2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fbbdb6f3..d97e7e29 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 - mdkapplet:
   o make sure notifications' text doesn't got truncated
+  o use more modern API to check for updates
diff --git a/mdkapplet b/mdkapplet
index d22ae10f..43d3b1be 100755
--- a/mdkapplet
+++ b/mdkapplet
@@ -366,9 +366,18 @@ sub silentCheck() {
         if (my $db = urpm::db_open_or_die($urpm)) {
             my $requested = {};
             my $state = {};
-            $urpm->request_packages_to_upgrade($db, $state, $requested);
-            my @requested_strict = $urpm->resolve_requested($db, $state, $requested, callback_choices => sub { 0 });
-            if (@requested_strict) { # FIXME: log first found pkgs?
+            my @requested_strict;
+            my $need_restart = urpm::select::resolve_dependencies(
+                $urpm, $state, $requested,
+                callback_choices => sub { 0 },
+                priority_upgrade => $urpm->{options}{'priority-upgrade'},
+                auto_select => 1,
+                resolve_req_callback => sub {
+                    @requested_strict = sort map { scalar $_->fullname } @_;
+                },
+            );
+
+            if ($need_restart || @requested_strict) { # FIXME: log first found pkgs?
                 $exit->('updates');
             } else {
                 $exit->('uptodate');