Freeze exception request: only show update installer link when an update is available.
Bug #554570 reported by
Evan
This bug affects 1 person
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
sabdfl has requested that we either remove the update installer link from the first page of ubiquity, or only show it when a critical update is available. Please allow a freeze exception for the following patch, which implements this functionality.
It has been suggested by Colin that we host the update hint file on changelogs.
The code itself is quite small and simplistic, with the only complexity rising from the need to avoid superfluous calls to wget.
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The implementation seems to rely on a yes/no check of a file on the server - since this is an LTS, the answer to "is there an updated installer available?" might be "yes" for 10.04.0, but "no" for 10.04.1. Shouldn't this be done as a version check?
Also, doesn't the implementation mean the 'update' button will show up initially, and be hidden only once the server has been checked? Shouldn't it be hidden by default?
UIFe granted for the actual UI change, anyway.