[Bug 1367343] [NEW] Can't launch update-manager from Unity sidebar

[Stephen Rasku]

Public bug reported:

I originally asked a question on Ask Ubuntu:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/521576/cant-launch-software-updater-from-
toolbar

But now I believe it's a bug.

Launching the Software Updater from the sidebar does not respond to
clicks.  It shows up when I hit `Alt-Tab` but t won't bring up the
window when I switch to it and it is nowhere to be found on any of my
desktops. I can also see `update-manager` in the process table:

    $ ps -ef | grep update-manager
    stephen   5565  1907  0 07:40 ?        00:00:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update --no-focus-on-map
    stephen   5691  5621  0 08:04 pts/4    00:00:00 grep --color=auto update-manager

It seems like the update-manager is starting automatically somehow but
not displaying.  I can kill it from the command-line and click on the
icon to launch it but it seems that it automatically gets into a bad
state somehow.

I am running Unity on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS inside a VM.

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

** Description changed:

  I originally asked a question on Ask Ubuntu:
  
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/521576/cant-launch-software-updater-from-
  toolbar
  
  But now I believe it's a bug.
  
  Launching the Software Updater from the sidebar does not respond to
  clicks.  It shows up when I hit `Alt-Tab` but t won't bring up the
  window when I switch to it and it is nowhere to be found on any of my
  desktops. I can also see `update-manager` in the process table:
  
-     $ ps -ef | grep update-manager
-     stephen   5565  1907  0 07:40 ?        00:00:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update --no-focus-on-map
-     stephen   5691  5621  0 08:04 pts/4    00:00:00 grep --color=auto update-manager
+     $ ps -ef | grep update-manager
+     stephen   5565  1907  0 07:40 ?        00:00:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update --no-focus-on-map
+     stephen   5691  5621  0 08:04 pts/4    00:00:00 grep --color=auto update-manager
  
  It seems like the update-manager is starting automatically somehow but
  not displaying.  I can kill it from the command-line and click on the
  icon to launch it but it seems that it automatically gets into a bad
  state somehow.
+ 
+ I am running Unity on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS inside a VM.

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Title:
  Can't launch update-manager from Unity sidebar

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

Bug description:
  I originally asked a question on Ask Ubuntu:

  http://askubuntu.com/questions/521576/cant-launch-software-updater-
  from-toolbar

  But now I believe it's a bug.

  Launching the Software Updater from the sidebar does not respond to
  clicks.  It shows up when I hit `Alt-Tab` but t won't bring up the
  window when I switch to it and it is nowhere to be found on any of my
  desktops. I can also see `update-manager` in the process table:

      $ ps -ef | grep update-manager
      stephen   5565  1907  0 07:40 ?        00:00:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update --no-focus-on-map
      stephen   5691  5621  0 08:04 pts/4    00:00:00 grep --color=auto update-manager

  It seems like the update-manager is starting automatically somehow but
  not displaying.  I can kill it from the command-line and click on the
  icon to launch it but it seems that it automatically gets into a bad
  state somehow.

  I am running Unity on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS inside a VM.

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