I'm reassigning to aptdaemon since that's where the "bad quality" code is. See also bug 712377.
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => aptdaemon (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1032104 Title: "The package is of bad quality" error message is bad Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: As shown in <https://launchpadlibrarian.net/110649564/Screenshot%20from%202012-07-20%2015%3A53%3A47.png>, when double-clicking some packages Ubuntu Software Center opens with an error message overlaid: The package is of bad quality The installation of a package that violates quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organization who provided this package file and include the details beneath. > Details ( OK ) ( Ignore and install ) Many things can be fixed here. a. Why are two windows being presented here (the background one already containing the usual .deb warning) rather than one? Might this error also appear when installing updates? If so, maybe the USC window shouldn't open at all, just the error alert. And if not, probably the error should be embedded into the software item screen instead. b. The primary text isn't a complete sentence. c. "Violates quality standards" sounds needlessly violent. d. "Serious problems on your computer"? What kind of problems? It could be more specific. e. "The person or organization? Unless the Maintainer field is unreadable, it knows who that person or organization is, and should say so. f. The secondary text refers to "the details beneath" (beneath what?), but by default no details are shown. g. If installation "isn't allowed", why am I being given the option to ignore and install? Make up your mind. h. If it does make sense to have the option to install, it should be "Ignore and Install", not "Ignore and install". ------------ Next steps: * Find answers to the questions in (a), (d), and (g). * Redesign the error presentation. Not to be confused with bug 1020742, where the error message fails to contain any details, or bug 1027092, where the message is possibly appearing for packages where it shouldn't. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/1032104/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
