Item screen unhelpfully says "It is used/recommended/suggested by N installed software packages"
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| software-center (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Matthew Paul Thomas | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: software-center
Ubuntu Software Center 1.1.5~ppa1, Ubuntu 9.10
1. Install Pidgin, if it is not installed already.
2. Navigate to Pidgin in the "Installed Software" section.
What you see: "Pidgin Internet Messenger is intalled on this computer. It is used by 1 installed software packages."
That second sentence has never been in the specification, and it is misleading: there are no software packages that "use" Pidgin. There is one package that is installed along with Pidgin and depends on it (pidgin-libnotify), but no other packages depend on it, so it is not interesting to mention it.
Similarly the screen for Brasero reports that "It is recommended by 2 installed software packages" without ever telling you what they are or why this is interesting. And the screen for Bug Report Tool reports that "It is suggested by 0 installed software packages". What?
If this sentence is needed, it should be designed and included in the specification. Otherwise, it should be removed.
Related branches
- software-store-developers: Pending requested
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Diff: 107 lines (+8/-50)4 files modifiedsoftwarecenter/distro/Debian.py (+3/-24)
softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py (+3/-24)
softwarecenter/distro/__init__.py (+1/-1)
softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py (+1/-1)
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
> If this sentence is needed, it should be designed and included in the specification. Otherwise, it should be removed.
I looked at the bzr history and it was added around 2009-08-28 and I'm pretty sure that it was part of the original specification images.