[Bug 665191] Re: Update Manager stays open when it doesn't need to do so

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Software Updater no longer has a "Check" button, but this bug is still
valid.

Setting back to Confirmed because the desired behavior is not yet
defined. The spec currently assumes that all automatic checks will be
done while Software Updater isn't open.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#check-automatic> We need to
work out what should happen when an automatic check triggers while it's
open. It could just revert back to showing the progress window, but that
would discard any selections you'd made for updating some things but not
others.


** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Confirmed

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Title:
  Update Manager stays open when it doesn't need to do so

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  Update Manager opened in a minimised state.  I noticed it was open,
  and it reported there were 31 updates available.  I figured it had
  probably been a while since it opened, so clicked "Check" to get it
  more up-to-date.  It then reported there were zero updates available.
  I closed it.  This wasn't a very useful experience.

  So, let's look at why this happened: I don't tend to use update-
  manager to manage my packages.  It had probably been open for a couple
  days (I don't tend to reboot or shut down), and I would have noticed
  the available updates in byobu, and installed them without having ever
  noticed update-manager having been launched.  (when I notice it
  launched, I tend to press "Check" to get updates faster than the
  regular however many days).  This is entirely expected behaviour.

  What I think *should* happen is that if update-manager is running, and
  the user has not interacted with it in some time (maybe a couple
  hours), it ought see if the apt cache has been updated since it last
  checked, and if so, check again to make sure there are still updates,
  and if there are none, close itself silently.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.142.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct 23 01:11:21 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100803.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager

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