microcode.ctl forces the user to decide about downloading microcode on install
Bug #604257 reported by
Daniel J Blueman
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| microcode.ctl (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: microcode.ctl
When installing the microcode.ctl package, the user is asked at high priority (ie forced) whether to download microcode or not.
This has two implications:
- a user may not know if the microcode should be downloaded or not, eg if another package installs this as a dependency
- when installing a big set of pakages (eg on a fresh install), the long download-install process gets blocked by this package forcing the process to stop on this question
Revision history for this message
| Daniel J Blueman (danielblueman) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Stefano Rivera (stefanor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Daniel J Blueman (daniel-blueman) |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Daniel J Blueman (danielblueman) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → In Progress |
| tags: | added: patch |
Revision history for this message
| Stefano Rivera (stefanor) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | Daniel J Blueman (daniel-blueman) → nobody |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
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| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Since the common use-case is to want microcode downloaded (since the package wouldn't be useful otherwise, unless installing the static microcode package), change the priority to medium.
This addresses both issues above. If the user wants the choice, they can install with priority medium or low. For the cases where there is no internet connection or it is restrictively firewalled, the download will simply timeout and installation will continue.