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Feature #14238

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Feature request: Single pane patch/package/release update notification and management

Added by tasty ratz over 1 year ago. Updated over 1 year ago.

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Rejected
Priority:
Normal
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Category:
Dashboard
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Description

Currently, PFSense has 3 different locations you need to check for updates and they don't generate any kinds of alerts. I'd like to propose some single pane consolidation and widget inclusion.
Is there a new release? Check the main dashboard. What about a package update? Go to the packages page and scroll for ones showing an available update. What about System Patches that exist for hotfixes between point releases?

Why is this managed on 3 independent pages and why are they not all configurable as alert generation events? Why is the "system patches" an optional package and not integral already? That's not even part of the documentation.
Why when packages are available do they have to be installed individually? All of this seems to add many clicks to maintenance.

I'd like to propose, at minimum, the dashboard widgets are updated to show ALL available patches, updates, and package updates. This would provide single-click access to applicable updates. Bonus points if we could "apply all updates" on these pages and sequentially apply all available updates to make maintenance easier.

I'm sure others might chime in and wish for some ties to the notification system for some/all of these as well. It's too easy to miss important updates as things stand today. Can we improve on it?


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