1.3.15 software management bug

[philmills]

just found some weird behaviour in software management.
A fresh install from the 1.3.15 iso gave me pre-enabled software management.
When i looked at software management > ebox-components, there are no green download buttons in the right column.
However, if i DISABLE software management module, not only is the software management section still available, but it also gives me the green download buttons.

This suggests that the checkbox in Module Status is toggling in reverse!!

[philmills]

now when I turn Software management back on, the buttons remain

[peterr]

odd about the reversed tick box behavior but the lack to green buttons was probably that ebox had not yet run an apt-get update from its cron job - once the package list is updated the software module works (or this is what happens in my experience anyway)

[philmills]

ah-ha i hadn't figured that it was a chron job.
Though if automatic updates isn't turned on, surely the chron won't run anyway?
It would make sense to me if the apt-get updates would run when you view that page, or at least if there's a button to force apt-get

[Saturn2888]

eBox runs apt-get update every day only for itself so that's probably what got you.

[SamK]

...if there's a button to force apt-get

This was added to the wishlist back in May 2009.  Hopefully it will be implemented soon.  Have a look here:
http://trac.ebox-platform.com/wiki/Document/Development/Wishlist/Module/Software