[Bug 1056088] [NEW] software updater asking me to restart my computer, no way of closing dialog

[Colin King]

Public bug reported:

I ran updates today on my Quantal 12.10 dev box and I got a dialogue box
that states:

"Please restart the computer to begin using your updated software."

and a restart button.  There is also a minimize button at the top of the
dialogue box.

I'm filing a bug because I think we should have the option to close this
dialogue box - I either have to minimize it (and it hangs around) or
reboot my machine (which I don't want to do right away).   I suspect
that getting a kernel upgrade has triggered this request to start my
computer.

We really don't have to restart the computer right away and we are
falling into a Windows like mentality here - "do your updates and
reboot".  Please no, this is not a good idea.  Give us users a choice
when to reboot, don't force it on us because we pulled in a kernel
update.

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

** Description changed:

  I ran updates today on my Quantal 12.10 dev box and I got a dialogue box
  that states:
  
  "Please restart the computer to begin using your updated software."
  
  and a restart button.  There is also a minimize button at the top of the
  dialogue box.
  
  I'm filing a bug because I think we should have the option to close this
  dialogue box - I either have to minimize it (and it hangs around) or
  reboot my machine (which I don't want to do right away).   I suspect
  that getting a kernel upgrade has triggered this request to start my
  computer.
  
  We really don't have to restart the computer right away and we are
- falling into a Windows like mentality here - do you updates and HAVE to
- reboot.  Please no, this is not a good idea.  Give us users a choice
+ falling into a Windows like mentality here - "do your updates and
+ reboot".  Please no, this is not a good idea.  Give us users a choice
  when to reboot, don't force it on us because we pulled in a kernel
  update.

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Title:
  software updater asking me to restart my computer, no way of closing
  dialog

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

Bug description:
  I ran updates today on my Quantal 12.10 dev box and I got a dialogue
  box that states:

  "Please restart the computer to begin using your updated software."

  and a restart button.  There is also a minimize button at the top of
  the dialogue box.

  I'm filing a bug because I think we should have the option to close
  this dialogue box - I either have to minimize it (and it hangs around)
  or reboot my machine (which I don't want to do right away).   I
  suspect that getting a kernel upgrade has triggered this request to
  start my computer.

  We really don't have to restart the computer right away and we are
  falling into a Windows like mentality here - "do your updates and
  reboot".  Please no, this is not a good idea.  Give us users a choice
  when to reboot, don't force it on us because we pulled in a kernel
  update.

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