Description of problem: There's no way to install software updates without installing additional software. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 20 final release. How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go to Settings -> Details 2. Click Install Updates. Actual results: - Nothing happens. It's like gnome-packagekit-updater and gnome-packagekit-installer are missing in the final release and gnome-software isn't set to launch when you press that button. I don't receive any notifications about new updates in any form also. - If I install gnome-packagekit-updater the button launches it. Expected results: gnome-software to handle updates when you click "Install updates" in the system details screen or gnome-packagekit-updater and gnome-packagekit-installer to be installed by default.
See also: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=710595
Rafael, Thanks so much for pointing out a fix for this issue, as the installation of "gnome-packagekit-updater" solved my glitch. I can indeed confirm this is a real bug. I _just_ installed a fresh copy of Fedora 20 (64-bit, normal GNOME one) on my Samsung Q430 laptop about 10 minutes ago and I had the exact same symptoms as how you described. Note: I was using Fedora 19 before I upgraded, and I never had this problem. Also, I did a fresh install of Fedora 20 (reformatted and the like), so I did not use FedUp to upgrade. This seems like a serious bug to go un-noticed for the ISO release. Also, if the bug that Michael C. suggested is the same, why is that bug marked as being fixed if it's still a problem a month later? I'm confused. Thanks though, --William
I just want to reiterate that gnome-software checks and offers to install updates on a schedule and it works, what doesn't works is the "Install updates" button in gnome-settings-daemon system details screen.
The bug was "fixed" upstream months ago and the "fix" will be in gnome-control-center 3.10.3, which has not been released yet. (GNOME marks bugs as fixed when the fix is committed to the source code repository; Fedora marks it fixed when the fix is released to Fedora users.) I should mention that it's not really fixed: in 3.10.3 the button will launch GNOME Software, but Software pretends there are no updates available unless it has finished downloading them all, whereas gnome-control-center will inform you of updates much sooner. So in 3.10.3 the process isn't too much better: you click "Install Updates", Software opens, and it says there are no updates available. Also, the broken component is control-center, not gnome-settings-daemon.
See also https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723853
Oh my...
Michael and Rafael, Thanks very much for your feedback, as things make more sense now. Hopefully the fix(es) will eventually make it to Fedora without too much of a headache. Take care, --William
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