The trick with setting zero or negative number for interval_days won't be working since it will be meaning to trigger updater right away (see the attached screenshot with the related setting) - here is the related code (it's still the same in 18.10/Cosmic):
https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update- notifier/tree/src/update.c?h=ubuntu/cosmic#n510 // check if the auto launch interval is over and its // time to launch again and if the dpkg lock is currently // not taken static gboolean auto_launch_now (TrayApplet *ta) { ... if (interval_days <= 0) return TRUE; ... } Setting the large number for interval_days won't be working all the time either because there is "bypass" for security updates: if (auto_launch_security_now(priv, now, last_launch)) return TRUE; There is another one setting for update-notifier through gsettings/dconf ( see the previous screenshot here - https://launchpadlibrarian.net/413216259/software_updater_notifier_notifications.png ): no-show-notifications/SETTINGS_KEY_NO_UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS (which has nothing to do with notifications about updates, I got it). But, as far as I understand, according even to current source code, it doesn't do much since: - it is checked in the last turn when main routine (related to check/show info about updates) will be completed already - even if it will be set as true, the related function will return TRUE (not FALSE) anyway via pass-thru further execution https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update- notifier/tree/src/update.c?h=ubuntu/cosmic#n654 gboolean update_check (TrayApplet *ta) { ... // the user does not no notification messages if(g_settings_get_boolean(ta->un->settings, SETTINGS_KEY_NO_UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS)) return TRUE; ... ... return TRUE; } // yes, the user does not no notification messages, exactly, but seems that the code doesn't care about it too much :) Once again, I may be wrong (should double check the routines behind g_settings_*), but if it's the reason for calling `update-manager' and if g_settings_get_boolean(ta->un->settings,SETTINGS_KEY_NO_UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS) returns TRUE when SETTINGS_KEY_NO_UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS is set then there should be FALSE on return. Something like that: if(g_settings_get_boolean(ta->un->settings, SETTINGS_KEY_NO_UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS)) return FALSE; And the check itself should be much early inside of `gboolean update_check (TrayApplet *ta)', before any other checks. In case if it's really the right direction for the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1817559 Title: update-notifier ignores update-manager's settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1817559/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
