I think bug 1582959 has the same underlying cause. In triaging these bugs, it's important to realize that there is a background gnome-software process so restarting the app often isn't enough unless you also restart or kill the background service.
-- 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/1575426 Title: Gnome Software doesn't update after refreshing system repositories Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Gnome Software doesn't immediately update after updating the system repositories, even after application restart. This results in application versions and other details being listed correctly, even though the correct version will be downloaded correctly. Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 gnome-software: Installed: 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 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-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Tue Apr 26 18:53:54 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-23 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1575426/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
