Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1290868
'Software Update' missing in Gnome after update to 7,2
Last modified: 2016-11-04 02:20:19 EDT
Description of problem: - GUI software updater missing after update to 7.2 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): - RHEL 7.2 GA How reproducible: - intermittent Steps to Reproduce: 1. Update to RHEL 7.2 from a prior version 2. 3. Actual results: - package gpk-update-viewer missing - 'Software Update' enu option missing Expected results: - 'Software Update' menu option available Additional info: - This issue is resolvable by simply installing gpk-update-viewer, however this is confusing customers as the software update menu option is missing in gnome. What's happening to cause this?
It looks like gnome-software isn't being installed as it's a new package which is probably what we want, as we didn't want to go down the obsoletes route. The old gnome-packagekit base package is now a common package shared between all others, which is probably what's being updated rather than the others being *installed* at the same time. What I hink we can do is: * create a gnome-packagekit-common that they all depend on * make the metata-base package depend on all the subpackages except -common This should fix upgrades I think.
Richard, any update on getting your suggested fix in place ?
* Wed May 18 2016 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 3.14.3-6 - Create a -common subpackage and make the "parent" package depend on all the split out applications. This fixes upgrades from old versions. - Resolves: #1290868
Software Update is not missing anymore.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2425.html