[Bug 1842757] [NEW] update-manager does not follow settings and fails to update packages on time

[arQon]

Public bug reported:

With "Security" and "Other" updates both set to "Display Immediately",
Update Manager simply ignores any "Other" updates. It's done this for
all of 16.04, IIRC, and certainly for months even if not that long.

Today, for example:

$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
bsdutils/xenial-updates 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
firefox/xenial-updates,xenial-security 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1]
firefox-esr/xenial 60.8.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 52.9.0esr+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1]
firefox-locale-en/xenial-updates,xenial-security 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1]
libblkid1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
libfdisk1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
libmount1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
libsmartcols1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
libuuid1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
mount/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
util-linux/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
uuid-runtime/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]

Meanwhile, in Update Manager only the Firefox updates are offered at
all. Nothing seems to be able to persuade it to work correctly
(restarting it etc), and once the security updates have been installed
it returns to falsely stating that "The machine is up to date", while
apt and even the abandoned Synaptic correctly show all the other
packages as being upgradeable.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: update-manager 1:16.04.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-58-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Wed Sep  4 14:40:56 2019
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'893'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'757'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1567633200'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-29 (1589 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu MATE 14.04.1 "Trusty Tahr" - final amd64 (20141111)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-03-18 (535 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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Title:
  update-manager does not follow settings and fails to update packages
  on time

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With "Security" and "Other" updates both set to "Display Immediately",
  Update Manager simply ignores any "Other" updates. It's done this for
  all of 16.04, IIRC, and certainly for months even if not that long.

  Today, for example:

  $ apt list --upgradable
  Listing... Done
  bsdutils/xenial-updates 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  firefox/xenial-updates,xenial-security 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1]
  firefox-esr/xenial 60.8.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 52.9.0esr+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1]
  firefox-locale-en/xenial-updates,xenial-security 69.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 68.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1]
  libblkid1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  libfdisk1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  libmount1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  libsmartcols1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  libuuid1/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  mount/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  util-linux/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]
  uuid-runtime/xenial-updates 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7]

  Meanwhile, in Update Manager only the Firefox updates are offered at
  all. Nothing seems to be able to persuade it to work correctly
  (restarting it etc), and once the security updates have been installed
  it returns to falsely stating that "The machine is up to date", while
  apt and even the abandoned Synaptic correctly show all the other
  packages as being upgradeable.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: update-manager 1:16.04.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-58-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Wed Sep  4 14:40:56 2019
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'893'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'757'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1567633200'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-29 (1589 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu MATE 14.04.1 "Trusty Tahr" - final amd64 (20141111)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-03-18 (535 days ago)

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