linuxmint / linuxmint/mintinstall
Incorrect Title Case in Package Description
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Description
Steps to reproduce the issue.
- Download can-utils_2023.03-1_amd64.deb to Desktop
- Run dpkg-deb --info ./can-utils_2023.03-1_amd64.deb
Note the title in the description: [OK]
Description: SocketCAN userspace utilities and tools
CAN is a message-based network protocol designed for vehicles originally ...
- Open can-utils_2023.03-1_amd64.deb with Package Installer
Note the description title is now formatted [NOK]
- Open can-utils_2023.03-1_amd64.deb with GDebi Package Installer
Note the description title is not formatted [OK]
The issue is that the package description is being formatted in camel case ("Socketcan Userspace Utilities And Tools") instead of the expected title case ("SocketCAN userspace utilities and tools"). This formatting discrepancy can cause confusion for users trying to understand the package's purpose. Another example: NASA PLC will become Nasa Plc; BASF -> Basf; GmbH -> Gmbh
Expectation: use the original title description without formatting to avoid any confusion
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Research direction
Reproduce the discrepancy by opening can-utils_2023.03-1_amd64.deb with Package Installer and compare its description with dpkg-deb --info and GDebi Package Installer. Trace where Package Installer formats the description title, then verify that names such as SocketCAN, NASA PLC, BASF, and GmbH retain their original capitalization.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100