Update Notifier (GNOME)

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As it says, this can be changed back to the old style with the following command.
As it says, this can be changed back to the old style with the following command.
  $ gconftool -s --type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false  
  $ gconftool -s --type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false  

Revision as of 11:07, 3 May 2009

Change in Update Notification

According to the Ubuntu 9.04 release notes, there is a change in the update notification.

Change in notifications of available updates

Ubuntu 9.04 introduces a change to the handling of package updates, launching update-manager directly instead of displaying a notification icon in the GNOME panel. Users will still be notified of security updates on a daily basis, but for updates that are not security-related, users will only be prompted once a week.

Users who wish to continue receiving update notifications in the previous manner can restore the earlier behavior using the following command:

gconftool -s --type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false 

Change Back to Old Style

As it says, this can be changed back to the old style with the following command.

$ gconftool -s --type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false 

or through Configuration Editor

  • Open the Configuration Editor.
Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor
  • Expand apps category.
  • Click the update-notifier to select it.
  • The configuration details of it appears on the right hand side.
  • Uncheck the value of the auto_launch key.
  • Close the Configuration Editor
  • Optional: regular_auto_launch_interval can be changed for more or less frequent notification.
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