[Bug 885206] Re: on install- no indicator of progress for restoring packages

[Colin Watson]

** Package changed: debian-installer (Ubuntu) => ubiquity (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  on install- no indicator of progress for restoring packages

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  New
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  So when I upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10, it gave me the option to update all existing software, which I checked.
  I then sat back and watched as ubuntu installed. I was given great feedback on what was going on, (under the progress bar) until I got to the message "Restoring Previously installed packages."

  (I guess that this is when it downloads restricted extras and the
  latest versions of all the software that's already on my computer, and
  probably will take a long time but I didn't realise that at the time.
  )

  this process took 2 hours and during that time, the installer stopped
  giving feedback. it just sat on the same message for the entire 2
  hours.  I thought the pc had frozen and almost reset half a dozen
  times.

  I'm marking this as a bug because the progress indicator stopped
  giving feedback, but I realise that it may have been designed like
  that. Either way it can make the experience confusing especially for
  new-comers.

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