I just want to add that it also does not know how to handle held packages. I currently have the MongoDB PPA added to my system and explicitly held the 3.0.10 packages for the M102 course I just completed.
This is normally done with: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org=3.0.10 mongodb-org-server=3.0.10 mongodb-org-shell=3.0.10 mongodb-org-mongos=3.0.10 mongodb-org-tools=3.0.10 echo "mongodb-org hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections echo "mongodb-org-server hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections echo "mongodb-org-shell hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections echo "mongodb-org-mongos hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections echo "mongodb-org-tools hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: mongodb-org mongodb-org-mongos mongodb-org-server mongodb-org-shell mongodb-org-tools 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded. If a package is held, it shouldn't really be counted as 1 update in gnome-software and possibly skipped. At the moment, it tries to update the packages, reloads then just shows them again as an update. ** Attachment added: "gnome-software.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1575351/+attachment/4657970/+files/gnome-software.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575351 Title: tell me I have OS updates and will not install said updates. Status in Ubuntu GNOME: New Status in Ubuntu GNOME xenial series: New Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: It tells me I have OS updates to install. When I hit the install button it just refreshes as if I have done nothing. It tells me the updates are needed for a few things including security. I am using Ubuntu Studio. If that helps at all. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-lowlatency 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-lowlatency x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Tue Apr 26 15:06:13 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-26 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: It SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-26 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1575351/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
