Ubuntu
apturl package

That a package is already installed should not be an error

Bug #237012 reported by Matthew Paul Thomas
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apturl (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Ubuntu 8.04, all updates installed

1. In Firefox's address field, enter "apt:libc6" (without quotes).

What happens: An error alert appears, saying "Package 'libc6' is already installed", with a "Close" button.

What should happen: An information alert saying "The package “libc6” is already installed", with an "OK" button.

So, three things to fix: (1) the icon, (2) the alert text, (3) the button text.

See original description

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lp:~rainct/apturl/ubuntu
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lp:ubuntu/karmic/apturl
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
description: updated
Siegfried Gevatter (rainct)
Changed in apturl:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Triaged
Siegfried Gevatter (rainct)
Changed in apturl:
assignee: nobody → rainct
status: Triaged → In Progress
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Siegfried Gevatter (rainct) wrote :

I've fixed this in the linked branch. About the button, I think "Close" is more appropriate (and afaik that's what the HIG recommends, but I might be wrong).

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Thanks for fixing this!

Reference for the button being "OK": <http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/windows-alert.html.en#alerts-information>

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Siegfried Gevatter (rainct) wrote :

Ah, I see, wasn't sure about this. Changed :).

Siegfried Gevatter (rainct)
Changed in apturl:
assignee: rainct → nobody
status: In Progress → Triaged
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package apturl - 0.2.5ubuntu1

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apturl (0.2.5ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

  * apturl:
     - Hide python-apt's "API not stable yet" warning.
     - If a package is already installed, show an informational box, not
       an error message (LP: #237012).
     - Give error dialogs the same icon as question dialogs have.
  * apturl.8, debian/rules:
     - Add a manpage (LP: #159422).
  * debian/control:
     - Bump the minimum debhelper version to 5.0.51~, as required for dh_icons.
     - Improve the description.
  * debian/copyright:
     - Include the full GPL header.

 -- Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals (RainCT) <email address hidden> Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:37:27 +0200

Changed in apturl:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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