[Bug 913245] [NEW] "Enable additional components"-dialog text is unintuitive

[Marcel Buchholz]

Public bug reported:

When apturl is about to install a package from a repository that has not
yet been enabled (e.g. Universe) it asks the user wheter to activate
that repository or not. The dialog that the user is presented with is
worded in a way that might be absolutely obvious to experienced Ubuntu
users but at the same time is sure to baffle any new user that has no
idea what Universe actually is.

Imagine a user who has installed Ubuntu for the very first time and has
just opened Firefox to watch a video on YouTube. Firefox informs the
user that a plug-in is missing, offers to install it and suddenly this
message pops up:

"Enable additional components
Do you want to enable the following component: 'universe'?
No/Yes" 

First of all: Do we really even need to ask? The selected package is in
Universe, the user want's the package -> The user want's Universe. Ask
yourself: Can you imagine that anyone has ever clicked "No" in this
dialog? (Not by mistake but because he or she thought "Oh - Universe?
Well, I'd love to watch that video right now but if the plug-in is not
in Main I don't want to any more!")

If, for some reason, this dialog is absolutely essential and can not
simply be removed i suggest a much clearer, user-friendly wording. The
dialog should explain what repositories are, what Universe is (in very
short and clear terms, possibly providing a link to a longer
description) and what is about to happen if the user decides to click
Yes or No.

** Affects: apturl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  "Enable additional components"-dialog text is unintuitive

Status in “apturl” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When apturl is about to install a package from a repository that has
  not yet been enabled (e.g. Universe) it asks the user wheter to
  activate that repository or not. The dialog that the user is presented
  with is worded in a way that might be absolutely obvious to
  experienced Ubuntu users but at the same time is sure to baffle any
  new user that has no idea what Universe actually is.

  Imagine a user who has installed Ubuntu for the very first time and
  has just opened Firefox to watch a video on YouTube. Firefox informs
  the user that a plug-in is missing, offers to install it and suddenly
  this message pops up:

  "Enable additional components
  Do you want to enable the following component: 'universe'?
  No/Yes" 

  First of all: Do we really even need to ask? The selected package is
  in Universe, the user want's the package -> The user want's Universe.
  Ask yourself: Can you imagine that anyone has ever clicked "No" in
  this dialog? (Not by mistake but because he or she thought "Oh -
  Universe? Well, I'd love to watch that video right now but if the
  plug-in is not in Main I don't want to any more!")

  If, for some reason, this dialog is absolutely essential and can not
  simply be removed i suggest a much clearer, user-friendly wording. The
  dialog should explain what repositories are, what Universe is (in very
  short and clear terms, possibly providing a link to a longer
  description) and what is about to happen if the user decides to click
  Yes or No.

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