Bug 1478860

Summary:	GNOME Software asks to reboot system in order to install any updates
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Douglas <doug.hs>
Component:	gnome-software	Assignee:	Richard Hughes <rhughes>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	26	CC:	blaimi, drbasic6, klember, rhughes
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Description Douglas 2017-08-07 10:46:19 UTC

Description of problem:
GNOME Software asks me to restart to install packages that shouldn't need to restart. Actually, every single update, no matter how small they are, always require a restart to install.

I'm not aware if this is a feature.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
26

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Wait for minor updates to arrive
2. Install them
3. Confirm that it requires a restart no matter how small it is

Actual results:
The button at the top right corner of GNOME Software will always say something like "Reboot and Install."

Expected results:
It should install updates through the GNOME Software interface, without needing a restart for, say, non-kernel updates.

Comment 1 Fedora End Of Life 2018-05-03 08:36:36 UTC

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Comment 2 Douglas 2018-05-05 22:20:00 UTC

Not a bug, as I understand now

Comment 3 Basic Six 2022-01-19 16:47:13 UTC

Try `plasma-discover` instead. It has an update button in the bottom left corner. It's a KDE tool.

A minimalistic alternative is or was Gnome's `gpk-update-viewer`.