It's done it again this morning. See attached screenshot. Again, I have not opened the gnome-software GUI, only applied a few updates manually with apt: Start-Date: 2017-08-19 10:03:08 Commandline: apt dist-upgrade Requested-By: osomon (1000) Install: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64 (0.2, automatic) Upgrade: ubuntu-settings:amd64 (17.10.10, 17.10.12), gnome-control-center-data:amd64 (1:3.24.3-0ubuntu3, 1:3.24.3-0ubuntu4), libqpdf17:amd64 (6.0.0-2, 6.0.0-2ubuntu1), libaugeas0:amd64 (1.8.0-1, 1.8.1-1), gnome-video-effects:amd64 (0.4.1-3ubuntu1, 0.4.3-1ubuntu1), gnome-session:amd64 (3.24.1-0ubuntu20, 3.24.1-0ubuntu21), gedit:amd64 (3.22.1-0ubuntu1, 3.22.1-1ubuntu1), gnome-session-common:amd64 (3.24.1-0ubuntu20, 3.24.1-0ubuntu21), unity-session:amd64 (3.24.1-0ubuntu20, 3.24.1-0ubuntu21), gnome-control-center:amd64 (1:3.24.3-0ubuntu3, 1:3.24.3-0ubuntu4), libsystemd0:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), libsystemd0:i386 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), libpugixml1v5:amd64 (1.8.1-3, 1.8.1-5), xdg-user-dirs:amd64 (0.15-2ubuntu7, 0.15-3ubuntu1), snapd:amd64 (2.27.2+17.10, 2.27.3+17.10), augeas-lenses:amd64 (1.8.0-1, 1.8.1-1), gdebi-core:amd64 (0.9.5.7+nmu1, 0.9.5.7+nmu1ubuntu1), ubuntu-standard:amd64 (1.394, 1.395), ubuntu-session:amd64 (3.24.1-0ubuntu20, 3.24.1-0ubuntu21), ubuntu-desktop:amd64 (1.394, 1.395), udev:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), gdebi:amd64 (0.9.5.7+nmu1, 0.9.5.7+nmu1ubuntu1), libudev1:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), libio-socket-ssl-perl:amd64 (2.049-1, 2.050-1), libapt-pkg-perl:amd64 (0.1.32build1, 0.1.33), libgmime-3.0-0:amd64 (3.0.1-3, 3.0.1-4), ubuntu-minimal:amd64 (1.394, 1.395), libudev-dev:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), libnss-myhostname:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), systemd-sysv:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), gnome-shell-common:amd64 (3.24.3-0ubuntu3, 3.24.3-0ubuntu4), libpam-systemd:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), gedit-common:amd64 (3.22.1-0ubuntu1, 3.22.1-1ubuntu1), systemd:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64 (2.17.90-1ubuntu1, 2.17.91-1ubuntu1), gnome-session-bin:amd64 (3.24.1-0ubuntu20, 3.24.1-0ubuntu21), qpdf:amd64 (6.0.0-2, 6.0.0-2ubuntu1), libgcab-1.0-0:amd64 (0.7-3, 0.7-4), gnome-control-center-faces:amd64 (1:3.24.3-0ubuntu3, 1:3.24.3-0ubuntu4), libnss-resolve:amd64 (234-2ubuntu2, 234-2ubuntu6), gir1.2-webkit2-4.0:amd64 (2.17.90-1ubuntu1, 2.17.91-1ubuntu1), gnome-shell:amd64 (3.24.3-0ubuntu3, 3.24.3-0ubuntu4), ubuntu-web-launchers:amd64 (17.10.10, 17.10.12), libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18:amd64 (2.17.90-1ubuntu1, 2.17.91-1ubuntu1), libidn2-0:amd64 (2.0.2-1, 2.0.2-3), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2:amd64 (2.17.90-1ubuntu1, 2.17.91-1ubuntu1), gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0:amd64 (2.17.90-1ubuntu1, 2.17.91-1ubuntu1) End-Date: 2017-08-19 10:03:58 Contents of syslog: osomon@bribon:~$ grep -i gnome-software /var/log/syslog Aug 19 10:10:39 bribon gnome-software[6948]: no app for changed suspend-button@laserb Aug 19 10:10:39 bribon gnome-software[6948]: no app for changed timezone@jwendell Aug 19 10:10:39 bribon gnome-software[6948]: no app for changed