Bug #8078

Automatic upgrades should stay for the last 2/3 versions

Added by emmapeel 2014-10-12 08:55:57 . Updated 2014-10-12 08:57:21 .

Status:
Duplicate
Priority:
Normal
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Start date:
2014-10-12
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0%

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Discuss
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Affected tool:
Upgrader
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Description

Reported by user:

> Tails 1.1.1 was released on September 2nd. Tails 1.1.2 was released
> on September 25th. I had not booted this Tails installation since the
> end of August. Now it’s telling me that I have to do a full upgrade.
> That’s a bit sad. I would have hoped it would offer me at least a
> first upgrade to Tails 1.1.1 and then a subsequent upgrade to Tails
> 1.1.2. That would be less painful than having to do the full ISO
> upgrade dance…

Is it hard to leave the previous updates in the server?

Can we provide the automatic upgrader with updates for the last two month’s versions? Or maybe this will be overkill?

If a user loses one upgrade then the upgrades become harder…

Subtasks

Related issues

Is duplicate of Tails - Bug #8077: Automatic upgrades should be available for longer times Resolved 2014-10-12

History

#1 Updated by emmapeel 2014-10-12 08:56:59

  • is duplicate of Bug #8077: Automatic upgrades should be available for longer times added

#2 Updated by emmapeel 2014-10-12 08:57:21

  • Status changed from New to Duplicate