Fix when the list of updates is auto-refreshed

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#933 opened on Mar 6, 2025 0 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 45/100

Issue type: Feature
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: desktop

Research direction

The issue does not identify files or tests. Start by tracing the Preferences > Auto-refresh implementation and the refresh flow when returning from Preferences or Software Sources; done means the options have the requested wording and those refresh behaviors match the three listed requirements.

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Description

FEATURE REQUEST

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Automatically refreshing the list of updates when opening mintupdate can be between undesirable and counterproductive; for instance, when one's objective is to change a preference, manage kernels, or see if mintupdate has an update (due to #932), and not to actually check for updates.
The list of updates is auto-refreshed when returning from Edit > Preferences and Edit > Software Sources.

Describe the solution you'd like
In Preferences > Auto-refresh:

Make the first option something like "Refresh the list of updates at program launch"
Revise "Refresh the list of updates automatically" to "Refresh the list of updates automatically in the background"
Do not auto-refresh updates when returning from Preferences or Software Sources.

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