[Bug 1887407] Re: Distribution upgrade uninstalled TortoiseHG without asking me

[teo1978]

> the upgrade gives you a chance to see the details you want. You were
prompted with these screens, including the obsolete software screen,
correct?


Correct. As I said, not good enough.


> Please be more specific about the exact changes you would like to see.

Again as I said: for every individual application that you are going to
remove that I installed manually (as opposed to it being installed as a
dependency), you have to show an individual popup screen with a very
scary warning.

THEN, if you want, there you can add a checkbox like "apply to all" or
whatever, where I can choose to accept in bulk after reviewing a list.


OR simply change the "remove obsolete packages" prompt to make it more scary, so I get the impression that I seriously need to review the list. 

However, if the number is actually in the order of 86, you need to make
it smaller to begin with, one way or another. Otherwise, even if I start
to look at the list seriously, chances are I'll end up missing something
or saying "well, whatever".

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Title:
  Distribution upgrade uninstalled TortoiseHG without asking me

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I had TortoiseHG installed on my computer
  https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/download/linux.html

  After upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04, then 19.10 and then 20.04
  (I can't tell at what stage), it's GONE.

  Never was I asked if I was fine with that.

  I don't care if there's a conflict of packages or whatever, you don't
  just uninstall software like that without asking me for confirmation.

  And yes, at some point I guess I clicked Yes to something like "2387
  packages will be installed, 8793 will be removed" or whatever. But if
  you are going to uninstall an application that I installed manually
  (as opposed to some library that I never chose to install), you have
  to give a very specific warning and prompt, one that I can't easily
  miss.

  This is OUTRAGEOUS. Now I wonder how many other programs, that I don't
  use that often (unlike THG with which I work on a daily basis) may be
  gone.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Jul 13 17:55:51 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2466 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-12 (0 days ago)

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