apt get vs synaptic pacage monitor

[NoOp]

On 05/31/2009 05:52 PM, Richard Mancusi wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 19:46, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> Just be aware that I've run across an issue with the jaunty
>> "update-manager" that seems to be more of "update-sometimes-manager"
>> whereby I:
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get update
>>
>>  No updates showup (yet I know they are there)
>>
>> So then I try the gui "update-manager" and click check
>>
>>  No updates showup (yet I know they are there)
>>
>> So then I go to Synaptic and double check; no updates listed. But then I
>> click the 'Reload' button which supposedly does the same as 'sudo
>> apt-get update' and what do you know: 33 updates show up. Did this on
>> two machines today, both with the exact same results. No clue/time to
>> figure out the issue (yet), but in these cases Synaptic won out.
>>
> 
> What happens if you update via "System/Administration/Update Manager"
> and then click on "Check"?
> 
> -rich
> 

Ummm...

>> So then I try the gui "update-manager" and click check