** Description changed: - I have a held package, and gnome-software keeps popping up the "upgrades - are available" notification. Looking at it what it wants to upgrade, - there is only the held package. I haven't clicked 'install' to see if - it will actually do so, but held packages should not be upgraded by - gnome-software. + [Steps to Reproduce] + ==================== + 1. $ sudo apt-mark hold ____ + (substitute name of the package you want held + 2. GNOME Software should not notify about held package(s) as an available update. Maybe it shouldn't list held packages in the Updates page either. + + GNOME Software does not actually upgrade held packages but it's + confusing that it looks like it's going to. + + Update Manager shows held packages in the update list but they are + unchecked (and unable to be checked). + + [Original Bug Description] + ========================== + I have a held package, and gnome-software keeps popping up the "upgrades are available" notification. Looking at it what it wants to upgrade, there is only the held package. I haven't clicked 'install' to see if it will actually do so, but held packages should not be upgraded by gnome-software. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160419.2.b8d2e40.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Apr 21 07:10:17 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-21 (243 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150819) ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm-256color - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-02-16 (64 days ago)
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