Update Manager should allow checking for different kinds of updates at different intervals

Bug #253412 reported by Omegamormegil
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Mohamed Amine Ilidrissi
update-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
update-notifier (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

I want security updates to be checked for daily, and installed automatically, but I only want to be notified of Recommended Updates once a week. In Software Sources > Updates I have to pick every day, or every week - it doesn't let me make this distinction.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdateHandling#Update%20settings

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grouch (grouch) wrote :

Thanks for your input. I believe this is a feature request for update-manager, not a bug for software-properties-gtk. I've set the package hint to update-manager. The importance should be set to wishlist.

Meanwhile you can put the following script in /etc/cron.daily to automatically check for and install most upgrades:

#!/bin/bash
aptitude -y update && aptitude -y safe-upgrade

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

Oscar: As discussed on #ubuntu-bugs, I'm going to re-assign this to both software-properties and update-notifier.

Thanks

Changed in update-manager:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in software-properties:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in update-notifier:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in software-properties:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in update-notifier:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Confirmed → Triaged
description: updated
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Mohamed Amine Ilidrissi (ilidrissi.amine) wrote :

I have fixed this bug in my branch. Marking this as Fix Committed.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Mohamed Amine IL Idrissi (ilidrissi.amine)
status: Fix Committed → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.81

---------------
software-properties (0.81) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Mohamed Amine IL Idrissi ]
  * Redesigned the Updates tab according to
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdateHandling#settings (LP:
    #351484, #357676, #253412)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * add dbus/polkit backend, based on
    lp:~kubuntu-packagers/software-properties/dbusworker
  * use new dbus backend
  * automatically run tests at bzr-buildpackage time
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:11:26 +0200

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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