Bug#849509: Can't blame the user for trying to read the messages
I suppose in the logs, of
Mar 27 23:38:24 in-target: Preparing to unpack .../popularity-contest_1.64_all.deb ...
Mar 27 23:38:24 in-target: Unpacking popularity-contest (1.64) ...
Mar 27 23:38:24 in-target: Setting up popularity-contest (1.64) ...
Mar 27 23:38:24 in-target: Removing popularity-contest (1.64) ...
Mar 27 23:38:24 in-target: Purging configuration files for popularity-contest (1.64) ...
what one is seeing go by so fast in the little window is the latter part.
So the only thing the user has time to notice is the package name.
So he thinks you must be installing it, along with the other names he
sees fly by.
But in fact you are removing it.
Anyway if it said "transfer 50000 euros?" and you hit "no",
would you still be happy if what you saw was
something about 50000 go by below,
looking like the same message the last time when you said "yes".
In fact it is putting the money back into your account, from a temporary
holding area, instead of forwarding it elsewhere. All very odd.
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