{"id":9602,"date":"2012-06-28T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dylanmc.ca\/\/-\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=9602"},"modified":"2019-08-06T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T20:36:38","slug":"ubuntu-software-updater","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dylanmc.ca\/\/-\/portfolio\/ubuntu-software-updater\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Software Updater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"dylanmccall-list-plain wp-block-list\"><li><em>Personal project<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"dylanmccall-list-badges wp-block-list\"><li>desktop<\/li><li>ubuntu<\/li><li>gnome<\/li><li>gtk+<\/li><li>python<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ubuntu&#8217;s software updater originally presented updates as a long list of Debian package names, which was a source of confusion and worry for many users. After <a href=\"https:\/\/dylanmc.ca\/\/-\/blog\/2012\/05\/16\/home-from-uds-q\/\">a conversation<\/a> at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, I participated in a rewrite of its UI code following <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/SoftwareUpdates\">a set of wireframes<\/a> designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~mpt\">Matthew Paul Thomas<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mterry.name\/\">Michael Terry<\/a> worked on a major refactor to support Python 3, while I focused on updating dialogs with new layouts, and improving the flow between those dialogs. I changed the list of packages to use a tree structure, grouped by applications. The list of applications is drawn from application metadata and package metadata, while the grouping itself is based on a set of rules involving package dependencies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed working on a real GTK+ application that is seen by millions of users. I certainly needed to pay extra attention to performance, as well as being careful that the changes I made were simple and understandable so the application would be easy for others to maintain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/dylanmc.ca\/\/-\/?attachment_id=9603\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"9603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dylanmc.ca\/\/-\/portfolio\/ubuntu-software-updater\/ubuntu-software-updater-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dylanmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ubuntu-software-updater-1.png?fit=2220%2C1332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2220,1332\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dylanmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ubuntu-software-updater-6.png?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dylanmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ubuntu-software-updater-6.png?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"dylanmccall-list-plain wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/update-manager\">Launchpad project<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"dylanmccall-list-plain wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Personal project<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"dylanmccall-list-badges wp-block-list\">\n<li>desktop<\/li>\n<li>ubuntu<\/li>\n<li>gnome<\/li>\n<li>gtk+<\/li>\n<li>python<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ubuntu&#8217;s software updater originally presented updates as a long list of Debian package names, which was a source of confusion and worry for 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