Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: computer-janitor
computer-janitor does not say what it will do with selected items. For
example: .dpkg-old files.
The top part of the form says "This applications helps you to find and
remove software...", but the first column in the listbox says
"Remove/fix?".
.dpkg-old files get described as "A file on disk". When I select a
".dpkg-old" the tool annotation says "File was left on the disk by dpkg
as part of its configuration file handling. If you computer works fine,
you can remove it. You may want to compare it with the actual
configuration file (the one without the .dpkg-old or .dpkg-new suffix).
If unsure, don't remove the file."
It doesn't take a genius to realise that the .dpkg-old files will be
removed by computer-janitor, but I think it should be explicit that it
will remove the file from the filesystem.
Perhaps the text should read "File was left on the disk by dpkg as part
of its configuration file handling. If you computer works fine, you can
remove it. You may want to compare it with the actual configuration file
(the one without the .dpkg-old or .dpkg-new suffix. If unsure, don't
remove the file. Selecting this file and pressing "Cleanup" will
automatically remove it from your computer."
k...@stumpy:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
k...@stumpy:~$ apt-cache policy computer-janitor
computer-janitor:
Installed: 1.12.1-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 1.12.1-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 1.12.1-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: computer-janitor (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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computer-janitor actions are unclear
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/355543
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