Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
Ubuntu 10.04 offers UPDATES which are changes within 10.04, and
distribution UPGRADES, which would be the conversion of 10.04 to 10.10,
for example. However, due to a confusion of terminology, 10.04 is
offering UPGRADES which are in fact UPDATES. I have just run update-
manager on my wife's machine to perform an UPDATE. However, it was
described by the software as an UPGRADE. It was therefore unclear
whether it was improving 10.04 or converting 10.04 to 10.10. After the
UPDATE/ UPGRADE, 10.04 was still on the machine (fortunately, as this is
what I wanted), so it was in fact an UPDATE.
On the assumption that this issue remains in future versions, please
clarify in the code the use of the terms, and restrict the term UPGRADE
to transitions between version numbers, and use UPDATES for within a
version number. Then non-geek users that really only want Ubuntu to
just work, and don't want to launch major system upgrades by mistake
when they would prefer to stay with the 10.04 LTS version, with all the
implications for production usage, won't be concerned or confused.
thanks.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.134.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-30.59-generic 2.6.32.29+drm33.13
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-30-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Mar 12 20:47:17 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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Title:
confused terminology update/upgrade
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