Shouldn't bug user when updates are impossible to get
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-notifier (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
So I was offline last night, and I noticed that the toolbar icon was still there and bugging me - You have updates available! You have updates available! I will keep taking up screen real estate until you explicitly kill me?
But of course, being offline, there was no way I could update. Software-properties doesn't download the packages for later, of course. In fact, I can't think of a single situation where software-properties should be bugging me offline:
# The packages could've already been downloaded through apt-get upgrade -f. But then I obviously already know about the new packages and have explicitly refrained from installing them.
# Installation is from a CD. But how often are packages available from a CD? You install from disk, but then by definition you already have the latest packages it has to offer.
# ???
So: I would like software-properties to either automatically download upgrade packages (but not install them, obviously), or to be quiet when Internet access is not available (this is surely knowable - isn't one of the default GNOME applets for network connectivity?).
| Anthony S. Hall (theidiotthatisme) wrote | #1 |
| Connor Imes (ckimes) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in update-notifier: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Triaged |
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