Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: adept
During a distribution upgrade, started through Adept Manager via the
--version-upgrade switch, adept_notifier continues to run. This can be
confusing to users because it is not apparent that the dist-upgrade
process and adept_notifier are referring to the same set of updates.
Users may believe that, even though they're in the middle of a major
upgrade, there are already updates available for it. A friend of mine
who decided to install Kubuntu (Dapper Drake) after seeing it on my
system, did so three or four days before Feisty Fawn came out. When
Feisty came out, he was notified of its availability, and started the
upgrade process. Shortly thereafter he called me up wondering why he was
installing 900 or so packages _and_ there were already 900 or so updates
available.
Because the Adept Distribution Upgrade guides the user through the
process so cleanly and keeps the user so well informed on its progress,
it's redundant and confusing to have adept_notifier running at the same
time. Something as simple as 'kill `pidof adept_notifier`' during the
"Preparing the upgrade" phase of the Adept-driven Distribution Upgrade
would clear up this confusion.
** Affects: adept (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Status: Confirmed
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adept notifier runs during adept-instigated dist-upgrade
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153911
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