Just installed my first Ubuntu system. It's Lubuntu build 18.10
I read an article that indicated the first thing to do was check for updates by clicking on System Tools / Software Updater. However, Software Updater is not listed.
How do I install that (noob here).
Steve
Ubuntu – Software Updater missing from System Tools
lubuntu
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To fix this, I went to Menu > Session settings and then disabled Global Keyboard Shortcuts under Basic settings tab.
All the keybindings from lxqt-rc.xml started working after that, including Super_L + E for pcmanfm and window tiling shortcuts.
Why are there two different ways to tell me about updates?
There's not. The second one is for Livepatch, as you've already discovered.
Why are there two icons by the same app?
They're not. I mean look at the icons— they're only stylistically similar rather than being the same. The first is for Lubuntu's Update Notifier. Since the Update Notifier was built around GTK and the Qt-compatible version Kubuntu uses doesn't work as well for Lubuntu, they created their own. This is why it looks different than the old one.
How can I always get the window with the detailed update information again?
If you want the exact same thing but don't mind the extra overhead of having more GTK dependencies, you can install the update-notifier package and run it instead.
Alternately, and most likely better, you can upgrade to 20.10 and use the new version of Lubuntu's Update Notifier, which now comes with details:
Best Answer
I had the same issue after a fresh install of LUbuntu 18.10. In a terminal I ran the following command:
Software Updater and Software & Updates shows under preferences.