[SOLVED] software updater no warning anymore

miramarcos · 02-01-2017, 04:20 AM

Hi,
Since about a month the icon 'software updates available' (ubuntu) doesn't come up anymore to warn that updates are available. Today checked and yes a lot had to be downloaded and installed. I thought last year by checking myself, something also had to be installed for the 'software updater' but apparantly nothing changed.
Does anybody has the same problem ?
thanks,
miramarcos

Habitual · 02-01-2017, 04:47 AM

What os?
Please make us work to help you.

miramarcos · 02-01-2017, 05:21 AM

ubuntu 16.04 LTS
miramarcos

Habitual · 02-01-2017, 06:52 AM

desktop or server, or ....?
C'mon!

Well, "since about a month" isn't exactly telling, let's dig a little...

Can I have the output of

Code:

sudo stat --printf "%a %n %y \n" /var/log/apt/history.log

Please and Thank you.

Habitual · 02-01-2017, 07:35 AM

Couple of things...
You may have installed or activated unattended-upgrades is my first guess.
Default install? Aside from partitioning, that is. Stock answers using offered values?

Found PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

But if you find you have trouble still, please include the output of

Code:

sudo cat /etc/lsb-release

beachboy2 · 02-02-2017, 06:03 AM

miramarcos,

Quote:

You may have installed or activated unattended-upgrades is my first guess.

I agree with Habitual.

I had a similar situation, but I did happen to notice the unattended-upgrades package before I installed several other packages.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...er-4175592713/

Check to see if unattended packages is installed using Synaptic or the command line.

If it is installed then remove it, prior to running:

Code:

$ sudo su

# apt-mark hold unattended-upgrades

miramarcos · 02-04-2017, 04:18 AM

Hello,
thanks for the tip, can you explain what 'unattended packages' are ? I have Synaptic remove this. But when I paste your commands in the terminal, I got the message 'when you close the terminal you will kill the process'.
miramarcos

jsbjsb001 · 02-04-2017, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miramarcos

Hello,
thanks for the tip, can you explain what 'unattended packages' are ? I have Synaptic remove this. But when I paste your commands in the terminal, I got the message 'when you close the terminal you will kill the process'.
miramarcos

miramarcos, See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Au...ecurityUpdates

Good luck!