Lite Updates Notify

[humdinger70]

I wish it behaved more like Linux Mint did it. 

It placed an icon in the desktop bar at the bottom of the screen. if there were no updates, it would display an icon with a check mark in it. If there were updates, the icon had an exclamation point in it. And it should remain sticky and always viewable.

[Coastie]

Old sayings that great minds run in same channels, TMG1961.    I'll just keep doing that too until or if it gets fixed. I have gotten so use to doing it manually,  I probably will keep doing it even if notify is fixed to be sure it is working.  ;D It will be useful for newbies.

[Coastie]

Lite Updates Notify is still not working even after last update show it was updated? Checked Application Autostart and it is not there. Should it be there?  :-\ If it is, what is the command?

[Coastie]

I was on the computer last night at 7 PM and the notification update did appeared to report updates were available. Could it be made to check at daily startup like Deja Dup and the Linux Lite widget which start daily at startup?  :-\

[Valtam]

[member=14]Coastie[/member] that's not something we're looking at. The application is designed and functions along certain lines. There are enough options there to suit all situations. Setting checks to hourly ensures you would nearly never miss a notification. Remember, if there are no updates, you will only get one notification to tell you so, then there will be no more notifications until there are some updates available. There is no autostart option for the reasons given above.

[Valtam]

I wish it behaved more like Linux Mint did it. 

It placed an icon in the desktop bar at the bottom of the screen. if there were no updates, it would display an icon with a check mark in it. If there were updates, the icon had an exclamation point in it. And it should remain sticky and always viewable.

I don't know how often Mint checks for updates, you would have to inspect the code, it may even be more than every hour, like every 2 or 3 hours. Having a constantly viewable icon is purely psychological in that it reassures people that an application is there and 'doing things'. Our application still does things, the main difference is that it doesn't show until it needs to, ensuring you are not distracted unless it is absolutely necessary. Simple, fast and free (with minimal distraction)

[Coastie]

[member=2]Jerry[/member], either way this is not a problem for me. I have gotten accustom to checking daily for updates on my own and don't need it. I am just thinking about this because Lite Updates Notify will be helpful to newbies to Linux and will not be a benefit that other distros have to tempt newbies from using Linux Lite.

The hourly option like you say is probably the best and maybe the default option if does cause a problem for computers with only a small amount of RAM. Hourly may have been the default option but I don't remember now.

[ralphy]

I wish it behaved more like Linux Mint did it. 

It placed an icon in the desktop bar at the bottom of the screen. if there were no updates, it would display an icon with a check mark in it. If there were updates, the icon had an exclamation point in it. And it should remain sticky and always viewable.

[member=6217]humdinger70[/member] how about something like this? 























I'm gonna finish it up n my spare time and then I'll share it in my blog so that those interested in having an Update Manager Center can get it.

[torreydale]

I wish it behaved more like Linux Mint did it. 

It placed an icon in the desktop bar at the bottom of the screen. if there were no updates, it would display an icon with a check mark in it. If there were updates, the icon had an exclamation point in it. And it should remain sticky and always viewable.

I have some mixed emotions about this.  When I was newer to Linux, Mint confused me on the updates issue.  I had no idea what I should select or not select to update.  The numbering system was offputting, etc.  Coming from Windows, I was just used to updating everything.  To know what library (or in the case of Windows, what DLL) to update or ignore was too much for me.  I wouldn't expect non-techie friends or family to know either.  It's always been easier to just tell them to be consistent with running the Install Updates utility.  And now that the 3.x series installs security updates to the kernel, I only have to add that they remove the old kernels every month or so using Lite Tweaks.  Training them on update levels 1-5 is going to be a turnoff for them and me.  If we go this route to appease those already familiar with Linux Mint, I say it should remain the advanced option, and the default option remain what we have now.

[Valtam]

We're not porting Mint Updates, period. This is something Ralphy chooses to do in his spare time, on his own website.
We have a point and click option that works, and is easy to use without any user interaction that could end up in bad decisions being made.