[SOLVED] Update Notifier not working

[pnbalaji]

When I run the command "sudo spi -U", it runs fine and does the update as expected. Below is the screenshot of the output. So, when I click the system tray icon for update notifier, for some reason, the sudo or gksu prompt is not launching.



Thanks,
Balaji.

[mimosa]

What happens if you do

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gksu ls

Are you asked for your password?

[pnbalaji]

Yes, when I run "gksu ls", I am prompted for the root password.

Thanks,
Balaji.

[mimosa]

How about (in a fresh terminal)

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gksu gslapt

?

That is what the notifier does when you click on it. Now, there is nothing to update, so you should just see it open.

[pnbalaji]

But, this is not happening which is why I entered the post. When I click the update notifier from System tray, I get the dialog box for "Proceed with updating?". When I click Yes, nothing happens. However, if I run the command "sudo spi -U", it is able to find the updates and installs fine. Something is not working correctly with the update notifier. I am not sure of a way to debug this.

Thanks,
Balaji.

[mimosa]

You didn't answer my question. I'm trying to work out what it is that isn't working, which at this remove, can be a bit tedious, I know.

[pnbalaji]

How about (in a fresh terminal)

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gksu gslapt

?

That is what the notifier does when you click on it. Now, there is nothing to update, so you should just see it open.

"gksu gslapt" is working fine.

Thanks,
Balaji.

[mimosa]

Can you remember when you started seeing this behaviour, and anything you did at the time (just beforehand) to change anything?

Is this a 14.2 install, or an older Salix version, or upgraded from an older one?

Also, it may be worth trying:

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 sudo slapt-get -i --reinstall salix-update-notifier

Reboot.

[pnbalaji]

It was a 14.2 install, installable CD/DVD (not live cd).

I am at work right now. Once I get to home, I will try re-installing the update notifier.

Thanks,
Balaji.

[Atip]

I just had such a problem in Slackel. Update-Notifier could not find
zenity even so it was present. I upgraded zenity and Update-Notifer
worked again.
The way I found this out, on a terminal I typed salix-upgrade-notifier
and it said it cannot find zenity.

http://www.slackel.gr/forum/viewtopic.p ... 67f42#p999