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/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check returns wrong information; also affects motd
My question is related to Ubuntu tells me I have packages to upgrade when I don't, which pertains to Ubuntu 10.04. But my problem is with Ubuntu 12.04.2LTS (and the solutions mentioned for 10.04 ...
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5answers
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How can I install just security updates from the command line?
sudo apt-get upgrade installs all updates, not just security updates. I know that I can use Update Manager to select only important security updates, but is there a way to do this from the command ...
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1answer
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Failed linux Kernel Firmware Update
Ok guys this is what I get
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
...
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0answers
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apt-get update problem when updating a reprepro repository
i have made a repository using reprepro on my Ubuntu 13.04, i uploaded this repo to sourceforge.net , i can download packages from it and i can update it, put after adding the repository to my ...
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Updating problem[Broken package]
I am not able to update software by package manager and also by terminal it show the following message:
Error:Bokencount>0
Well i tried package manager so it says me to fix broken package first ...
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1answer
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dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic
I have Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 LTS installed on a server. After I run
apt-get update & apt-get upgrade & apt-get dist-upgrade
My kernel version has been changed to ...
0
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1answer
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Error with installation of programs
I'm using 10.04 and getting an error trying to install new software:
The previous installation hasn't been completed.
The installation could have failed because of an error in the corresponding ...
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0answers
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Problem installing i-mscp [duplicate]
I have a problem on my Ubuntu...When I try to install i-mscp I get this error:
Reading package lists... Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/multiverse i386 ...
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2answers
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Netflix-desktop no longer works after update
So a while ago I installed netflix-desktop on my ubuntu 12.10 installation. I am also a subscriber to redbox instant. I attempted to install redbox-desktop which is from the same ppa as the ...
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1answer
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Why older version of package repositories of Ubuntu don't get updated?
Suppose my Ubuntu version is Natty and I want to install the latest nodejs using apt-get. However, the latest nodejs is only available in the package repository of Quantal.(see ...
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1answer
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Errors when running apt-get update?
W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/raring/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'dl.google.com:http' (-11 - System error)
W: Failed to fetch ...
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1answer
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failed to install gnome3 ubuntu 12.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell gnome-session
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
...
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0answers
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/usr/lib/apt/methods/ppa could not be found
After using Ubuntu 12.10 for two weeks I ran into problems updating the package database. Running sudo apt-get update returns the following error:
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/ppa could ...
0
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1answer
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How to fix update-manager error “The package system is broken”
I am getting the following error with update-manager:
The package system is broken
Check if your are using third party repositories. If so disable them,
since they are a common source of ...
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3answers
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How do I fix these package dependency issues? [duplicate]
I can't install anything right now (or upgrade anything). When I run `sudo apt-get upgrade I get this list of unmet dependencies. At the end it says
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
When I ...
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0answers
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Ubuntu 12.10 failed to apply update for libdrm2 (Userspace interface to kernel DRM services — runtime )
After I updated my system from 12.04 to 12.10 the software updater said I had an update for libdrm2 however this update fails to apply this is the details that it gives
installArchives() failed: ...
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0answers
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Error with the “Update manager” [duplicate]
I got this when after finishing the usual updates and I don't know how to deal with:
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
Please report this bug against the ...
3
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1answer
887 views
Problem updating packages on Ubuntu Server
I'll start by saying I'am a total beginner in Linux. I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installed on a separate machine and I use it for storing data and hosting some services. I usually use Webmin to update ...
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1answer
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What is the recommended stable way to update Ubuntu?
I asked this question for the simple fact that software center was trying to FORCED 9 software updates that came from a non too familiar source which I believe has been causing Ubuntu to be unstable. ...
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0answers
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Duplicated sources problem [duplicate]
What should I do? I want to fix grub error. I already did that once from ubuntu LiveCD and it worked, but now I have this problem:
W: Duplicate sources.list entry cdrom://Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise ...
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8answers
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How to prevent updating of a specific package?
Because of bug #693758 I'd like to prevent apt-get upgrade and Update Manager from updating the "libgtk2.0-0" package.
How can this be achieved?
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Do my tools show wrong installed kernel package version?
There's a new set of Ubuntu updates for 12.04. A couple of them are kernel packages. Synaptic says that, linux-generic-pae will be updated from 3.2.0.38.60 to 3.2.0.38.61, in short from xxx60 to ...
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0answers
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Problems installing updates (11.10) [closed]
Ok so I was regularly installing updates to ubuntu (Except it was a lot of small gnome/kde updates, around 200 of them) and, about halfway through, my computer froze up. Like total freeze, cant do ...
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1answer
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How do I fix “E:Type 'b-src' is not known on line 'X' in source list” error?
This is the error I'm getting from using sudo apt-get update
E:Type 'b-src' is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list
How can I fix this?
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1answer
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How can I remove all updates installed after a specific date?
I have allowed the update manager to install a 200 Mib of updates, and I think that these update run my graphics driver into a problem. So, I need a way to remove the updates that have been installed ...
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0answers
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libgtk-3-0 dependency issues
I've been trying to update standard packages on my Ubuntu box. There's literally nothing extra on this box except for VirtualBox for some Windows stuff I run. Here's one output:
$ sudo apt-get update
...
1
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1answer
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broken packages - libg11-mesa-dri:i386
happy new year!
Not so for my PC :o)
While installing the IA32-libs my PC ran into a broken package problem.
( The system is ubuntu 12.10 - 64 bit and I want to compile 32bit targets.)
The console ...
1
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1answer
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apt-get update bzip2 errors [closed]
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 today on my Lenovo w500.
After that when i tried running
sudo apt-get update
This is the error i am getting.
Get:117 http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp oneiric-security/universe ...
0
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2answers
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Packages are not available for installation
Changing some Software Update settings I possibly corrupted something, and now I don't see many packages in the list. For example:
alex@u120464:~$ sudo apt-get install codeblocks
[sudo] password for ...
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0answers
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Why run sudo apt-get update before installing a package? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What does “sudo apt-get update” do?
Why do we have to run sudo apt-get update before I can run sudo apt-get install package?
I found this very annoying when I am ...
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1answer
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How do I check only security updates from the command-line?
Is there a way to quickly check for the availability of security updates from the command line?
On my 12.04 system running apt-get update fetches 20MB of data about available packages every time I ...
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0answers
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How can I prevent uninstalled default software from being reinstalled during updates?
I don't like that Ubuntu tries to force on me packages I don't really need, such as LibreOffice, Empathy, social plugins any many many others. How do I configure Ubuntu to "respect" my needs?
I can ...
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0answers
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Error while checking for upgrades [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10, getting “W:Failed to fetch gzip…”
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 32-Bit on my VAIO VPCEA23EN Laptop. When I did a check for ...
3
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1answer
399 views
How to update a package from command line (gcc compiler)
I am trying hard! to update the gcc-msp430 compiler on my ubuntu, but it does not work (I guess because of the older version of the same compiler that is already installed). Here is the command I used ...
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1answer
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Delta-update Firefox Aurora package from PPA
I am using Firefox Aurora in my Ubuntu 12.04 which I have installed via its ppa (ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/firefox-aurora). As expected of Aurora, I get an update usually after 2-3 days. I have Firefox ...
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11answers
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Why can't I update applications without upgrading the whole OS?
In Ubuntu, once a release is out the software one has installed receives security updates only. In Windows, I can get new versions of programs with new features. How can Windows do this and why can't ...
0
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1answer
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error occured while running sudo apt-get install -f
I get this error
Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
so I tried sudo apt-get clean and autoclean.
When I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a:
Errors were encountered while processing:
...
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1answer
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How do I permanently avoid an update?
I have noted after installing the first huge block of updates you get after a fresh installation, Unity 3D would disappear leaving me only 2D support. So, not exactly knowing what did that depend on, ...
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2answers
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How do I get security updates for restricted/partner packages?
I want to perform just security updates on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, keeping the rest of the system unchanged. I need to do this from the command line, no the GUI update manager. I have implemented the ...
0
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2answers
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How can I install apps previously installed on a different installation on my new installation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I back up the list of applications I have installed?
On my new 12.04 installation i want to install apps that reside on my 11.10 installation without having to ...
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2answers
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I think a PPA update broke my system. What can I do?
A few weeks ago I installed ppa:ricotz/testing on Ubuntu 11.10. It worked fine then, but since a recent upgrade, trying to launch GTK applications results in lots of cryptic errors.
Can I revert all ...
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0answers
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How to fix message saying update information is outdated (with red triangle)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
A red triangle with an exclamation mark on it appears a few hours everyday into me using my laptop telling me my update ...
2
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1answer
120 views
Good workflow for updating R modules around R-cran updates?
I like that R updates frequently to give me the best new packages, but it does seem to pose a problem for my R scripts on cron schedules.
I noticed that every time ubuntu updater updates my r-base ...
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3answers
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How to update mod_wsgi to latest version on Ubuntu 10.04?
My Ubuntu server has this version installed:
# dpkg -l | grep wsgi
ii libapache2-mod-wsgi 2.8-2ubuntu1 Python WSGI adapter module for Apache
How can I get the latest Version 3.3?
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1answer
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Trigger script execution on after apt-get upgrade for a certain package?
Question:
I have customized an application startup script.
Unfortunately, it gets overwritten every time I do
apt-get dist-upgrade
when there is an update available (quite often).
Now I have ...
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2answers
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Update Manager failed with “the package catalog has broken” error
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 from a live DVD. Then went for updating through Update Manager. It downloaded everything. During installing them the update manager crashed. It showed the error message:
...
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1answer
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Creating custom updates for my users?
I'm looking for a secure and flexible way of pushing custom updates to my users' Ubuntu 11.10 x64 machines.
I'm looking to push updates that will run scripts for adding new software, adjusting ...
2
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0answers
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Malformed 3rd word in the Status line error [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update
After installing Ubuntu 10.10 I cannot do the update. This is the error message I received:
...
2
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1answer
116 views
How do I lock a package in the Software Centre?
I know that you can lock a package using the command line and synaptic - is there a way to do so using the Software Centre?
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3answers
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Can I update a Single Package with out a Full Distro Upgrade?
I want vim 7.3 on my server. I don't want to do a full distro upgrade just yet. Is it possible to pull the next version of vim from an updated version of the repositories with out performing the ...
