[Bug 1514266] Re: Upgrade should perform all user interaction up front

[jimav]

And one more... After another very long delay to install packages, it
asks you for "PAM profiles to enable".

Q: Why would this ever need to change on an upgrade?   Changing
authentication policies is pretty abstruse for most users.  Why is it
appropriate to consider changing this during an upgrade?

If it really is absolutely necessary to ask the user about this, then
factor out the data-collection part so it can be run before starting the
upgrade (perhaps passing the resulting data as options to the relevant
program).

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Title:
  Upgrade should perform all user interaction up front

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

Bug description:
  This is a "usability bug" report, i.e. an enhancement request to make
  upgrading more user-friendly.

  All user interaction should be done before processing.  The user
  should be able to quickly step through any prompts or input
  collection, then go home and come back the next day to a completed
  upgrade. There should be no stops in the middle of the night to ask
  for further input or permissions.

  Currently that is not happening.

  After clicking UPGRADE to the initial offer, the upgrade tool is
  downloaded, and it again asks for permission.   After assenting, some
  long time later (maybe after downloading more, I'm not sure) it asks
  you if you REALLY want to upgrade.   Then, a very long time after
  giving that assent, there a mysterious dialog appears saying that
  Flash will be downloaded (not asking mind you, just informing).  But
  the computer doesn't do anything until you click "Next".

  Suggested solution: Make *all* tools used by the upgrade process
  support a "--yes" or similar option to avoid asking the user for
  further permissions.  And use that.

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  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.04.14.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-32.37-generic 3.19.8-ckt7
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Nov  8 15:22:52 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-06 (824 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-11-08 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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