[packagekit] Remove the option to install updates automatically when on battery power

[Robin Norwood]

On Fri, 02 May 2008 12:23:11 +0100
Richard Hughes <hughsient at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 15:59 -0400, Robin Norwood wrote:
> > Does anybody see a real use for the 'install updates automatically
> > even when on battery power' checkbox in gpk-prefs?  At least in
> > yum/rpm-land, this is a great way to end up with a corrupt yum cache
> > and/or rpmdb.  I can't think of any valid usecase where someone
> > would want to risk this with automatic updates.  Can we just get
> > rid of the preference completely?
> > 
> > You can still install updates manually when on battery power, of
> > course
> > (PK warns you, but will let you do it if you want).
> 
> Yes, nuke the UI, but keep the gconf key I think. Want me to do this?

I'll give it a whack, since no one else seems to have an objection.

Thanks,

-RN

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Robin Norwood
Red Hat, Inc.

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