Subject: Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?
And there I was, thinking there was something wrong with my recently-upgraded machine! Being a lazy dev, I just added a cron job to apt-get update on the hour... So I get hourly checks, as per the original thread, but this isn't exactly friendly for the average user ): -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague. - Djikstra. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?
"Loïc Martin" wrote: >On 23 June 2010 20:18, Scott Kitterman wrote: >> AIUI, it wouldn't help much on Ubuntu since by default u-m doesn't pop up >> it's window for security updates if it's been opened in the last two days. > >Why that may happen on Kubuntu, it hasn't been true on any post-Jaunty >Ubuntu releases . Kubuntu uses a different system with it's own problems (which are being addressed). >By default, u-m desn't pop up whether there are security updates or >not, even if the user hasn't updated for month. I can run for weeks >before remembering to fire up u-m manually, and the users I've >installed Ubuntu on don't do that, so they end up month late in >updates (even though they were installing updates regularly >pre-Jaunty). Jaunty had it open behind other windows, so there was a >chance some users would notice it if (and only if) they were not just >having Firefox full screen all the time. With Karmic and Lucid, u-m >doesn't show at all. > >For inexperienced users, automatic upgrades might be a choice to >consider, if only they were not the kind of users that could handle it >the worst, since they won't remember to save their work regularly. > I'm a bit surprised to hear Ubuntu doesn't notify about updates. Scott K -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Shouldn't update-manager's "check for updates" setting have an "hourly" option?
On 23 June 2010 20:18, Scott Kitterman wrote: > AIUI, it wouldn't help much on Ubuntu since by default u-m doesn't pop up > it's window for security updates if it's been opened in the last two days. Why that may happen on Kubuntu, it hasn't been true on any post-Jaunty Ubuntu releases . By default, u-m desn't pop up whether there are security updates or not, even if the user hasn't updated for month. I can run for weeks before remembering to fire up u-m manually, and the users I've installed Ubuntu on don't do that, so they end up month late in updates (even though they were installing updates regularly pre-Jaunty). Jaunty had it open behind other windows, so there was a chance some users would notice it if (and only if) they were not just having Firefox full screen all the time. With Karmic and Lucid, u-m doesn't show at all. For inexperienced users, automatic upgrades might be a choice to consider, if only they were not the kind of users that could handle it the worst, since they won't remember to save their work regularly. Cheers, Loïc -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
