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David Z
Asked: 2010-08-16 14:14:17 +0800 CST

How do I get the Kubuntu upgrade notification icon back?

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When Kubuntu needs to be upgraded between versions (e.g. 9.10 to 10.04), there's a notifier icon that shows up in the system tray,

upgrade icon

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But if I click on it to start the upgrade and it fails for some reason (in my case, not enough space on the /boot partition), the icon disappears. How can I either get it back, or run the upgrade manually, without having to log out and log back in?

notification upgrade kubuntu

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Open up KPackageKit in Kickoff (under the Computer tab), and it should offer to install updates.

    If KPK can't do it:

    sudo do-release-upgrade
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  2. The program that places the icon in the tray is a python script, update-notifier-kde, and it can be run from the terminal as

    python /usr/bin/update-notifier-kde

    (sudo not required, it will prompt for the password graphically)

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