[Bug 857674] [NEW] update-notifier should not be an overlay

[Jeremy Huddleston]

Public bug reported:

The new update notifier is incredibly annoying.  It should go back to being a status bar notification rather than a giant image that is always above all other windows.
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ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110920.5)
Package: update-notifier 0.117ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Tags:  oneiric running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-collected oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  update-notifier should not be an overlay

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The new update notifier is incredibly annoying.  It should go back to being a status bar notification rather than a giant image that is always above all other windows.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110920.5)
  Package: update-notifier 0.117ubuntu1
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Tags:  oneiric running-unity
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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