This should now be ready to upload (ish).

data/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Exec=/usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh
-NoDisplay=true
-Name=upgNotifier
-Icon=system-software-update
-Type=Application
-Version=0.1

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lubuntu-update-notifier (0.6.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Rough, initial migration to systemd units.
+
+ -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:10:04 -0500
+
 lubuntu-update-notifier (0.5.4) lunar; urgency=medium
 
   * Disconnect the status_changed() function from the status-changed signal in

debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.install

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#data/upg-apply.desktop usr/share/applications
-data/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop etc/xdg/autostart

debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.postinst

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# This file can be removed following the release of Lubuntu 24.04 LTS
+# It's to ensure a smooth transition between the autostart file and the new
+# systemd user units provided
+
+rm -f /etc/xdg/autostart/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop
+rm -f /home/*/.config/autostart/upg-notifier-autostart.desktop
+
+#DEBHELPER#

debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.service

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lubuntu Update Notifier
+Wants=update-notifier-download.timer
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh

debian/lubuntu-update-notifier.user.timer

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lubuntu Update Notifier
+Requires=lubuntu-update-notifier.service
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=lubuntu-update-notifier.service
+OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00:00
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh

@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-while true;
-    do
-        OUT=`/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1`
-        oldIFS=$IFS
-        IFS=';'
-        j=0
-        for STRING in $OUT; do
+OUT=`/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1`
+oldIFS=$IFS
+IFS=';'
+j=0
+for STRING in $OUT; do
     case $j in
 	0)
 	    UPG=$STRING;;
@@ -30,8 +28,6 @@ while true;
 	    SEC=$STRING;;
     esac
      j=`expr $j + 1`
-        done
-        IFS=$oldIFS
-        /usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-notifier.py -u $UPG -s $SEC -p /usr/bin/lubuntu-upgrader
-        sleep 86400
-done;
+done
+IFS=$oldIFS
+/usr/libexec/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-notifier.py -u $UPG -s $SEC -p /usr/bin/lubuntu-upgrader