9.10 is a black eye for Ubuntu

[Derek Broughton]

Roger wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:

>> Here's a thought that just popped into my head (not tested).  What if
>> apt-get update is working just fine, but the GUI update manager pops up
>> because it detects the updated packages now available in the package
>> database? 
> 
> Your thought makes a lot of sense. I had update notifier enabled to
> start up even though in the settings I had it setup NOT to notify me.
> I really don't understand why would someone go through the trouble of
> opening a terminal then typing "apt-get update" just to have a
> graphical tool show up and do
> what they can do with just typing "apt-get upgrade".

That's not _quite_ what happens.  The thing is, cron runs an "apt-get 
update" daily, so rather than have the update-notifier do it itself, it just 
pops up whenever an update occurs.  Doing "apt-get update" yourself just 
happens to mimic what would have happened automatically.
-- 
derek