[Bug 934517] [NEW] update-notifier instructs to click "check for updates" although there is no such option

[Jiri Grönroos]

Public bug reported:

In Precise alpha, update-notifier shows up in menu bar as a icon with
exclamation mark. When I click the icon, I see "The update information
is outdated. This may be caused by network problems or by a repository
that is no longer available. Please update manually by clicking on this
icon and then selecting 'Check for updates' and check if some of the
listed repositories fail."

However, a) there is no "this icon" (bad wording because update-notifier
is nowadays an indicator) and b) Check for updates doesn't exist. I only
see "Show updates" option in update-notifier's menu. Because of this, I
installed shutter via apt-get (without doing apt-get update) and now
update-notifier is gone so I can't provide a screenshot.

I believe that update-notifier was shown because I added a non-existent
PPA.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-notifier 0.118.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 17 23:17:04 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120120)
SourcePackage: update-notifier
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  update-notifier instructs to click "check for updates" although there
  is no such option

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

Bug description:
  In Precise alpha, update-notifier shows up in menu bar as a icon with
  exclamation mark. When I click the icon, I see "The update information
  is outdated. This may be caused by network problems or by a repository
  that is no longer available. Please update manually by clicking on
  this icon and then selecting 'Check for updates' and check if some of
  the listed repositories fail."

  However, a) there is no "this icon" (bad wording because update-
  notifier is nowadays an indicator) and b) Check for updates doesn't
  exist. I only see "Show updates" option in update-notifier's menu.
  Because of this, I installed shutter via apt-get (without doing apt-
  get update) and now update-notifier is gone so I can't provide a
  screenshot.

  I believe that update-notifier was shown because I added a non-
  existent PPA.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-notifier 0.118.1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Feb 17 23:17:04 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120120)
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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