No update notifications since upgrade

[GreyGeek]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Did you watch it for 24 hours?

It will pop up and stay open for a while, then go away. Did it pop up while you weren't looking?

[tnorris]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Oh yes, it definitely could have popped up when I wasn't looking. Assuming it doesn't leave behind a little "1" when it goes away (which it should if it's defined as a persistent notification), then it could have come and gone w/o me ever seeing it. If that is indeed the case though, it's a pretty useless notification.

[Adrian]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Did you watch it for 24 hours?

It will pop up and stay open for a while, then go away. Did it pop up while you weren't looking?

That's not how it's supposed to behave...

[vinnywright]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Did you watch it for 24 hours?

It will pop up and stay open for a while, then go away. Did it pop up while you weren't looking?

That's not how it's supposed to behave...

no it's not............it allwase leaves a little 1 for me

next time it's thare I'll get a screeney of the 1 and the window when I click the 1

VINNY

[tnorris]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

OK, I had an idea. I've updated all my KPackageKit and Update Notification Daemon settings to log to a file in addition to showing a popup. Lets see what shows up in the file.

[nukedathlonman]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Very interesting problem, and sorry I don't have anything further to report aside I'm not gettng notifications on my computer (in the midst of running aptitude now to correct the situation).

[miraaz]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

That is not upgrade problem v9.04 to V9.10 because that affecting all Karmic Koala owners. No mater its upgraded to old or fresh install. I tested that all situations (upgrade; fresh; wmvare; Virtualbox; and used 9 different computers). Update notifier not worked any situation. That means bug is made Kubuntu team or KDE team himself. I not tested yet different distros (Mandriva example) but i do that and then we found out who made that crap (Kubuntu or KDE himself)
Current situation is update notifier not working and not way get it work right now.

[miraaz]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

In Systemsettings, under the General Tab, is the "Notifications" icon. It displays a dialog which allows you to choose "System Notifications". On its dialog is the "Event Source". Chose KPackageKit.

Impossible! There no KpackageKit at all! How i add it there?

EDIT
Ouch i stupid! there is scrollbar.

[miraaz]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Got little info what going on but i no have skills resolve that.
Bug:

root@www1:~# update-notifier-kde -c
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/update-notifier-kde", line 168, in aptDirectoryChanged
result = apt_check.run()
File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt_check.py", line 84, in run
if options.security_updates_unattended:
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'security_updates_unattended'

[miraaz]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

So founded work around!
Fix that we mast downgrade. So lets start.

1. Navigate in /usr/lib/update-notifier
2. Make backup /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt_check.py
3. Make new file apt_check.py inside:

#-----------------------------start copy at next line-----------------------------------------------
#!/usr/bin/python


#nice apt-get -s -o Debug::NoLocking=true upgrade | grep ^Inst

import apt_pkg
import os
import sys
from optparse import OptionParser
import gettext

SYNAPTIC_PINFILE = "/var/lib/synaptic/preferences"

def _(msg):
return gettext.dgettext("update-notifier", msg)

class OpNullProgress(object):
def update(self, percent):
pass
def done(self):
pass

def clean(cache,depcache):
# mvo: looping is too inefficient with the new auto-mark code
#for pkg in cache.Packages:
# depcache.MarkKeep(pkg)
depcache.Init()

def saveDistUpgrade(cache,depcache):
""" this functions mimics a upgrade but will never remove anything """
depcache.Upgrade(True)
if depcache.DelCount > 0:
clean(cache,depcache)
depcache.Upgrade()

def _handleException(type, value, tb):
sys.stderr.write("E: "+ _("Unkown Error: '%s' (%s)") % (type,value))
sys.exit(-1)


def isSecurityUpgrade(ver):
" check if the given version is a security update (or masks one) "
for (file, index) in ver.FileList:
if (file.Archive.endswith("-security") and
file.Origin == "Ubuntu"):
return True
return False

def run(options=None):
# be nice
os.nice(19)
# FIXME: do a ionice here too?

# init
apt_pkg.init()

# force apt to build its caches in memory for now to make sure
# that there is no race when the pkgcache file gets re-generated
apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir::Cache:kgcache","")

# get caches
try:
cache = apt_pkg.GetCache(OpNullProgress())
except SystemError, e:
sys.stderr.write("E: "+ _("Error: Opening the cache (%s)") % e)
sys.exit(-1)
depcache = apt_pkg.GetDepCache(cache)

# read the pin files
depcache.ReadPinFile()
# read the synaptic pins too
if os.path.exists(SYNAPTIC_PINFILE):
depcache.ReadPinFile(SYNAPTIC_PINFILE)

# init the depcache
depcache.Init()

if depcache.BrokenCount > 0:
sys.stderr.write("E: "+ _("Error: BrokenCount > 0"))
sys.exit(-1)

# do the upgrade (not dist-upgrade!)
try:
saveDistUpgrade(cache,depcache)
except SystemError, e:
sys.stderr.write("E: "+ _("Error: Marking the upgrade (%s)") % e)
sys.exit(-1)

# check for upgrade packages, we need to do it this way
# because of ubuntu #7907
upgrades = 0
security_updates = 0
for pkg in cache.Packages:
if depcache.MarkedInstall(pkg) or depcache.MarkedUpgrade(pkg):
inst_ver = pkg.CurrentVer
cand_ver = depcache.GetCandidateVer(pkg)
# check if this is really a upgrade or a false positive
# (workaround for ubuntu #7907)
if cand_ver != inst_ver:
# check for security upgrades
upgrades = upgrades + 1
if isSecurityUpgrade(cand_ver):
security_updates += 1
# now check for security updates that are masked by a
# canidate version from another repo (-proposed or -updates)
for ver in pkg.VersionList:
if (inst_ver and apt_pkg.VersionCompare(ver.VerStr, inst_ver.VerStr) <= 0):
#print "skipping '%s' " % ver.VerStr
continue
if isSecurityUpgrade(ver):
security_updates += 1
break

# print the number of upgrades
if options and options.show_package_names:
pkgs = filter(lambda pkg: depcache.MarkedInstall(pkg) or depcache.MarkedUpgrade(pkg), cache.Packages)
sys.stderr.write("\n".join(map(lambda p: p.Name, pkgs)))
elif options and options.readable_output:
print gettext.dngettext("update-notifier",
"%i package can be updated.",
"%i packages can be updated.",
upgrades) % upgrades
print gettext.dngettext("update-notifier",
"%i update is a security update.",
"%i updates are security updates.",
security_updates) % security_updates
else:
# print the number of regular upgrades and the number of
# security upgrades
sys.stderr.write("%s;%s" % (upgrades,security_updates))

# return the number of upgrades (if its used as a module)
return(upgrades,security_updates)


if __name__ == "__main__":
# setup a exception handler to make sure that uncaught stuff goes
# to the notifier
sys.excepthook = _handleException

# gettext
APP="update-notifier"
DIR="/usr/share/locale"
gettext.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
gettext.textdomain(APP)

# check arguments
parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-p",
"--package-names",
action="store_true",
dest="show_package_names",
help=_("Show the packages that are going to be installed/upgraded"))
parser.add_option("--human-readable",
"--human-readable",
action="store_true",
dest="readable_output",
help=_("Show human readable output on stdout"))
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

# run it
run(options)

#-------------------------------copy ended previous line----------------------------------------------

Notice! no copy "#-----------------------" and end mast be 1 empty line!

4. Make that file executable.
5. If upgrade aviable you can test it running in terminal :
update-notifier-kde -c

Notice! you ma by need sudo also (i use root account)
sudo update-notifier-kde -c

6. Send me whisky

WHY developers not testing when they change something!!! Bad work Kubuntu!

[Guest]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Dear all,

I was having the same problem as many of you here till yesterday.
Yesterday there were many updates including among other packages python, update-notifier-kde and no it works. There was first update notofication after the update for me with the little "1" staying in the system tray forever!

BUT. I have ppa backports repository enabled, so it might be that those updates were from that repository.

[tnorris]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

Got little info what going on but i no have skills resolve that.
Bug:

root@www1:~# update-notifier-kde -c
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/update-notifier-kde", line 168, in aptDirectoryChanged
result = apt_check.run()
File "/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt_check.py", line 84, in run
if options.security_updates_unattended:
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'security_updates_unattended'

Yeah, I found that error some time ago, but it's not related to the problem because update-notifier-kde isn't what's supposed to check for package updates anymore nor is it responsible for notification (of updates). All that is supposed to be under KPackageKit. I want my KK update Notifications to work they are supposed to under KK, not go back to the way it was in previous releases.

[vinnywright]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

OK as promesed hears how it dose for me.
This is what I got within 5min of turning on my box this afternoon.

[img width=400 height=300]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/vinnywright/kpackagekit.png[/img]

so it would seem to work hear 8)

VINNY

[tnorris]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

When the update notification "goes away" does it leave a little "1" in the "Notifications Icon" or does it just disappear?

I was just thinking about it, and it seems like the difference here is those people who cut off their laptop daily and those who leave it on. I leave mine on all the time and the one time I got a notification was right after a restart.

[vinnywright]

Re: No update notifications since upgrade

When the update notification "goes away" does it leave a little "1" in the "Notifications Icon" or does it just disappear?

yes the 1 stays untill I finaley click it

in fact to get the screeney thats what I did and it had ben thare for at least 10min.

VINNY