On 11/16/19 9:27 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Sat, 2019-11-16 at 08:12 -0400, Patrick Boutilier wrote:
> On 11/16/19 7:52 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> On Sat, 2019-11-16 at 07:49 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> On 11/16/19 12:32 AM, Rex Dieter wrote:
>>>> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How do I get this thing to shut up? I update my system using dnf
from
>>>>> the command line and don't want to change, but this widget keeps
>>>>> popping up notifications and its configuration panel doesn't have
a
>>>>> toggle to turn it off.
>>>> Multiple options:
>>>> 1. Refresh packagekit after using dnf, run: pkcon refresh
>>> FWIW, I only use the widget as a source of info that updates are available.
>>> I use dnf to update.
>>> I found that after the dnf update it is necessary to do "pkcon refresh
force" to clear the indication.
>> Which is frankly ridiculous. Presumably the widget exists for people
>> who live entirely in a GUI rather than using dnf, yet the GUI doesn't
>> provide a way of acting on the updates (unless you install some other
>> tool, which you have to know about because the widget doesn't tell
>> you).
>>
>> Furthermore, I for one have no knowledge of PackageKit. I don't know if
>> I even need to have it installed, though it would appear not. I use dnf
>> exclusively, so if it's not required, maybe KDE on Fedora shouldn't
>> install this widget by default, or at least make it easier to turn it
>> off from the GUI itself.
>>
>> Anyway, getting a bit OT so I'll leave it at that.
> In my setup the widget will show the update widget in the systray after
> it finds updates available.
>
> Far bottom left in screenshot.
No screenshot. What is the name of the update widget it shows you?
Here is a screenshot of my widget with the "Install Updates" button.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iIyX43aGdcayLSPH6mDyjlokkG-qYs2N/view?us...
The widget is shown as "Software Updates" when mouse hovers over it.
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