just to be sure, as i am in no way a programmer: update-manager performs an 'upgrade' by default. the dependencies and conflicts of the individual packages currently installed, inform update- manager if there a additional packages required or packages need to be removed. if such case happens, then update-manager performes a 'dist- upgrade' which is based on a backend different from 'upgrade'.
my goal/reason to file this bug report was that either way you do the upgrade, don't aks the user. hide the complexity. why should a user be bothered if a package now requires, say python-pygoocanvas? so why bother adding more a) interaction - by informing the user that the upgrade process is different from default; again, why should the user care? and b) confusion - use a different UI style to do the task. i hope i'm not sounding disrespectful, cause i really enjoy using ubuntu. in fact it's the only OS i run. these are just some thoughts towards a clean and simple UI and a 'linux for human beings'. i see a danger in dist-upgrade if you're running a development release, cause there *will* be broken packages/dependencies. but is there great danger if you're running a stable release? -- don't ask for a dist-upgrade, just do it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136954 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs