Comment 5 for bug 387382

Hi,

First of all Update Manager shouldn't pop up to ask for updates if it sees that there is no connection available. After all if you put in your computer a sources CD, you will the program by yourself. The only purpose of "auto update" is to check for new versions online. If it is opened by the user there should be a red dot with the text "No connection available some sources may fail to retrieve information" and the text of the Update Manager after the user has clicked on check for updates button should show the same text.

So:
1- Only pop up for updates if the computer is connected to the internet
2- Change main window with something that shows the user that the computer is not connected and may fail with the sources
3- Change window with dialogue after pressing the "Check for updates" button

What do you guys think?

Tomas

> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:51:34 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 387382] Re: update-manager doesn't check if Internet Connection is available
>
> This needs a bit more information. Some package sources are offline
> (users updating from DVDs) so when do we warn that the user is offline?
> Instead, should we clean up the "source not found" dialog, and instead
> mention that the user must be online for online updates?
>
> Can you please attach screenshots and/or mockups?
>
> ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
> Milestone: round-6 => None
>
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> update-manager doesn't check if Internet Connection is available
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387382
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> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> update-manager doesn't check if Internet Connection is available. When the user clicks on update manager and clicks on "Check". The update-manager should check whether Internet connection is available. Currently update-manager comes back with a whole bunch of source not found errors.. ??

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