linuxmint / linuxmint/mintinstall
[feature request] Display information when a package comes from a PPA
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Description
In mintinstall, it's impossible to know if a System package comes from an official repository or from a PPA.
Could you add this information?
Example:
System package (official repository) and System package (PPA), instead of only System package:
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the mintinstall package and trace how system-package labels are assembled and how repository information is exposed. Confirm how official repositories and PPAs are distinguished, then update the displayed label and verify both cases in the relevant existing tests, if present.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100