[Bug 1733776] [NEW] Request to display the package name along with the synopsis

[Alkis Georgopoulos]

Public bug reported:

Update manager shows only the synopsis when prompting to update a package, without including the package name.
For example: "Educational games for small children".

...I have 10 packages installed with games for children. Why doesn't
update-manager just tell me that this is gcompris? The matter gets worse
if you take into account description translations.

Or, "interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)".
Eh, I have 10 languages installed, just concatenate the package name,
e.g. "python: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default
version)" so that people know what they're updating!

Yes, it's possible to select a package, and then expand the technical
description, and finally you get to see the package name in the
changelog, but that doesn't help much when you need to do that for 30
packages. It should be seen in a glance inside the list box.

>From https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/#the-single-line-synopsis:
> Do not include the package name in the synopsis line. The display software knows how to display this already...

Please display it already! :)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Update manager shows only the synopsis when prompting to update a package, without including the package name.
  For example: "Educational games for small children".
  
  ...I have 10 packages installed with games for children. Why doesn't
  update-manager just tell me that this is gcompris? The matter gets worse
  if you take into account description translations.
  
  Or, "interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)".
  Eh, I have 10 languages installed, just concatenate the package name,
  e.g. "python: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default
  version)" so that people know what they're updating!
  
  Yes, it's possible to select a package, and then expand the technical
  description, and finally you get to see the package name in the
  changelog, but that doesn't help much when you need to do that for 30
- packages. It should be seen in a glance inside the combo box.
+ packages. It should be seen in a glance inside the list box.
  
  From https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/#the-single-line-synopsis:
  > Do not include the package name in the synopsis line. The display software knows how to display this already...
  
  Please display it already! :)

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Title:
  Request to display the package name along with the synopsis

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Update manager shows only the synopsis when prompting to update a package, without including the package name.
  For example: "Educational games for small children".

  ...I have 10 packages installed with games for children. Why doesn't
  update-manager just tell me that this is gcompris? The matter gets
  worse if you take into account description translations.

  Or, "interactive high-level object-oriented language (default
  version)". Eh, I have 10 languages installed, just concatenate the
  package name, e.g. "python: interactive high-level object-oriented
  language (default version)" so that people know what they're updating!

  Yes, it's possible to select a package, and then expand the technical
  description, and finally you get to see the package name in the
  changelog, but that doesn't help much when you need to do that for 30
  packages. It should be seen in a glance inside the list box.

  From https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/#the-single-line-synopsis:
  > Do not include the package name in the synopsis line. The display software knows how to display this already...

  Please display it already! :)

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