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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Converting "Software & Updates" into a proper System Settings panel, as
planned, would be one way of fixing this bug.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareAndUpdatesSettings?action=diff&rev2=22&rev1=21>

Probably there is a simpler short-term solution, though, using
GApplication/GtkApplication. <https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable
/gtk-migrating-unique-GtkApplication.html>

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  Two independent instances of Software & Updates

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  software-properties-gtk:
    Installed: 0.92.37.2

  What I expected to happen
  A change in the settings of Software & Updates opened through the menu of Synaptics Package Manager should be reflected when opening Software & Updates by issuing software-properties-gtk in the terminal.

  What actually happened
  In Software & Updates opened through the menu of Synaptics Package Manager (Settings -> Repositories), I opened the Updates tab and changed 'When there are other updates:' from 'Display every two weeks' to 'Display immediately'. I then closed the window. In the terminal I started Software & Updates by executing software-properties-gtk. I went to the Updates tab and the setting for 'When there are other updates:' was still set to 'Display every two weeks'. Leaving this instance of Software & Updates open, I then opened another instance of Software & Updates through the menu of Synaptics Package Manager. Opening the Updates tab, the setting for 'When there are other updates:' was indeed 'Display immediately'. This demonstrates that Ubuntu stores two independent sets of settings for Software & Updates. However, the settings through the menu of Synaptics are ignored by the system. This can confuse a user who discovers Software & Updates through the Synaptics menu and relies on it to customize updates.

  I will include a screen shot of these two instances of Software &
  Updates open side by side reflecting their divergent settings. Both
  windows were opened and the Updates tab chosen. No menu items were
  changed before taking the screen shot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.92.37.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sat Dec 13 22:54:50 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-01 (165 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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