add option to always show terminal output

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by locating the settings UI and the code that displays terminal output during package updates. Trace how update output is currently hidden behind the details button, then identify the setting and output behavior that would need to change. Done means a user-configurable option consistently keeps the output visible when updating packages.

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Description

FEATURE REQUEST

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Not really, but it would be nice if I woudn't have to click the details button every time.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like a checkbox in the settings that allows me to always show the terminal output when updating packages.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I considered using apt, mintupdate-cli or aptitude in the terminal directly without a GUI.

Additional context
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=461666

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Python
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