Bug#1074796: gnome-shell: Silently applies pending package updates on shutdown

[Mark Brown]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 08:06:52AM +0000, Sid T wrote:
> > When I select "Power off" from the power menu at the top right of the
> > screen if there any pending package updates then instead of shutting
> > down GNOME will reboot into a single user mode, apply the pending
> > package updates and then shut down.  I have never noticed any visible
> > indication that this will happen rather than an immediate shutdown.
> 
> When shutting down using "Power Off" you should see a checkbox in the
> shutdown dialog.

There is something there, but that's too late - the dialog often takes a
little while to appear (I think having updates actually slows it down)
and is a long way away visually from the shutdown menu option (center of
the screen as opposed to top right).  Since the dialog appears as a
matter of routine you're likely to be used to doing something like walk
away from the computer while the timer expires, quickly dismissing the
dialog with the keyboard or just clicking the button without reading
anything.  A warning about there being updates and option to control
things really needs to be visible *before* initiating shutdown, not
popped up after the user has initiated the shutdown process.

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