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***valtam*** · 05-19-2026, 04:23 PM

Are you saying that the tray icon isn't green?

**stevef** · 05-19-2026, 05:13 PM

The tray icon remains as it was before. It is mainly white/grey but has a blue dot at the lower right which indicates an update is available. When clicking on it the 'Install Updates' is not greyed out.

Clicking on 'Install Updates' starts the GUI lite-updates. Enter password as normal, goes through the updating package list display then declares the system is up to date.

This sequence just repeats, updates appear to be available, but won't install.

Running lite-updates direct from the terminal suggests an update for lite-software is being kept back.
Running 'sudo apt list -a --upgradable confirms lite-software is currently 8.0-0030 and upgradable to 8.0

Code:
stephen@test-ao722:~$ lite-updates 

[DEBUG] Lock check: STATUS:LOCK_OK

[DEBUG] Sending UPDATE command to root helper...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:UPDATING

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-backports InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-security InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:5 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite hematite InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading package lists...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:UPDATE_OK

[DEBUG] Sending CHECK command to root helper...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:CHECKING

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading package lists...

[DEBUG] Helper: Building dependency tree...

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading state information...

[DEBUG] Helper: Calculating upgrade...

[DEBUG] Helper: The following packages have been kept back:

[DEBUG] Helper:   lite-software

[DEBUG] Helper: 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:CHECK_DONE

[DEBUG] Parsed 0 updates

[DEBUG] Total download size: 0

[DEBUG] _on_updates_fetched called with 0 updates

[DEBUG] Security updates: 0

[DEBUG] No updates, showing up-to-date dialog

stephen@test-ao722:~$ sudo apt list -a --upgradable

[sudo: authenticate] Password:              

lite-software/unknown 8.0-0080-linuxlite amd64 [upgradable from: 8.0-0030-linuxlite]

lite-software/now 8.0-0030-linuxlite amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 8.0-0080-linuxlite]

stephen@test-ao722:~$

***valtam*** · 05-19-2026, 06:45 PM

Go ahead and apt download lite-sofware then sudo dpkg - i *.deb

**stevef** · 05-19-2026, 08:26 PM

Tried manually downloading and install with dpkg.
dpkg command threw an error message.

Code:
stephen@test-ao722:~$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb 

dpkg: regarding lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb containing lite-software:

 lite-software conflicts with gnome-package-updater

  gnome-package-updater (version 43.0-4build1) is present and installed.

dpkg: error processing archive lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb (--install):

 conflicting packages - not installing lite-software

Errors were encountered while processing:

 lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb

stephen@test-ao722:~$

***valtam*** · 05-20-2026, 02:40 AM

Code:
sudo apt-get purge -y gnome-package-updater package-update-indicator

Code:
sudo dpkg -i lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb

Code:
rm -rf *.deb

Install Updates.

**stevef** · 05-20-2026, 04:35 AM

Thank you, that's moved things forward. Testing continues.
For information, here's the output.

Code:
stephen@test-ao722:~$ sudo apt-get purge -y gnome-package-updater package-update-indicator

[sudo: authenticate] Password:              

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree... Done

Reading state information... Done

Solving dependencies... Done

The following packages will be REMOVED

  gnome-package-updater* package-update-indicator*

0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 2 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.

After this operation, 404 kB disk space will be freed.

(Reading database… 261780 files and directories currently installed.)

Removing gnome-package-updater (43.0-4build1)…

Removing package-update-indicator (9-3build1)…

Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1)…

Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1build1)…

Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0t64:amd64 (2.88.0-1)…

Processing triggers for mailcap (3.75ubuntu1)…

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1)…

(Reading database… 261749 files and directories currently installed.)

Purging configuration files for package-update-indicator (9-3build1)…

stephen@test-ao722:~$ sudo dpkg -i lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb

(Reading database… 261748 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb…

Unpacking lite-software (8.0-0080-linuxlite) over (8.0-0030-linuxlite)…

Setting up lite-software (8.0-0080-linuxlite)…

Processing triggers for mailcap (3.75ubuntu1)…

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1)…

Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1)…

stephen@test-ao722:~$ ls -l *.deb

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 183744 May 18 08:16 lite-software_8.0-0080-linuxlite_amd64.deb

stephen@test-ao722:~$ rm -rf *.deb

stephen@test-ao722:~$ lite-updates 

[DEBUG] Lock check: STATUS:LOCK_OK

[DEBUG] Sending UPDATE command to root helper...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:UPDATING

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates InRelease [136 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-backports InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Hit:4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-security InRelease

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:5 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite hematite InRelease [1793 B]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main Sources [33.8 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:7 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main i386 Packages [27.1 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:8 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main amd64 Packages [80.2 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:9 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main Translation-en [24.8 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:10 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/universe i386 Packages [14.6 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:11 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/universe amd64 Packages [41.1 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:12 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/universe Translation-en [13.5 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:13 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite hematite/main amd64 Packages [56.4 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Fetched 429 kB in 2s (235 kB/s)

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading package lists...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:UPDATE_OK

[DEBUG] Sending CHECK command to root helper...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:CHECKING

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading package lists...

[DEBUG] Helper: Building dependency tree...

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading state information...

[DEBUG] Helper: Calculating upgrade...

[DEBUG] Helper: The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:

[DEBUG] Helper:   accountsservice libaccountsservice0

[DEBUG] Helper: The following packages will be upgraded:

[DEBUG] Helper:   lite-software

[DEBUG] Helper: 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.

[DEBUG] Helper: Inst lite-software [8.0-0080-linuxlite] (8.0-0100-linuxlite LinuxLite:repo.linuxliteos.com [amd64])

[DEBUG] Helper: Conf lite-software (8.0-0100-linuxlite LinuxLite:repo.linuxliteos.com [amd64])

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:CHECK_DONE

[DEBUG] Parsed 1 updates

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:GETTING_SIZES

[DEBUG] Helper: SIZE:lite-software:185160

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:SIZES_DONE

[DEBUG] Total download size: 185160

[DEBUG] _on_updates_fetched called with 1 updates

[DEBUG] Security updates: 0

[DEBUG] Populating updates list...

[DEBUG] Added 1 rows to updates group

[DEBUG] Showing updates list...

[DEBUG] Sending UPGRADE command to root helper...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:UPGRADING

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading package lists...

[DEBUG] Helper: Building dependency tree...

[DEBUG] Helper: Reading state information...

[DEBUG] Helper: Calculating upgrade...

[DEBUG] Helper: The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:

[DEBUG] Helper:   accountsservice libaccountsservice0

[DEBUG] Helper: The following packages will be upgraded:

[DEBUG] Helper:   lite-software

[DEBUG] Helper: 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.

[DEBUG] Helper: Need to get 185 kB of archives.

[DEBUG] Helper: After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.

[DEBUG] Helper: Get:1 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite hematite/main amd64 lite-software amd64 8.0-0100-linuxlite [185 kB]

[DEBUG] Helper: Fetched 185 kB in 1s (354 kB/s)

[DEBUG] Helper: (Reading database ... 

[DEBUG] Helper: (Reading database ... 5%

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[DEBUG] Helper: (Reading database ... 95%

[DEBUG] Helper: (Reading database ... 100%

[DEBUG] Helper: (Reading database ... 261522 files and directories currently installed.)

[DEBUG] Helper: Preparing to unpack .../lite-software_8.0-0100-linuxlite_amd64.deb ...

[DEBUG] Helper: Unpacking lite-software (8.0-0100-linuxlite) over (8.0-0080-linuxlite) ...

[DEBUG] Helper: Setting up lite-software (8.0-0100-linuxlite) ...

[DEBUG] Helper: Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1) ...

[DEBUG] Helper: Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1) ...

[DEBUG] Helper: Processing triggers for mailcap (3.75ubuntu1) ...

[DEBUG] Helper: STATUS:UPGRADE_OK

stephen@test-ao722:~$

***valtam*** · 05-20-2026, 05:05 AM

Nice, ty steve :)

P.S. Before any more testing, there are new updates - I'm in the bug squashing phase of the release now. Will pay to check 2/3 times per day.

**stevef** · 05-20-2026, 05:32 AM

valtam Wrote:Will pay to check 2/3 times per day.

Seems like the new Lite Update Tray application could have been written with exactly that in mind.

***valtam*** · 05-20-2026, 06:52 AM

(05-20-2026, 05:32 AM)stevef Wrote:
valtam Wrote:Will pay to check 2/3 times per day.
Seems like the new Lite Update Tray application could have been written with exactly that in mind.

I don't understand that statement, could you please elaborate? Ty.

**stevef** · 05-20-2026, 07:42 AM

Quote:I don't understand that statement, could you please elaborate? Ty.

The original Package Update Indicator always seemed vague to me about the check for update intervals.
If I'm using it correctly, the configure option seems to allow the new Lite Update Tray to be set to check for updates at defined intervals which is reassuring if regular checks are needed.

A couple of minor point I've noticed about the new Lite Update Tray application.
If the configuration window is left open, it does not appear to change the 'Next check in ...' and 'Last Checked' values. The values are refreshed if the configure window is closed and reopened. I suppose it is unusual to leave the window open though.

Hovering the mouse over the tray icon it always seems to flag 'checked 0 s ago'.

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