On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:03:20 -0400 Mackenzie Morgan <maco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 06 April 2009 10:35:17 am Charlie Kravetz wrote: > > On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:25:07 +0100 > > Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> wrote: > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Erich Jansen wrote on 06/04/09 10:59: > > > >... > > > >>>> Also, isn't this an option that could be added to Ubiquity? > > > >>>> Like when you are filling in your user information we could > > > >>>> have a checkbox that enables automatic installation of all > > > >>>> security updates? Have it checked by default but it at least > > > >>>> allows the user a choice. > > > >... > > > > My problem with the way things are currently done is that it's > > > > not obvious to someone like my parents, who run Ubuntu, that > > > > this feature exists. After switching my parents to Ubuntu the > > > > only real complaint I heard from them is that the first time > > > > they booted into Ubuntu there wasn't a "tour" window that > > > > popped up for them. > > > >... > > > > > > Oh, but haven't you heard? Popping up windows by themselves is > > > evil, apparently. ;-) > > > > > > Now that the Updates Available window opens by itself, it may > > > help for it to contain a checkbox for installing future updates > > > by default. > > > > May not be evil, but on my 400MHz cpu, it does severely limit any > > further use of the computer until it finishes getting the updates. > > It doesn't matter what I am doing, when the update manager opens, I > > am stopped from further use of my computer until it quits getting > > updates, and when there many, that can be 10 minutes or more. > > Are you referring to while it's just running, sitting there, waiting > for you to say "ok, install the updates" or to while it's actually > installing updates? > > 400MHz? And Ubuntu's usable? I tried Ubuntu on a Pentium II, and I > got tired of waiting 5 minutes for it get to the point where it would > let me open the applications menu. > Usable until the new Update Manager pops open and says: Checking for updates! Then, no, it is not usable until it gets done checking (which is to benefit me?). -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
