Ubuntu
update-notifier package

  1. Bug #332945 (update-notifier-autolaunch)
  2. Comment #173

Comment 173 for bug 332945

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Thomas Heidrich (gnuheidix) wrote : Re: [Jaunty] Update Notifier icon would provide useful status information

What can _we_ do to get an acceptable system behavior?
It was really hard for me to tell my mother that the update icon won't appear anymore. She really got used to it. Big pop-ups would seriously confuse her.
I agree with Mark that the notification area is used by too many applications. Why not trying to create two notification areas. One for the system (volume control, network manager, update manager, trash bin) and one for user applications (pidgin, evolution, rhythmbox).
Please don't do it like M$ who make the users deal with at least 5 pop-ups per hour.