gpk-update-viewer not showing updates

[marmarek]

Reported by marmarek on 3 May 2012 23:24 UTC
gpk-update-viewer (and the packagekit as a whole) caches repository metadata, so even if yum check-update does show some packages, gpk-update-viewer can still state that there are no updates.
In effect "qubes-dom0-updates --gui" doesn't show updates, even some were downloaded to dom0.

Migrated-From: https://wiki.qubes-os.org/ticket/558

[marmarek]

Comment by marmarek on 3 May 2012 23:25 UTC
I'm attempting to find a workaround; it's additionally complicated by the fact that PackageKit? wants to be "smart" and refuses to run some commands while no network is available (even when manipulating local repository - qubes-dom0-cached).

[marmarek]

Comment by marmarek on 3 May 2012 23:25 UTC
I'm attempting to find a workaround; it's additionally complicated by the fact that PackageKit? wants to be "smart" and refuses to run some commands while no network is available (even when manipulating local repository - qubes-dom0-cached).

[marmarek]

Modified by marmarek on 4 May 2012 00:43 UTC

[marmarek]

Modified by marmarek on 4 May 2012 00:43 UTC

[marmarek]

Comment by marmarek on 7 May 2012 13:55 UTC
Fixed:
http://git.qubes-os.org/gitweb/?p=marmarek/core.git;a=commit;h=50a58c63311bd8da50e364dad814a303adaabf25

The side effect is yum complaining about PackageKit holding database lock (when using qubes-dom0-update from command line), but only for about 2-3 sec, so not a big problem.

[marmarek]

Comment by marmarek on 7 May 2012 13:55 UTC
Fixed:
http://git.qubes-os.org/gitweb/?p=marmarek/core.git;a=commit;h=50a58c63311bd8da50e364dad814a303adaabf25

The side effect is yum complaining about PackageKit holding database lock (when using qubes-dom0-update from command line), but only for about 2-3 sec, so not a big problem.