force reminder to install when I want

Bug #1832953 reported by Nick
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When I logged into a WiFi network with Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, a dialog said there are updates and asked if I want them now. Time being potentially too short, I clicked to Remind Me Later. I did some work, then put the laptop to sleep and woke it about an hour later. At that time, I wanted to apply the updates, but Ubuntu acted like there are none. I clicked for the Files app to check and it said it was updated about 2 weeks ago, with nothing new since then, contradicting the pending reminder. In the Settings app, at Details > About, I clicked Check For Updates but nothing happened. I do not use the update feature that requires logging in. The next day the updates were offered. Perhaps (and this is just a guess) I had to wait for Ubuntu to prepare another update in order for me to get the pending ones I wanted to be reminded about.

What I expect: If I don't install updates but click to remind me later, let me invoke and install from that pending reminder when I want. If the process requires waiting for Ubuntu to prepare an additional update, please drop that requirement.

This event happened in late May. I saw the list of packages but don't know which one applies. No crash occurred on my platform. The dialog from ubuntu-bug had nothing relevant to an update (I understand upgrade is different), so I selected Other, resulting in nothing informative. ubuntu-bug --help didn't lead to an answer, either.

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affects: ubuntu → update-manager (Ubuntu)
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