When update-manager checks for updates, it downloads lists of packages and stores them for the package manager to use. If it did not do this, there would be no persistent memory of what happened during the check. That would be bad, because the lists can be large, and it takes a while to download them.
Storing the lists requires root priviledges. Because of this, you have to enter your password. -- Update manager requests password to check for updates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/350658 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
