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

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

** Description changed:

+ update-notifier 0.118.1ubuntu1, Ubuntu 12.04
+ 
  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  is outdated.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)
+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#alert>: "Status of software
+ updates should never be presented in the menu bar or a notification
+ bubble."

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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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:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  update-notifier 0.118.1ubuntu1, Ubuntu 12.04

  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  is outdated.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.

  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#alert>: "Status of software
  updates should never be presented in the menu bar or a notification
  bubble."

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