> during my tests in a bionic VM, I also observed once that > prepared-update file being created without interaction with > gnome-software: I simply ran "sudo apt update" in a terminal window, > then requested shutdown, and the dialog offered to install updates, > so something else also triggered packagekit
I am able to reproduce that behaviour rather reliably in a cosmic VM, and this doesn't happen if I kill gnome-software that's running as a daemon, so it looks like gnome-software is the culprit in that case too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1775226 Title: Gnome Software offers installation of updates on shutdown independently from update-manager and unattended-upgrades Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: In Ubuntu the GUI for upgrading packages is update-manager allowing debconf questions to be answered when needed and Ubuntu also offers unattended-upgrades for upgrading packages in the background and it keeps back packages from upgrading when configuration-file changes would need user interaction during the upgrade. Unattended-upgrades can be configured to perform upgrades during system shutdown. Gnome Software in Bionic started offering performing upgrades during shutdown using PackageKit independently from update-manager and unattended-upgrades without offering all of the features of either one. Unless there is a decision to fully switch to Gnome Software I suggest disabling the "Install pending software updates" on the shutdown screen to avoid confusing users. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1775226/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
