Hello :) I've been keeping an eye on this.
For 2 days, update-notifier has not reported anything. just checked today with apt-get and got this from a simulation on upgrade : The following packages will be upgraded: apport apport-gtk python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-software-properties software-properties-common software-properties-gtk Looking here : http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/phased-updates.html, I see software-propoerties has currently been offered to 90% of users and is on day 2, I'll wait for a day or two. The other one that I have installed and could be upgraded is apport, but it is being blocked due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1282349 The apport bug seems fixed, but the package offered by apt-get is still 2.14.1 : Inst apport [2.14.1-0ubuntu3] (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu:14.04/trusty-updates [all]) when the fix is in package apport - 2.14.2-0ubuntu1, only available in utopic for now (I'm on trusty). So we'll see. Cheers, b. On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 9:36 PM, John Hupp <lubu...@prpcompany.com> wrote: > On 5/17/2014 2:57 PM, brendanperrine wrote: > >> On Sat, 17 May 2014 14:37:38 -0400 >> John Hupp <lubu...@prpcompany.com> wrote: >> >> Some fresh experiences today: >>> >>> I booted the laptop, manually ran just "update-notifier" from the >>> terminal (and yes, I did forget to add " &"), and Software Updater >>> appeared almost immediately to offer a big batch of updates. >>> >>> Rather inexplicable, but running with it just to see what would happen, >>> I rebooted without installing anything, added update-notifier to Default >>> applications for LXSession: Autostart tab, and rebooted again. The >>> update-notifier changelog indicates that it is supposed to poll every >>> 180 seconds. For good measure I gave it 10 minutes, but Software >>> Updater did not appear. I rebooted 10 times and waited 10 minutes each >>> time, all with the same no-show results. >>> >>> I also booted the desktop on which I installed 14.04 a couple days ago. >>> I did not manually run update-notifier but instead set up the >>> update-notifier workaround in Default applications for LXSession. I >>> rebooted and *Software Updater almost immediately offered 140+ MB of >>> updates*, which I installed. >>> >>> Back on the laptop, I gave it an Ethernet connection and rebooted 5 more >>> times, waiting 10 minutes each time. Still no updates offered. >>> >>> I removed the update-notifier entry from Default applications for >>> LXSession: Autostart, pulled the Ethernet plug, switched the WiFi back >>> on, and rebooted. I ran "update-notifier &" from a terminal and waited >>> 10 minutes. No results. I did this 5 times. >>> >>> Then I did the same as above but ran "dbus-launch update-notifier &" >>> instead. I did this 3 times with no results. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> The only hypothesis I can see from the above is that >>> update-notifier/manager will offer the updates once (per day?), and if >>> you don't install them it will not offer them again. >>> >>> Could this be? >>> >>> >>> I think in software and updates from the menu is set to check daily by >> default. >> >> > I see that now, and that may be the simple and good explanation for what > appeared to be bad behavior. Though update-notifier runs as a daemon and > polls every 180s, it is update-manager that actually offers the updates, so > clearly there is some mechanism between them (which I have asked about here > before). > > Software-properties-gtk (aka Preferences: Software & Updates) is supposed > to "manage the repositories that you install software from," and its > manpage describes it simply as a software sources list editor, but via its > Updates tab it also seems to govern update-notifier/manager. > > Since it cannot be set to check more often than daily, it looks like I'll > have to wait until tomorrow to confirm whether it works, but I'll manually > add update-notifier back to the Autostart list. > > If that succeeds, then there really is no deep problem, only the problem > with /etc/xdg/autostart that also affects nm-applet, etc., for which we > have the workaround (and for which a true fix is in the works). > > Thanks, Brendan! > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > -- bapoumba
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