visit a
** Package changed: update-manager (Ubuntu) => sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => New
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
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** Description changed:
Removal of software in this form without proper notification and
equivalent replacement is un-user-friendly, un-expected and bad
practice.
Java is being removed in countless computers and many are not even aware of
or know how to deal with this abrupt change.
** Description changed:
Removal of software in this form without proper notification and
equivalent replacement is un-user-friendly, un-expected and bad
practice.
Java is being removed in countless computers and many are not even aware of
or know how to deal with this abrupt change.
** Description changed:
removal of software in this form without a replacement is un-user-
- friendly and un-expected.
+ friendly, un-expected and bad practice.
Java is being removed in countless computers and many are not even aware of
or know how to deal with this abrupt change.
http:
** Description changed:
removal of software in this form without a replacement is un-user-
friendly and un-expected.
Java is being removed in countless computers and many are not even aware of
or know how to deal with this abrupt change.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/java-to-be-r
