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Change Back to Previous Update Notification

· 2 min read
Kevin Lee

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

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

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

or through the Configuration Editor

  • Install the Configuration Editor if it is not already installed. Install the Configuration Editor if it is not already installed.
  • Open the Configuration Editor
  • Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration EditorOpen the Configuration Editor
  • Expand the apps category Expand <code>apps</code> category
  • Click the update-notifier to select it.
  • The configuration details of it appears on the right hand side Click the <code>update-notifier</code> to select it.
  • 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 Uncheck the value of the <code>auto_launch</code> key.
  • Update Notifier will appear when there are available updates instead of the update manager directly launched. Update Notifier will appear when there are available updates instead of the update manager directly launched.