Software Updater broken on 16.04.x

[Bret Busby]

On 05/10/2018, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> On one of my computers running UbuntuMATE 16.04.x, the Software
> Updater shows "Updated software is available for this computer. ..."
> and "323.1MB will be downloaded.".
>
> But, it now does not display a (selectable/deselectable) list of what
> packages are to be downloaded/updated/installed/removed/changed.
>
> This also occurs after the computer is rebooted.
>
> I am not aware of any setting to conceal what packages are to be changed.
>
> What is happening?
>

I note that

1. I have had an off-list reply, indicating that someone else had the
same problem, and decided to implement the update anyway, resulting in
lots of breakages, and

2, MeTV now also no longer works.

So, with the last reboot having implemented all of a previous set of
updates, the previous set of updates has apparently caused harm.


-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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