Feature #15386

Confusing UX due to Additional Software configuration GUI not refreshing packages list

Added by intrigeri 2018-03-06 13:13:49 . Updated 2018-04-05 17:51:48 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
alant
Category:
Persistence
Target version:
Start date:
2018-03-06
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Code
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Additional Software Packages
Deliverable for:
299

Description

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Start “Additional Software” from the apps menu
  2. The list is empty so I follow the instructions, click on the Synaptic “link” in the window to add packages.
  3. In Synaptic I install a package
  4. I get asked whether I want that package to be installed automatically when I start Tails, and I say yay!
  5. I close Synaptic and I’m thus back in the “Additional Software” window which is back on top. But the list in there is still empty: my newly added package is not listed and I wonder if the operation has failed.
  6. I verify that the package was correctly added to live-additional-software.conf.

I think step 5 is confusing: after completing the operation (adding a package to my ASP as instructed) I would expect the window that told me to do so to give me up-to-date info. I suspect the same problem exists even if the list is not empty to start with.


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History

#1 Updated by alant 2018-03-25 23:31:08

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 50

#2 Updated by alant 2018-04-05 17:51:48

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 50 to 100