Update-Manager does not apply updates seen by the package manager

[BloodyIron]

Very frequently Update-Manager will only update part of the packages that are reported as available for updating. I don't know how to tell which ones it does and which it doesn't update. For example, it won't update any libreoffice packages at all recently.

I have to go to the CLI and do apt update && apt upgrade to be able to actually get all the new updates.

This has been going on for a bunch of months now, but I'm not entirely sure when it started.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: update-manager 1:19.04.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-26.28-generic 5.3.13
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jan 8 18:04:24 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-03-08 (306 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-11-05 (64 days ago)

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PhasedUpdates should explain what you're seeing.

[BloodyIron (bloodyiron)]

I don't see how that's relevant. My package manager sees there are packages available, but the Update-Manager doesn't always apply them. When I go to the CLI and manually tell apt to apply the updates it sees, then they get updated.

I'm basing the "available packages" on what my package manager tells me, not based on repose I am not actually using (which it sounds like, is what you're suggesting).

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Sorry, may be I misunderstood what you are seeing.

[BloodyIron (bloodyiron)]

That's fine! :) Misunderstandings happen, I hope I clarified effectively.