[Bug 918656] [NEW] Getting update notifications although up-to-date via aptitude

[Stephan Springer]

Public bug reported:

I'm getting notifications that my system and/or the package list is not
up-to-date every few days via the Gnome panel, although I'm running
aptitude regularly to update the package list *and* the system.

After looking around a bit, I guess the culprit is the file
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/15update-stamp, which touches /var/lib/apt/periodic
/update-success-stamp, while /etc/cron.daily/apt checks the age of the
file /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-stamp (without "success-").

This makes this cron script wrongly think that an update is needed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: update-notifier-common 0.117ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-server 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-server x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 19 13:26:24 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-notifier
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.10periodic:
 APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
 APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
 APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "7";
mtime.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.10periodic: 2012-01-19T12:25:51.616232

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


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

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Title:
  Getting update notifications although up-to-date via aptitude

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

Bug description:
  I'm getting notifications that my system and/or the package list is
  not up-to-date every few days via the Gnome panel, although I'm
  running aptitude regularly to update the package list *and* the
  system.

  After looking around a bit, I guess the culprit is the file
  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/15update-stamp, which touches
  /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp, while /etc/cron.daily/apt
  checks the age of the file /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-stamp (without
  "success-").

  This makes this cron script wrongly think that an update is needed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-notifier-common 0.117ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-server 3.0.9
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-server x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan 19 13:26:24 2012
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  modified.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.10periodic:
   APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
   APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
   APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "7";
  mtime.conffile..etc.apt.apt.conf.d.10periodic: 2012-01-19T12:25:51.616232

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