Comment 8 for bug 12251

> Sorry for not making myself clear. The information from:
> "ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp"

hidde@system:~ $ ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2005-01-25 16:05 /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-sta mp

> > > And if update-notifier _always_ fails to update itself or only sometimes (e.g.
> > > can you reproduce the behaviour)? I can't reproduce it here, for me it
seems to
> > > work (with a up-to-date hoary) so I'm very interessted in any hints how I
might
> > > be able to reproduce the problem.
> >
> > This happens always
>
> Good! Thanks. That make (hopefully) finding the root of the problem easier.
>
> > > What is the output of /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check?
It updates
>
> So it does not print anything? That's a good sign. It will print the upgradable
> packages if there are any upgrades. Does it updates itself when you run a
> "apt-get update" (may take up to one minute before it known about the apt-get
> update)?
>
> Can you do a "killall update-notifier" and then start it from a terminal:
> $ update-notifier

I've got it running from a term. No errors getting it up, will keep you informed