Public bug reported:
The update-manager window includes a display telling you when the package
information was last updated; however, this display is static. Ubuntu is
configured to regularly update package information, but an open update-manager
window will never notice this.
This can lead to obviously wrong data, as in the attached screenshot.
What's worse, if you click the tray icon informing you that there are
updates, the update-manager is merely refocussed... and still says there
are no updates. This is misleading and causes confusion.
To be clear:
I expect:
The update-manager window to update when the system's package information has
been updated, telling me what packages are ready to be installed
What happened:
The update-manager window never updates unless manually told to, assuring users
that there are no updates just because they left the update-manager window open.
(While it's true that this could delay some users applying security
patches, I don't think it justifies ticking the security vulnerability
box :-)
Details:
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
update-manager:
Installed: 1:0.97.1
Candidate: 1:0.97.1
Version table:
*** 1:0.97.1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[Jaunty] Update Manager's display of package update information is misleading
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327494
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