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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Any policy would need to be set at the apt or even dpkg level --
otherwise people could use apt-get, or download and dpkg install
individual packages, without using USC at all.

However, you're right that USC would be the right place to provide the
configuration interface. Or even if the full policy is presented in
Software Sources, USC should let you (for example) blacklist a
particular package that you're looking at.

What would help now is more use cases. For example, a workplace where
you can install anything that isn't in the Games category. Or letting
your children install anything that has a particular age rating.

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/862742

Title:
  Software Center needs user policy controls

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Software Center does not allow me to set policies. For example, if the
  mono-runtime environment is not allowed where I am working I am unable
  to block applications that require it. I need to the ability to set
  policies in software center. At the very least, it should warn me that
  it is about to install a runtime environment and allow me to make a
  decision. Until then I am forced to use Synaptic as that will at least
  let me view a list of the packages it wants to install.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.23.7
  ProcVersionSignature: hostname 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Sep 29 16:15:19 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-23 (6 days ago)

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