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ubiquity package

"Restoring previously installed packages" needs status indicator

Bug #874615 reported by zpletan
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Bug Description

During the part of installation where Ubiquity restores previously installed packages (via apt-clone) there is not enough of a status indicator. There should be some kind of notice of expected time-to-completion like the one when it is installing updates, language packs, or the restricted extras. While installing, I have no idea if it is installing 300 packages (entirely possible), downloading over a slow connection (entirely possible), or stuck and doing nothing. In my case, installation was not hung (see comment #4); this is a UI bug, not a bug in the installation process itself.

(Exists on Oneiric.)

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zpletan (zpletan) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marcelo (marcelo-dacruz) wrote :

Same happening to me (upgrading from 10.10 to 11.10): Stuck at "restoring...", with no status indicator whatsoever. This is very misleading, and I've seen quite a few people just shutting down thinking the process is stalled.

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zpletan (zpletan) wrote :

This bug is similar to bug #747579. I should have been clearer. Nothing was hung (I could verify this by seeing stuff get downloaded to /target/var/cache/apt/archives/partial). My problem is solely with display of information, not an actual problem with installation. Editing OP for clarity, but I don't know how to set as not-a-duplicate.

description: updated
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zpletan (zpletan) wrote :

In a complete fit of non-clarity I forgot to add "but is not a duplicate" to the end of my first sentence in comment #4. My apologies to everyone who is getting too many messages from me today.

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zpletan (zpletan) wrote :

Never mind. After re-reading comments on bug #747579, I think it is a duplicate. Sorry everyone. :)

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Marcelo (marcelo-dacruz) wrote :

I got tired of waiting and tried disabled networking: This effectively stopped whatever ubiquity was doing and finished the upgrade process.

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