====== output in the aptd terminal window ======== $ sudo aptd --debug --replace --disable-timeout 09:25:18 AptDaemon [INFO]: Initializing daemon 09:25:18 AptDaemon [WARNING]: Replacing already running daemon 09:25:19 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Setting up worker thread 09:25:19 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Daemon was initialized 09:25:19 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Waiting for calls 09:25:19 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: GetAll() was called: org.debian.apt 09:25:19 AptDaemon [INFO]: UpgradeSystem() was called with safe mode: 1 09:25:19 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: GetAll() was called: org.debian.apt.transaction 09:25:19 AptDaemon.Trans [INFO]: Simulate was called 09:25:19 AptDaemon.Worker [INFO]: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/e4c262d3984f475f9d3326bfe18c3dcf 09:25:19 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-resolving-dep 09:25:19 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-loading-cache 09:25:23 AptDaemon.Worker [INFO]: Upgrade system with safe mode: 1 09:25:23 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-resolving-dep 09:25:24 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_before plugin 09:25:24 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_after plugin 09:25:25 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Dependencies, dbus.Struct((dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array(['libebackend-1.2-1=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'chromium-browser=15.0.874.106~r107270-0ubuntu0.11.10.1', 'gnome-settings-daemon=3.2.2-0ubuntu2', 'lightdm=1.0.6-0ubuntu1.2', 'libnux-1.0-common=1.16.0-0ubuntu1', 'libedata-book-1.2-11=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'libedata-cal-1.2-13=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'shotwell=0.11.6-0ubuntu0.1', 'chromium-browser-l10n=15.0.874.106~r107270-0ubuntu0.11.10.1', 'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg=15.0.874.106~r107270-0ubuntu0.11.10.1', 'libcamel-1.2-29=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'evolution-data-server-common=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'evolution-data-server=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'liblightdm-gobject-1-0=1.0.6-0ubuntu1.2', 'nux-tools=1.16.0-0ubuntu1', 'libedataserverui-3.0-1=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'libnux-1.0-0=1.16.0-0ubuntu1', 'libedataserver1.2-15=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'libebook1.2-12=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric', 'libecal1.2-10=3.2.2-0ubuntu1~oneiric'], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))), signature=dbus.Signature('as')) 09:25:25 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Download, 27153228 09:25:25 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Space, -5328896 09:25:25 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Unauthenticated, dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) 09:25:25 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-setting-up %%% above this line is all startup chatter .... %%% below here happened pretty much immediately when pressing 'Install Updates' button 09:26:55 AptDaemon [INFO]: CommitPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'chromium-browser'), dbus.String(u'chromium-browser-l10n'), dbus.String(u'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server-common'), dbus.String(u'gnome-settings-daemon'), dbus.String(u'libcamel-1.2-29'), dbus.String(u'libebackend-1.2-1'), dbus.String(u'libebook1.2-12'), dbus.String(u'libecal1.2-10'), dbus.String(u'libedata-book-1.2-11'), dbus.String(u'libedata-cal-1.2-13'), dbus.String(u'libedataserver1.2-15'), dbus.String(u'libedataserverui-3.0-1'), dbus.String(u'liblightdm-gobject-1-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-common'), dbus.String(u'lightdm'), dbus.String(u'nux-tools'), dbus.String(u'shotwell')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) 09:26:55 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Set() was called: Locale, en_CA.UTF-8 09:26:55 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: locale, en_CA.UTF-8 09:26:55 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: GetAll() was called: org.debian.apt.transaction 09:26:55 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Set() was called: Terminal, /dev/pts/3 09:26:55 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Terminal, /dev/pts/3 09:26:55 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Set() was called: DebconfSocket, /tmp/aptdaemon-OfRmVq/debconf.socket 09:26:55 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: DebconfSocket, /tmp/aptdaemon-OfRmVq/debconf.socket 09:26:55 AptDaemon.Trans [INFO]: Queuing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/3009a3c3862143ddbf3dd80e3a356593 09:26:56 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-authenticating %%% Then the Update Manager goes back to its innocent looking beginning but %%% nothing has been installed %%%%% and a while after closing update-manager: 09:31:55 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Removing transaction %%%% to show you that I'm not halucinating: %%%% below is the debug output when I start 'sudo update-manager' 09:33:41 AptDaemon [INFO]: CommitPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'chromium-browser'), dbus.String(u'chromium-browser-l10n'), dbus.String(u'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server-common'), dbus.String(u'gnome-settings-daemon'), dbus.String(u'libcamel-1.2-29'), dbus.String(u'libebackend-1.2-1'), dbus.String(u'libebook1.2-12'), dbus.String(u'libecal1.2-10'), dbus.String(u'libedata-book-1.2-11'), dbus.String(u'libedata-cal-1.2-13'), dbus.String(u'libedataserver1.2-15'), dbus.String(u'libedataserverui-3.0-1'), dbus.String(u'liblightdm-gobject-1-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-common'), dbus.String(u'lightdm'), dbus.String(u'nux-tools'), dbus.String(u'shotwell')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) 09:33:41 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Set() was called: Locale, en_CA.UTF-8 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: locale, en_CA.UTF-8 09:33:41 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: GetAll() was called: org.debian.apt.transaction 09:33:41 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Set() was called: Terminal, /dev/pts/3 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Terminal, /dev/pts/3 09:33:41 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Set() was called: DebconfSocket, /tmp/aptdaemon-OaKWuT/debconf.socket 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: DebconfSocket, /tmp/aptdaemon-OaKWuT/debconf.socket 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [INFO]: Queuing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/63e4034cb13e4b93a10a3f039db6270a 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-authenticating 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 9 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Worker [INFO]: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/63e4034cb13e4b93a10a3f039db6270a 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-resolving-dep 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-loading-cache 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Worker [INFO]: Committing packages: dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'chromium-browser'), dbus.String(u'chromium-browser-l10n'), dbus.String(u'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server-common'), dbus.String(u'gnome-settings-daemon'), dbus.String(u'libcamel-1.2-29'), dbus.String(u'libebackend-1.2-1'), dbus.String(u'libebook1.2-12'), dbus.String(u'libecal1.2-10'), dbus.String(u'libedata-book-1.2-11'), dbus.String(u'libedata-cal-1.2-13'), dbus.String(u'libedataserver1.2-15'), dbus.String(u'libedataserverui-3.0-1'), dbus.String(u'liblightdm-gobject-1-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-common'), dbus.String(u'lightdm'), dbus.String(u'nux-tools'), dbus.String(u'shotwell')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_before plugin 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_after plugin 09:33:41 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_before plugin 09:33:42 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_after plugin 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Dependencies, dbus.Struct((dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))), signature=dbus.Signature('as')) 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Download, 27153228 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Space, -5328896 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Unauthenticated, dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-setting-up 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Worker [INFO]: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/63e4034cb13e4b93a10a3f039db6270a 09:33:43 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: emitting queue changed 09:33:43 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: Emitting ActiveTransactionsChanged signal: /org/debian/apt/transaction/63e4034cb13e4b93a10a3f039db6270a, [] 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-waiting 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-running 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 11 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-loading-cache 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 1 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 2 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Worker [INFO]: Committing packages: dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'chromium-browser'), dbus.String(u'chromium-browser-l10n'), dbus.String(u'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server'), dbus.String(u'evolution-data-server-common'), dbus.String(u'gnome-settings-daemon'), dbus.String(u'libcamel-1.2-29'), dbus.String(u'libebackend-1.2-1'), dbus.String(u'libebook1.2-12'), dbus.String(u'libecal1.2-10'), dbus.String(u'libedata-book-1.2-11'), dbus.String(u'libedata-cal-1.2-13'), dbus.String(u'libedataserver1.2-15'), dbus.String(u'libedataserverui-3.0-1'), dbus.String(u'liblightdm-gobject-1-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-0'), dbus.String(u'libnux-1.0-common'), dbus.String(u'lightdm'), dbus.String(u'nux-tools'), dbus.String(u'shotwell')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')) 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_before plugin 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_after plugin 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_before plugin 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Worker [DEBUG]: There isn't any registered modify_cache_after plugin 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Cancellable, 0 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Status, status-downloading 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Cancellable, 1 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDetails, dbus.Struct((dbus.Int32(0), dbus.Int32(20), dbus.Int64(0L), dbus.Int64(27153228L), dbus.Double(0.0), dbus.Int64(0L)), signature=dbus.Signature('iixxdx')) 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 15 09:33:43 AptDaemon [DEBUG]: GetAll() was called: org.debian.apt.transaction 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDetails, dbus.Struct((dbus.Int32(0), dbus.Int32(20), dbus.Int64(0L), dbus.Int64(27153228L), dbus.Double(0.0), dbus.Int64(0L)), signature=dbus.Signature('iixxdx')) 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 15 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDetails, dbus.Struct((dbus.Int32(0), dbus.Int32(20), dbus.Int64(0L), dbus.Int64(27153228L), dbus.Double(0.0), dbus.Int64(0L)), signature=dbus.Signature('iixxdx')) 09:33:43 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 15 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDetails, dbus.Struct((dbus.Int32(0), dbus.Int32(20), dbus.Int64(0L), dbus.Int64(27153228L), dbus.Double(0.0), dbus.Int64(0L)), signature=dbus.Signature('iixxdx')) 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 15 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDownload, dbus.Struct((dbus.String(u'http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-browser-l10n_15.0.874.106~r107270-0ubuntu0.11.10.1_all.deb'), dbus.String(u'download-fetching'), dbus.String(u'chromium-browser-l10n'), dbus.Int64(1977614L), dbus.Int64(0L), dbus.String(u'')), signature=dbus.Signature('sssxxs')) 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDetails, dbus.Struct((dbus.Int32(0), dbus.Int32(20), dbus.Int64(3822L), dbus.Int64(27153228L), dbus.Double(0.0), dbus.Int64(0L)), signature=dbus.Signature('iixxdx')) 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: Progress, 15 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDownload, dbus.Struct((dbus.String(u'http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-browser-l10n_15.0.874.106~r107270-0ubuntu0.11.10.1_all.deb'), dbus.String(u'download-fetching'), dbus.String(u'chromium-browser-l10n'), dbus.Int64(1977614L), dbus.Int64(3822L), dbus.String(u'')), signature=dbus.Signature('sssxxs')) 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: StatusDetails, Downloading chromium-browser-l10n 09:33:44 AptDaemon.Trans [DEBUG]: Emitting PropertyChanged: ProgressDetails, dbus.Struct((dbus.Int32(0), dbus.Int32(20), dbus.Int64(29814L), dbus.Int64(27153228L), dbus.Double(0.0), dbus.Int64(0L)), signature=dbus.Signature('iixxdx')) %%%% and so on .... ============================ here is the output in the update-manager terminal window: (update-manager:15327): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_get_pointer: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed [repeated 5 more times] ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.2:/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.292" (uid=1000 pid=15327 comm="/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable" member="Introspect" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.2" (uid=0 pid=980 comm="NetworkManager ") (update-manager:15327): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to add a widget with type aptdaemon+gtk3widgets+AptProgressDialog to a GtkWindow, but as a GtkBin subclass a GtkWindow can only contain one widget at a time; it already contains a widget of type GtkVBox (update-manager:15327): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_get_pointer: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed [repeated 3 more times]