[Bug 857674] Re: update-notifier should not be an overlay

[Jeremy Huddleston]

** Attachment added: "screenshot"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/857674/+attachment/2449096/+files/screenshot2.png

** Tags added: apport-collected oneiric running-unity

** Description changed:

- The new update notifier is incredibly annoying.  It should go back to
- being a status bar notification rather than a giant image that is always
- above all other windows.
+ The new update notifier is incredibly annoying.  It should go back to being a status bar notification rather than a giant image that is always above all other windows.
+ --- 
+ ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
+ Architecture: i386
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110920.5)
+ Package: update-notifier 0.117ubuntu1
+ PackageArchitecture: i386
+ ProcEnviron:
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
+ Tags:  oneiric running-unity
+ Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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Title:
  update-notifier should not be an overlay

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

Bug description:
  The new update notifier is incredibly annoying.  It should go back to being a status bar notification rather than a giant image that is always above all other windows.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110920.5)
  Package: update-notifier 0.117ubuntu1
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Tags:  oneiric running-unity
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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