| 2008-09-10 10:34:10 |
Wouter Stomp |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2008-09-19 15:14:19 |
-Zeus- |
synaptic: status |
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| 2008-09-19 15:14:19 |
-Zeus- |
synaptic: statusexplanation |
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Thank you for reporting this bug. However, this seems to be a fundamental issue with the way package managers handle the database any time they are running, which includes downloading files. I don't think this is a major enough issue to warrant a rewrite of a large portion of the update managers, therefore i am closing it. |
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| 2008-09-19 17:44:07 |
Wouter Stomp |
synaptic: status |
Invalid |
New |
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| 2008-09-19 17:44:07 |
Wouter Stomp |
synaptic: statusexplanation |
Thank you for reporting this bug. However, this seems to be a fundamental issue with the way package managers handle the database any time they are running, which includes downloading files. I don't think this is a major enough issue to warrant a rewrite of a large portion of the update managers, therefore i am closing it. |
Please don't close bugreports only because you don't think it is worth the time to fix them.
This wouldn't need a big rewrite, just be inventive coming up with a solution. E.g. downloading packages doesn't need a package manager to be running. Synaptic/apt could easily generate a list of packages that need to be downloaded which can then be downloaded by a small utility without blocking all the package management apps. |
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| 2008-09-19 18:04:44 |
-Zeus- |
synaptic: status |
New |
Invalid |
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| 2008-09-19 18:04:44 |
-Zeus- |
synaptic: statusexplanation |
Please don't close bugreports only because you don't think it is worth the time to fix them.
This wouldn't need a big rewrite, just be inventive coming up with a solution. E.g. downloading packages doesn't need a package manager to be running. Synaptic/apt could easily generate a list of packages that need to be downloaded which can then be downloaded by a small utility without blocking all the package management apps. |
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| 2008-09-19 18:33:57 |
Wouter Stomp |
synaptic: status |
Invalid |
New |
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| 2008-09-19 18:33:57 |
Wouter Stomp |
synaptic: statusexplanation |
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Sorry but I provided good arguments to keep this open. Blocking the use of package manager for prolonged periods of time is definitely unwanted behavior and thus a bug. |
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| 2008-09-19 20:33:46 |
-Zeus- |
synaptic: status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2008-09-19 20:33:46 |
-Zeus- |
synaptic: statusexplanation |
Sorry but I provided good arguments to keep this open. Blocking the use of package manager for prolonged periods of time is definitely unwanted behavior and thus a bug. |
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| 2008-09-19 20:34:48 |
Greg Grossmeier |
synaptic: importance |
Undecided |
Wishlist |
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| 2008-09-19 20:34:48 |
Greg Grossmeier |
synaptic: bugtargetdisplayname |
synaptic (Ubuntu) |
apt (Ubuntu) |
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| 2008-09-19 20:34:48 |
Greg Grossmeier |
synaptic: bugtargetname |
synaptic (Ubuntu) |
apt (Ubuntu) |
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| 2008-09-19 20:34:48 |
Greg Grossmeier |
synaptic: statusexplanation |
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This is an issue with apt (the underlying package management system). Confirming the description of the issue and setting to wishlist.
Thanks for reporting this bug. |
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| 2008-09-19 20:34:48 |
Greg Grossmeier |
synaptic: title |
Bug #268492 in synaptic (Ubuntu): "Automatically downloading updated packages should not block package managers" |
Bug #268492 in apt (Ubuntu): "Automatically downloading updated packages should not block package managers" |
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| 2010-10-04 23:53:53 |
SapphirePaw |
removed subscriber Chad Daelhousen |
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