'Restart & Update' in 'Software' application does nothing in Xubuntu

[Sai Vinoba]

Release: Xubuntu dailybuilds ISO (currently 20210224 ISO)

SW and Version: gnome-software, 3.38.0-3

How to reproduce:
  - Launch 'Software'. If available, it shows updates under 'Updates'.
  - Click on 'Download' it changes to 'Restart & Update' after a while (I did not see any progress bar, may be update was very small or it is normal)
  - Click on 'Restart & Update' button.

Expected: System should reboot and during reboot the updates should be installed.

Actual: Nothing happens.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: gnome-software 3.38.0-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.10.0-14.15-generic 5.10.11
Uname: Linux 5.10.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu59
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Feb 24 13:10:53 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-24 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210224)
InstalledPlugins:
 gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A
 gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.38.0-3
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

FYI - works as expected under UB

ok - under UB - I saw the restart button after installing. Clicking on it restarted UB - then I saw updates installing via plymouth on a reboot ... it rebooted again and there are no more updates.

Note - for UB our default is not to have updates via gnome-software (we hide by overriding the org.gnome.software updates key - we use Ubuntu's software updater

[Sai Vinoba (saivinob)]

Same issue on Ubuntu MATE as well (as tested on hirsute daily build). On Xubuntu, when I ran `gnome-software` from terminal, I see following error (last line is when I clicked on 'Restart & Update' button).

sai@sai-Standard-PC-Q35-ICH9-2009:~$ gnome-software
13:50:47:0180 Gs enabled plugins: desktop-categories, fwupd, os-release, packagekit, packagekit-local, packagekit-offline, packagekit-proxy, packagekit-refine-repos, packagekit-refresh, packagekit-upgrade, packagekit-url-to-app, appstream, snap, desktop-menu-path, hardcoded-blocklist, hardcoded-popular, modalias, odrs, packagekit-refine, rewrite-resource, packagekit-history, provenance, systemd-updates, generic-updates, provenance-license, icons, key-colors, key-colors-metadata
13:50:47:0180 Gs disabled plugins: dpkg, dummy, repos, malcontent
14:02:02:0019 Gs CSS parse error 1:107: Using one color stop with linear-gradient() is deprecated.
14:02:03:0681 Gs FIXME: Unknown progress handling is not yet implemented for GsProgressButton
14:02:03:0681 Gs FIXME: Unknown progress handling is not yet implemented for GsProgressButton
14:02:03:0682 Gs FIXME: Unknown progress handling is not yet implemented for GsProgressButton
14:02:03:0682 Gs FIXME: Unknown progress handling is not yet implemented for GsProgressButton
14:02:50:0265 Gs hiding category productivity featured applications: found only 0 to show, need at least 9
14:02:50:0265 Gs not handling error failed for action get-category-apps: net/http: request canceled (Client.Timeout or context cancellation while reading body)
14:02:50:0267 Gs hiding category audio-video featured applications: found only 0 to show, need at least 9
14:02:50:0268 Gs not handling error failed for action get-category-apps: net/http: request canceled (Client.Timeout or context cancellation while reading body)
14:02:50:0270 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Builder.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0271 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Calculator.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0272 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.clocks.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0272 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Dictionary.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0273 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Documents.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0274 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Evince/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0274 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.gedit.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0275 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Maps.desktop/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0277 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Weather/* to plugin cache
14:02:50:0280 Gs not handling error failed for action get-popular: net/http: request canceled (Client.Timeout or context cancellation while reading body)
14:07:38:0573 Gs automatically prevented from changing kind on system/package/*/generic/libgphoto2/* from generic to unknown!
14:46:35:0457 Snapd snapd_client_refresh_sync: assertion 'name != NULL' failed
14:46:35:0458 Gs snap did not set error for gs_plugin_update
14:46:35:0458 Gs FIXME: Unknown progress handling is not yet implemented for GsProgressButton
14:46:35:0506 Gs Calling org.gnome.SessionManager.Reboot ...