[Bug 1309802] [NEW] [Feature][Wishlist] collect config file changes at the beginning of a dist upgrade

[rubo77]

Public bug reported:

The Process of upgrading the system often leads to points, where you
have to decide, if you want to take the default package configuration
file or keep the old one (or review this as a diff). These dialogs
appear all at the point that these packages are installed, which can be
several minutes (or hours on slow mashines) apart.

It would be really helpful, if there would be a check at the beginning
of the upgrade process, that checks if config files have to be reviewed
and decisions have to be made. (maybe as a shord dry-run, that will
notice the to-be changed config files).

If this was implemented, the user could be asked all decisions at the
very beginning of the upgrade process and the actual upgrade can be done
without interruption.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 18 23:41:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-11 (66 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago)

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug dist-upgrade i386 trusty

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Title:
  [Feature][Wishlist] collect config file changes at the beginning of a
  dist upgrade

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The Process of upgrading the system often leads to points, where you
  have to decide, if you want to take the default package configuration
  file or keep the old one (or review this as a diff). These dialogs
  appear all at the point that these packages are installed, which can
  be several minutes (or hours on slow mashines) apart.

  It would be really helpful, if there would be a check at the beginning
  of the upgrade process, that checks if config files have to be
  reviewed and decisions have to be made. (maybe as a shord dry-run,
  that will notice the to-be changed config files).

  If this was implemented, the user could be asked all decisions at the
  very beginning of the upgrade process and the actual upgrade can be
  done without interruption.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Apr 18 23:41:54 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-11 (66 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago)

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