Call for testing: Trusty langpack updates (F?ram na G?idhlig)

[Fòram na Gàidhlig]

> On 2014-05-30 23:00, Fòram na Gàidhlig wrote:
>> Setting the upgrades to "proposed" is pretty easy, but if you wish to
>> upgrade the language pack only (e.g. because you depend on the OS you're
> 
>> currently messing with), you have to start using the commandline and to
>> fiddle with config files.
> 
> No, you don't. After having enabled "proposed" and updated, you can
> install the applicable langpacks from Ubuntu Software Center or
> Synaptic. Then you can disable "proposed".

Maybe we should add that hint to the Wiki?


> So, given that you have an existing 14.04 installation, I really don't
> see how testing new langpacks could jeopardize the system. If some
> problem would arise, you can just downgrade again and report it.

Yes, on the VirtualBox, which was running on a 12.04 installation. I
tried upgrading that to Saucy a while back and it foobared to badly that
I had to wipe and reinstall 12.04.

The point I'm trying to make here actually isn't that I personally have
difficulty testing this. Although I don't like to fiddle with my
operating system unless I have to, I do know my way around computers
pretty well. I'm thinking of the average translator here who won't have
any coding skills whatsoever. Messing around with one's operating system
can be pretty scary, because everything else depends on it. Personally,
I'm only willing to do this kind of stuff on my live OS if I know that I
won't need the computer for anything else for a couple of days. And now
I'm thinking of people translating into minority languages who live in
economically deprived areas and might have access to only one computer,
which they even might have to share with someone else.

Installing a piece of software to crash test is no problem for most
people, but doing the same with your operating system is an entirely
differnt question. I think making sure that langpacks won't crash before
asking people to test is the most important issue here - and KISS
instructions on how to update only the language pack to the proposed
version.