[Bug 486133] Re: What does "Do selected tasks" mean?

[Alf]

Yes, it's completely unclear what the checkboxes and the "Do selected
tasks" button actually do. Not only that, but after unchecking a
checkbox (and thus authenticating to "Remove" the package), the next
time Computer Janitor is loaded those packages aren't in the list any
more, even though (according to Synaptic) they are actually still
installed.

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Title:
  What does "Do selected tasks" mean?

Status in “computer-janitor” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: computer-janitor

  I opened the Computer Janitor and it is not going to be 100% clear to
  a less experienced user what the tool is planning on doing.  I have
  one item listed: "Adobe-flashplugin" under the "Unused" column, and
  then there is a button which says "Do selected tasks."

  What exactly is the "selected task" that it is going to do?  Is it
  going to remove that plugin?  If so,  the column should probably  be
  "Unused items to remove".  The "Recommended" title is even less
  unclear.  I assume is meant to be "Recommended for removal", in which
  case, we should say that.

  I have no clue what might appear in the optimize column, and if it did
  appear there, what action the tool is going to perform on something
  listed in that column.

  Lastly, Help provides no help.

  
  $ apt-cache policy computer-janitor
  computer-janitor:
    Installed: 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
    Candidate: 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 1.13.3-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://astromirror.uchicago.edu karmic/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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