Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-07-01 Thread Nathan Dorfman
with a remotely exploitable version of firefox? Just shrug it off and continue with your day? On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Gareth McCumskey wrote: > > > On Wednesday 23 June 2010 20:32:34 Nathan Dorfman wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Scott Kitterman > wrote: >>

Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-06-23 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > > "Nathan Dorfman" wrote: > >>On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: >>> >>> >>> "Nathan Dorfman" wrote: >>> >>>>On Wed, Jun 23,

Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-06-23 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > > "Nathan Dorfman" wrote: > >>On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM,   wrote: >>> I think is very simple...that option can be added but not make it the >>> default choice, so anyone that can

Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-06-23 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM, wrote: > I think is very simple...that option can be added but not make it the default > choice, so anyone that can and want to activate it will be satisfied. We are > just making Ubuntu richer in users' options. I agree. This is exactly what I'm proposing. A

Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-06-23 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Shane Fagan wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 22:49 -0400, Nathan Dorfman wrote: >> Personally, I would prefer it, and I think it's quite reasonable. Thoughts? >> > > You have to remember that not everyone has broadband and not everyone

Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-06-22 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Dylan McCall wrote: > Keep in mind that checking for updates involves a non-trivial download > of package lists from all repositories the user is subscribed to. > Unfortunately, it is a much more intense operation than it appears. > A fair point, but I think that

Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?

2010-06-22 Thread Nathan Dorfman
Personally, I would prefer it, and I think it's quite reasonable. Thoughts? -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Why Ubuntu is not ready for prime time

2009-08-26 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Mat Tomaszewski < mat.tomaszew...@canonical.com> wrote: > So this is actually the only good and valid point in this, otherwise > exaggerated, rant. > > I'm currently reviewing the download process on Ubuntu.com and been > looking into various help and support optio

Re: gparted, ubiquity and other packages left behind by karmic a2 installer

2009-07-10 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:27:02AM -0400, Nathan Dorfman wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Colin Watson wrote: >> > (It's surprising that you apparently didn't see a dialog informing you >> > th

Re: gparted, ubiquity and other packages left behind by karmic a2 installer

2009-06-30 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Colin Watson wrote: > (It's surprising that you apparently didn't see a dialog informing you > that the installer had crashed. It must have gone down pretty hard.) Yup. I had no idea that it crashed until you just told me :) the same thing occurred both times I ins

Re: gparted, ubiquity and other packages left behind by karmic a2 installer

2009-06-27 Thread Nathan Dorfman
Update: just did a fresh install, using karmic-desktop-amd64.iso. One more thing I just noticed is that after installation, it takes me to the live desktop screen. Any idea why it does this? It takes a little bit of time to load the desktop, just so I can reboot. Shouldn't it offer to reboot after

Re: gparted, ubiquity and other packages left behind by karmic a2 installer

2009-06-27 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:51 AM, Colin Watson wrote: > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:44:11PM -0400, Nathan Dorfman wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Evan Dandrea wrote: >> > No, I just tested this myself and was unable to reproduce the behavior >> > you exp

Re: gparted, ubiquity and other packages left behind by karmic a2 installer

2009-06-22 Thread Nathan Dorfman
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Evan Dandrea wrote: > No, I just tested this myself and was unable to reproduce the behavior > you experienced.  Are you sure the installation did not crash near the > end, and enough of the system was in place to allow you to boot?  You > would not have seen the "i

gparted, ubiquity and other packages left behind by karmic a2 installer

2009-06-21 Thread Nathan Dorfman
Hi, Just installed karmic alpha 2, and noticed that a few packages that should have been removed at install are left behind. These include gparted, ubiquity, casper and a couple of others. Ubiquity's package description even states: Installing this package on a normal system is unlikely to be use