[Bug 222539] Re: debconf on media: confusing screen regarding nut on upgrade from gusty to hardy

[Thomas Hotz]

This version is EOL, so I close this bug.

** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  debconf on media: confusing screen regarding nut on upgrade from gusty
  to hardy

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Distribution Upgrade from gusty to hardy kicked off via system ->
  update manager  (old version: Linux media 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue
  Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux), it eventually puts up a
  window titled "debconf on media" that has only one line of text and a
  checkbox before it:

  
  [ ] Please manually modify your configuration files! Continue?        [Help]

  
  ... and of course, there is a <Next> button

  1. Clicking help provides more information about nut, but provides no useful information if checkbox should be clicked or not
  2. The <back> button is grayed out (why not remove it completely if it isn't an option?)
  3. I clicked next once without checking the check box.  It spend 10 minutes upgrading various things and now the same window has popped back.  This time I'm checking the box
  4. This reminds me of the famous windows or MAC dialog boxes that say something like "about to crash.  OK?" except its worse because now you have a checkbox you have to decide to click or not

  /etc$ apt-cache policy debconf
  debconf:
    Installed: 1.5.20
    Candidate: 1.5.20
    Version table:
   *** 1.5.20 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  Version after upgrade: Linux media 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10
  13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686

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