Bug 201810

Summary:	Zen-Updater package/patch selection method unusual
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE Linux 10.1	Reporter:	Robert Harvey <bobharvey>
Component:	Zenworks	Assignee:	Chris Rivera <crivera>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Mauro Parra Miranda <mauro>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P5 - None	CC:	andreas.hanke, suse-beta
Version:	Final
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	SuSE Linux 10.1
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Description Robert Harvey 2006-08-25 16:24:37 UTC

Alone among all the update methods zen-updater displays new packages as well as updates (patches).  There is a mechanism to select one or the other - but only if both are present;  Otherwise no selection is possible.

It would make more sense, and probably cause less confusion, if a configuration menu tab were added to allow users to choose in advance which they want to be advised of, and make that a permenant filter.

See also bug 193595 and bug 200828 for the confusion caused.

Comment 1 Federico Lucifredi 2006-10-12 01:24:11 UTC

cmr, please give your input on this suggestion.

If deemed worthwile, I still recommend punting to next release due to res/constraints.

Comment 2 Chris Rivera 2006-10-13 19:13:10 UTC

I don't think giving the user the ability to permanently filter out certain update types is a good idea.  Also, I don't think many people care about the type of updates available, they just care that they have updates at all.