[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

The snap-related feature is already implemented, and other issues
concerning the settings GUI are tracked here, so I think this is the
appropriate place for it.

Currently, my design for the update settings starts with a line of
static text:

  Snap packages check for updates four times daily, downloading
automatically.

  For other packages…

There I’m trying to convey that the “Check for updates automatically:”
menu below applies to other packages, not snaps.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#settings>

I intended that eventually, that line of text would become interactive —
perhaps a menu, followed by another menu or timepickers depending on the
setting, for example:

  Snap packages check for updates: [Every day:^] [4 times daily :^]

  Snap packages check for updates: [Weekdays :^] [between :^] [18:15]
and [19:00]

  Snap packages check for updates: [Custom schedule (“fri5,23:00-01:00”)
:^]

(It’s unfortunate that we need separate settings GUI for snap and deb
updates at all — mainly because snap updates are fully automatic, while
prompting for deb updates that often would be unpleasant. Perhaps we can
combine *some* of the settings in future. But since snaps and debs have
independent configuration under the hood, we’d still need to deal with
cases where their equivalent settings are currently set to different
values.)

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Title:
  Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Snappy has a feature where the user can state when in a month to
  refresh (update) their snaps. Please provide options in Software &
  Updates to control this.

  https://docs.snapcraft.io/system-options

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.96.24.32.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: communitheme:ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun May 13 15:10:07 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-03 (282 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-22 (21 days ago)

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