[Bug 1817559] Re: update-manager ignores its own settings completely

[Ivan Zorin]

And here is the *current* settings which *have been active* while I've
got that dialog window ( on the previous attachment:
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/413195181/update-manager-screenshot-with-
ignored-settings.png ) with notification about updates, in the
attachment.

In fact, while I've got that window popped-up, the (probably?) related
systemd services & timers *have been disabled* (by `mask') as well,
manually, by me, a couple of days ago. Here is the current state of
them:

$ sudo systemctl status apt-daily.service
● apt-daily.service
   Loaded: masked (/dev/null; bad)
   Active: inactive (dead)
$ sudo systemctl status apt-daily.timer
● apt-daily.timer
   Loaded: masked (/dev/null; bad)
   Active: inactive (dead)
Warning: apt-daily.timer changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
$ sudo systemctl status apt-daily-upgrade.service
● apt-daily-upgrade.service
   Loaded: masked (/dev/null; bad)
   Active: inactive (dead)
$ sudo systemctl status apt-daily-upgrade.timer
● apt-daily-upgrade.timer
   Loaded: masked (/dev/null; bad)
   Active: inactive (dead)
Warning: apt-daily-upgrade.timer changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.
$

I didn't have time to learn what and how they do so I just disable them
(by `sudo systemctl mask') since I prefer to control update maintenance
completely by myself, when it's convenient for my time and not PC's
time. I thought that it should be enough but I was really surprised that
it didn't do the trick. The next step will be wiping everything which is
related to apt/update from /etc/cron.* directories.

P.S. I really don't and just can't understand why `Software Updater' has
nearly the same `design' and `usability experience' just like Windows 10
update service nowadays, with a complete ignore of user settings,
preferences, focus and time.

** Attachment added: "update manager's ignored settings"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1817559/+attachment/5242392/+files/ignored_settings.png

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Title:
  update-manager ignores its own settings completely

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  
  > 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  
  > 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  $ apt-cache policy update-manager
  update-manager:
    Installed: 1:16.04.15
    Candidate: 1:16.04.15
    Version table:
   *** 1:16.04.15 500
          500 https://mirror.one.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 https://mirror.one.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:16.04.12 500
          500 https://mirror.one.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
          500 https://mirror.one.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages
       1:16.04.3 500
          500 https://mirror.one.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 https://mirror.one.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages

  ----

  Steps to reproduce:

  - Run `update-manager' manually, via `update-manager' from a terminal for example
  - Press "Settings..." button
  - Configure the following settings to hide all update-manager's pop-ups respectively:

  Automatically check for updates: Never
  When there are security updates: <blank>
  When there are other updates: Display every two weeks
  Notify me of a new Ubuntu version: Never

  - Close settings
  - Exit `update-manager'

  ----
  Expected behaviour:

  - update-manager won't be checking any updates at all
  - but even if there are some "other updates" then it must be displayed not more often than "every two weeks"

  ----
  Actual behaviour:

  - update-manager checks for updates from time to time by itself
  - update-manager shows notifications *all* *the* *time*: every single day and much more times per day than even twice
  - update-manager keeps to show notifications even if it has been seen & closed manually (just because there wasn't time for maintenance window currently, for example)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: update-manager 1:16.04.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-143.169-generic 4.4.170
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-143-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Feb 25 16:32:29 2019
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'365'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'303'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1551101458'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-19 (951 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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