[Bug 863509] Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to new version deletes previous wallpapers

[Jeremy Bicha]

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

- As mentioned on this forum thread, upgrading Ubuntu deletes the previous
- wallpapers. This is bad because apparently if someone had set their
- wallpaper to say a Natty community wallpaper, they would get a black
- background on updating to Oneiric with no easy way to get their old
- wallpaper back. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1852257
+ Still needs done in Update Manager
+ ==================================
+ 1. When upgrading from 11.10, update-manager should also install ubuntu-wallpapers-oneiric. When upgrading from 10.04, update-manager should also install ubuntu-wallpapers-lucid
+ 2. All ubuntu-wallpapers* packages should be marked as manually installed so that they won't be automatically removed when upgrading to the next Ubuntu release.
+ 
+ Original bug report
+ ===================
+ As mentioned on this forum thread, upgrading Ubuntu deletes the previous wallpapers. This is bad because apparently if someone had set their wallpaper to say a Natty community wallpaper, they would get a black background on updating to Oneiric with no easy way to get their old wallpaper back. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1852257
  
  This is also very bad because Ubuntu updates aren't supposed to mess
  with user preferences.
  
  I suggest that the old wallpapers be kept in the ubuntu-wallpapers
  source package. A new ubuntu-wallpapers metapackage should be created
  that depends on ubuntu-wallpapers-oneiric. That dependency just gets
  updated for each release. Users who have ubuntu-wallpapers-natty
  installed won't lose them when they upgrade their install ubuntu-
  wallpapers. Those who do a clean install of Ubuntu Oneiric can still
  install the Natty wallpapers if they want them (which is good because
  some people do a clean install just because they think it's better).
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
+ ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubuntu-wallpapers 0.32.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 30 13:50:24 2011
- PackageArchitecture: all
- SourcePackage: ubuntu-wallpapers
+ PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: ubuntu-wallpapers
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  Upgrading Ubuntu to new version deletes previous wallpapers

Status in “ubuntu-wallpapers” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “ubuntu-wallpapers” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “update-manager” source package in Precise:
  New

Bug description:
  Still needs done in Update Manager
  ==================================
  1. When upgrading from 11.10, update-manager should also install ubuntu-wallpapers-oneiric. When upgrading from 10.04, update-manager should also install ubuntu-wallpapers-lucid
  2. All ubuntu-wallpapers* packages should be marked as manually installed so that they won't be automatically removed when upgrading to the next Ubuntu release.

  Original bug report
  ===================
  As mentioned on this forum thread, upgrading Ubuntu deletes the previous wallpapers. This is bad because apparently if someone had set their wallpaper to say a Natty community wallpaper, they would get a black background on updating to Oneiric with no easy way to get their old wallpaper back. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1852257

  This is also very bad because Ubuntu updates aren't supposed to mess
  with user preferences.

  I suggest that the old wallpapers be kept in the ubuntu-wallpapers
  source package. A new ubuntu-wallpapers metapackage should be created
  that depends on ubuntu-wallpapers-oneiric. That dependency just gets
  updated for each release. Users who have ubuntu-wallpapers-natty
  installed won't lose them when they upgrade their install ubuntu-
  wallpapers. Those who do a clean install of Ubuntu Oneiric can still
  install the Natty wallpapers if they want them (which is good because
  some people do a clean install just because they think it's better).

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubuntu-wallpapers 0.32.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 30 13:50:24 2011
  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: ubuntu-wallpapers
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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