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Update Manager automatically checks for updates no matter the configuration

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
58/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Linux Mint 7.1.4 with Auto-Refresh disabled or set to a longer interval, then compare the observed notifications with the logged refresh times. Trace the Update Manager's refresh scheduling from the initial refresh through subsequent checks; done means checks and notifications follow the configured Auto-Refresh options.

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Description

BUG

Describe the bug
No matter how the Update Manager is configured, it checks for updates very regularly all day long.

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To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Configure Update manager Auto-Refresh options as desired, even disabled.
  2. Wait
  3. Observe update notifications that do not align to configured settings

Expected behavior
Update notifications in alignment with Auto-Refresh configuration

Distribution:

  • [x ] Linux Mint

Software version:
7.1.4

Logs:

2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Launching Update Manager
2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Initial refresh will happen in 0 day(s), 0 hour(s) and 10 minute(s)
2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Inhibited power management
2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Checking for updates
2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Found 5 software updates
2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Refresh finished
2026.07.18@08:01 ++ Resumed power management

Additional context
It can take several days to confirm the bug as observation requires updates to be available (i.e., if it is checking more frequently than configured, but no updates are available, then new updates available notification cannot appear).

Dominant language
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