Update-manager does not have "gksudo" in its menu entry by choice. If you run it from the menu system then try to perform an action which requires super user privileges then it will ask for your password, but not before.
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- [apport] update-manager crashed with ReadError in open() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs