[packagekit] [RFE] Enable packagekit to download updates at leisure and install them during the next reboot

[Huzaifa Sidhpurwala]

Hi All,
I have been using packagekit for some time now and it an amazing piece of
software. Kudos to everyone working on this.

There is one feature which i think would make updating desktops much more
easier and safer, that would be
ability to install software on reboot, so that existing applications are not
disturbed. So here is my suggestion:

1. PackageKit downloads the updates silently in a cache folder. This can be
toggled on or off by root or
    users (depending on policykit)
2. On reboot, just before the gdm window, it opens a dialog , asking if the
user, if he wants to install those updates. If the user
    agrees the updates are installed , if not optionally it should be able
to mail the admin of or system that it failed etc.

This basically has many advantages:
1. Applications sp ones based on gecko get mangled, when they are updates
and behave strangely. The best way to update
then is to close them update and open them, which would mean loosing all
work.
2. The above enables corporate desktop updates in a more easier and
controlled way.

Just my 2 cents.

Regards,
Huzaifa Sidhpurwala.
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