[Bug 1325814] Re: Update manager window doesn't pop up

[Eric Lambart]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1003950 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1003950

Hi. I also see this problem frequently--probably every time that updates
are available. I'm here because I saw it again this morning.

I leave the computer on overnight (since suspend doesn't work in 14.04)
and when I arrive at work in the morning, System Update is often running
but won't appear. This morning when I clicked it, it switched to another
workspace, but no window. Clicked it again, and it switched back to the
first workspace, but still no window.

Since 14.04 decided to do away with the "Updates available" in the
"gear" menu, I don't even know how to launch system updates. There was a
context-menu option on the launcher icon for the updater, which offered
to install all available updates. I don't know if that would have
worked, because I always review the updates before installing.

I also have two monitors. Both are plugged in and turned on when I see
the problem. Of course, at night the monitors are turned off, and that
is when the updater usually gets launched. So perhaps it does have
something to do with a cable plugged in (one is HDMI, one is DVI) with
no attached monitor that is turned on.

What's worse is I that when I hit Win-R to launch the "run" menu and
type "software updater", it happily lists it as an option (but only with
the "gears" icon) and when I click it nothing happens. How is it that
it's not accessible via the "run" menu? I actually came across this bug
today because I couldn't figure out how to run the thing manually. I can
do "apt-get upgrade" from the command line and have some idea of what's
being installed, but not with the detail that the software updater
provides.

14.04 has some nice touches, but I sure miss how solid 12.04 was...

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Title:
  Update manager window doesn't pop up

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

Bug description:
  When Update Manager starts to help install the package updates, I can only see it on the launcher, but no matter if I click on it, or trying Alt + Tab, or Super + W I cannot make the window itself pup up. It only seems to happen when automatically starts, because these time I usually close it from launcher and start it manually from the dash. In this case it works properly. It is quiet anoyig.
  I haven't found any other application having this kind of problem.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.196.12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Aptdaemon:
   
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Jun  3 07:14:36 2014
  DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
   Start-Date: 2014-06-03  07:13:13
   Commandline: apt-get upgrade -y
   Upgrade: libgnutls-openssl27:amd64 (2.12.23-12ubuntu2, 2.12.23-12ubuntu2.1), qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1), qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1), libfreetype6:amd64 (2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1, 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2), libfreetype6:i386 (2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1, 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2), libqt5qml5:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1), libqt5quick5:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1), qtdeclarative5-window-plugin:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1), qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1), libgnutls26:amd64 (2.12.23-12ubuntu2, 2.12.23-12ubuntu2.1), libgnutls26:i386 (2.12.23-12ubuntu2, 2.12.23-12ubuntu2.1), qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin:amd64 (5.2.1-3ubuntu15, 5.2.1-3ubuntu15.1)
   End-Date: 2014-06-03  07:15:20
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'319'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'561'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1401771702'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-20 (43 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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