[Bug 892724] [NEW] Testing for available updates does not take place

[Moritz Naumann]

Public bug reported:

update-notifier is configured to check for available updates once a day.
It never reports any. Whenever I manually check for available updates
every couple of days by launching update-manager and updating package
lists, pending updates are found. Apparently this system fails to update
package lists automatically in the background and thus fails to detect
outstanding security patches and other updates.

This situation has been unchanged since it first occurred on Natty,
whether I was using the gnome2 shell, unity3d or unity2d doesn't seem to
make a difference. In case I am not the only one whom this happens to
then this should be handled with high priority since an operating system
which is unable to make available security updates to its users (many of
which will not realize this is the case) is not overly convincing.

I'll happily to provide any further information which may be needed and
happy to read up on documentation when pointed to any.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: update-notifier 0.117ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 20 11:58:11 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-notifier
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-21 (30 days ago)

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  Testing for available updates does not take place

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  update-notifier is configured to check for available updates once a
  day. It never reports any. Whenever I manually check for available
  updates every couple of days by launching update-manager and updating
  package lists, pending updates are found. Apparently this system fails
  to update package lists automatically in the background and thus fails
  to detect outstanding security patches and other updates.

  This situation has been unchanged since it first occurred on Natty,
  whether I was using the gnome2 shell, unity3d or unity2d doesn't seem
  to make a difference. In case I am not the only one whom this happens
  to then this should be handled with high priority since an operating
  system which is unable to make available security updates to its users
  (many of which will not realize this is the case) is not overly
  convincing.

  I'll happily to provide any further information which may be needed
  and happy to read up on documentation when pointed to any.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-notifier 0.117ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov 20 11:58:11 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-21 (30 days ago)

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