Public bug reported:
Git packages have poor title for the description because GUI tools
assume that the package name is not needed to make the description
understandable.
As a result, when update-manager ("Software Updates") shows list of
updates to install, I get update for "fast, scalable, distributed
revision control system" instead of something related to git.
See the attached screenshot, the only another package in this list with
equally poor description title is the "Virtualization daemon" which is
hard to understand when the package name is not displayed in addition to
the description.
I'd recommend following description titles instead:
git: "Git version control system"
git-cvs: "Git version control system, cvs interoperability"
git-all: "Git version control system, ??? support packages"
I'd also recommend checking the description of "git-all". It definitely doesn't
install all git related packages but only following: git-doc, git-el, git-cvs,
git-mediawiki, git-svn, git-email, git-gui, gitk, gitweb. For example, it
doesn't install git-annex, git-buildpackage-rpm, git-cola, git-repair or
git-review. On the other hand, it installs full emacs installation via
dependencies!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: git 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1-lowlatency 5.4.178
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-109-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.27
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sun May 8 20:41:01 2022
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-05 (1219 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
SourcePackage: git
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: git (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic
** Attachment added: "git-poor-description-title-in-software-updater.png"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1972108/+attachment/5587708/+files/git-poor-description-title-in-software-updater.png
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