** Description changed:
+ [ Impact ]
+
When the apt repository cache is too out-of-date, update-notifier shows
a tray icon with message:
"The update information is outdated. This may be caused by network
problems or by a repository that is no longer available. Please update
manually by selecting 'Show updates' from the indicator menu, and
watching for any failing repositories."
If you follow the instructions and click 'Show updates', nothing will
happen and update-notifier crashes instead.
This only happens in a Wayland desktop session.
The following errors.ubuntu.com identifiers match this bug report:
https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/8ca8669144fda26625647db60203296c89e15b26
https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/fcb15b0085c6db244a9750e2d8c9971c3ece02fe
+
+ [ Test Plan ]
+
+ 1. Install the update-notifier upgrade from -proposed.
+ 2. Temporarily disable the daily updates timer with:
+ $ sudo systemctl disable apt-daily.timer apt-daily-upgrade.timer
+ 3. Mark the update cache as out-of-date with:
+ $ sudo touch -d "10 days ago" /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp
+ 3. Log-out and log-in again
+ 4. Wait for at least 2 hours
+ 5. Verify that a red icon appeared in the top-right system tray
+ 6. Click the red icon
+ 7. Click "Show updates"
+ 8. Verify that the software updater window appeared
+ 9. Verify that no crash report popup appeared
+ 10. Re-enable the daily updates timer with:
+ $ sudo systemctl enable apt-daily.timer apt-daily-upgrade.timer
+
+ [ Where problems could occur ]
+
+ The patch only modifies what happens when invoking an action from the
+ tray icons in update-notifier. The "cache out-of-date" tray icon seems
+ to be the only user of this function. No regressions are expected:
+ previously the process would crash and there isn't any worse than that.
+
+ One sensitive point could be that, depending on the policy of the Wayland
compositor, the software updater window might not get raised to the front after
launching it. This is not an issue for GNOME (Ubuntu Desktop), and all
compositors will generally highlight in some way that there is a new window
open even if it wasn't raised. I still expect all compositors to correctly
raise the new window though.
+ Also, as mentioned, anything is better than a crash.
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Oracular)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Oracular)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu Noble)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
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Clicking 'Show updates' on the app indicator does not work
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