https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447245
Bug ID: 447245
Summary: Auto updates do not work
Product: Discover
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: discover
Assignee: lei...@leinir.dk
Reporter: supg...@gmail.com
CC: aleix...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
Hi, I try to get auto updates working on a machine that I don't want to babysit
that often. The problem is that they work very unreliable. I had them working
only once in all the time I have the auto update setting enabled in the system
settings. But most times, the machine ends up on very old software, because the
auto updates do not get run.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use Kubuntu 21.10 or 22.04 (dev branch)
2. Enable auto updates in system settings
3. Use the machine for work
OBSERVED RESULT
Auto updates nearly never get run.
EXPECTED RESULT
Auto updates should work reliably.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 22.04
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.89
Qt Version: 5.15.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I already have a guess why this works so bad. Haven't found documentation for
how exactly this works (should be added btw) so I had a look at the source
code.
Here:
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/discover/-/blob/5ad26c9c66cd2b8913e2ee8bfaa93f9fa76d65c0/notifier/UnattendedUpdates.cpp#L33-36
It seems that it waits for an idle moment of 15 minutes (even tho the comment
says 1 hour, should be corrected and also made configurable).
I don't know what exactly "an idle moment" is. But if it means something like
no user input (no mouse movement or keyboard presses) for 15 minutes then this
may be the reason for my problem.
The machine I try to get auto updates working on is nearly never that long
unused while powered on. Usually it is booted, someone gets work done, and it
gets shut down again. Yeah, sometimes we get something to drink/eat in between
or go to the toilet, but this never takes 15 minutes, so there are no 15
minutes idles and this is most likely why auto updates never get triggered.
If my assumption is true, this could be fixed by changing from 15 minutes of
idle to for example just 15 minutes after boot.
Also, I think 15 minutes is a little long. Would recommend changing it to 10
minutes as default to make it more reliable in more cases, and also make it
configurable for those who have to adopt it to their usage.
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