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12.04 continuously offering partial upgrade
I have Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity (to be precise I've upgraded a year ago) and for the last 3 months or so it's been offering me a partial upgrade. The only things that cannot be upgraded are the kernel ...
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graphic adapter support in ubuntu 12.10
I get a message that my graphics/video card may not be supported in Ubuntu 12.10. I have upgraded to a Diamond PCI video card with 256M of memory. What can I do?
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What to do?! Upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04 failed :(
I got an update reminder to go from 12.10 to 13.04.
I followed the instructions, was able to download the package, and started installing.
Up to a point where my computer (seemed to) restart and there ...
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upgrade manager malfunction
My upgrade manager won't upgrade anymore. Even the partial upgrade isn't working due to an unresolvable problem. I was thinking I would upgrade to the next version but I am unsure how to go about it. ...
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tried to update from lucid lynx, now computer won't boot
I don't know much about my computer, I have been trying to get an old custom computer updated. it was running on lucid lynx, I tried to update from the terminal with some 'copy and pasted' 'sudo ...
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Partial Update bugs fix? [closed]
My computer shut down during 13.10 update,I put in the code and the computer was fixed.I then restarted it and the screen was a much larger res and would'nt connect to the Internet.I have it on lowest ...
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I was trying to upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 and it messed up half way through, what went wrong?
I was trying to upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 and it messed up half way through, then it said the installation was complete. When I try to use it it says it can't read my graphics card and asks me if I ...
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Why is my Ubuntu diplaying inconsistent version using two different methods?
I recently updated my Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 using commands:
sudo apt-get update
and upgraded
sudo apt-get upgrade
After that I did
do-release-upgrade -d
But after sometime my system ...
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Ubuntu update gone wrong [duplicate]
I tried to update to 12.10, but in the mist of installing, the entire computer froze, and not knowing about REISUB I forced quit my computer
Ever since, every time I updated, I was given a message ...
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how to upgrade the remaining things in ubuntu 12.04
while upgrading my ubuntu 12.04,i messed up with configuring dpkg .so the upgrade stops returning a error message.now i want to upgrade the remaining kept back things.Please help me with good ...
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After LibreOffice updated it won't start!
I read Seth's post here: How do I install LibreOffice 4?. I wanted to upgrade, so I ran the commands as provided by Mik to upgrade using stable ppa. For some reason now when I try to run LibreOffice ...
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Install a single specific package from future distribution
I'm currently using precise. I need to upgrade a certain package (namely bind9 and it's dependencies) to a newer version, which is currently found in raring (alfa at the time of writing this). How to ...
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Will I lose Unity-2d if I upgrade to 12.10
I want to continue to use Unity-2d which I have setup on my 12.04 install...but some of the new 12.10 features I would like to use.
new Disk utility with auto mount settings built in
easier printer ...
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Why am I getting this error when updating after a partial upgrade?
I was prompted for a partial upgrade and I completed it. During this, VLC was removed. When I try to reinstall it I get this:
isuru@isuru-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc
Reading package ...
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ubuntugis demands a partial upgrade? Is this safe?
I would like to do some GIS in ubuntu. When I use the repo:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable
Update manager asks me to do a partial upgrade. The packages it wants to ...
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12.04 LTS, update-manager behaves contradictory?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS two weeks ago by downloading the iso image, creating a startup usb stick from this image, booting the live system and finally installing. I have been working ...
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Partial Upgrade from 10.4 hangs
So I've been putting off doing updates and upgrades for AGES, and plus because I don't want unity and like having the window list not grouped at the bottom and having the character palette at the top ...
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partial upgrade problem
In Ubuntu 12.04 x64, what does this repository do exactly?
http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu/
When I unchecked it in the software sources second tab, I wouldn't get the partial upgrade error ...
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Partial upgrade on 12.04, how to stop nagging after locking to a working NVIDIA & xorg
How to stop the upgrade manager from offering updates and upgrades that potentially would harm my working 2D and 3D graphics?
Finally, I got 12.04 working as it should: with nvidia-173 drivers by ...
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Update Manager problems
I'm running Lucid and whenever I open Update Manager, it says I should run a partial upgrade. I think this may have happened when I was trying to update and my computer shut off. So I click Partial ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 won't start up now
I was upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 when the battery went out on my laptop. Once I plugged it back in and booted back up it goes to the Ubuntu logo with the loading dots, but never moves past that ...
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Just updated to 12.10, now it's asking for a partial upgrade
I just updated to 12.10 the other day, and after I successfully updated to 12.10, it's asking me to do a partial upgrade? I'm wary about it, because it shouldn't need a partial distribution upgrade, ...
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Partial upgrade error message [closed]
While running upgrade on Ubuntu 11.04, I got the following error message:
After opting Partial Upgrade, I came across another error to close the applications running package management. But ...
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Failed server upgrade to 12.04 (RAID 1 needs to be mounted)
I attempted to update my headless server to Precise Pangolin 12.04 restarted the box and get error message "kernel panic not syncing vfs unable to mount root fs on unknown block oo swapper not ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 partial upgrade on fresh install? [closed]
Is this normal? I just installed 12.10 and tried to update but this is what I get. Partial upgrade or Continue.
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Partial Upgrade on 12.04.1, On what version i will be upgraded to?
I am using 12.04.1 x86_64 on my system. This is fresh clean install. Every time I check for updates using "Updates Available" menu-item I get the partial upgrade option.
What does this mean? Just ...
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Do I have to completely reinstall Ubuntu now that it won't boot?
I just tried installing software called Teamviewer. It said there was some kind of error with unresolved dependancies. Then I realized I was trying to install the 32 bit version, but I needed to ...
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Update Manager offers 900+ updates under partial upgrade mode
Today I checked for updates and got an error message telling me I must do a partial upgrade. I was shocked to see how many updates there were available. 900+ Updates!
By using synaptic I found out ...
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How do I access my previous ubuntu disk when booted to usb key
When prompted about the upgrade to 12.04 I clicked yes. All went well until during the cleanup mode an error appeared in the terminal that said something like "too many errors were encountered." A ...
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Partial distro upgrade causes gnome-shell-extensions to be incompatible?
Today I did a partial upgrade through the update manager, and in the process it uninstalled gnome-3. I reinstalled gnome-3 and now I can not install any shell extensions because they are "out of ...
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Cannot find files at home folder from liveCD after failed upgrade
I just tried upgrading my ubuntu from 11.10 to 12.4o but it immediately failed. When I search for my files stored at the home folder they are not there.
I have tried running the live CD version of of ...
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failed upgrade 11.04 to 12.04
I did an upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 but it didn't go as expected and Ubuntu asked me to do a partial upgrade.
As far as I know,everything went perfect and now I have 12.04. But whenever I check for ...
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12.04 update is stuck on preconfiguring packages
For a while I have the problem mentioned in the title. Update is stuck on pre-configuring packages without any other error. I tried almost everything I've found searching Google, but it didn't solve ...
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Unable to re-install VLC after a partial upgrade (12.04) due to broken packages
I did a partial upgrade early this morning and followed all the steps trustingly because it usually doesn't cause problems after until now.
VLC was unexpectedly removed without my knowing. I tried to ...
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why won't my computer update? [closed]
My computer messed up after about 10 minutes of the new update. Now when I try to update it, it says to do a partial update. When I press on this, it still doesn't work. Also, all the typing is to the ...
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How do I install crash 5.1.6 on 11.04? [closed]
I am running i386 (32-bit) natty, and have installed crash, but it doesn't work on the running system. I found the solution on the crash author's page -- the problem was fixed in 5.1.6 and I have ...
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Quantal: Broken apt-index, cant fix dependencies [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I can't seem to add/remove/update packages
Ubuntu software update has a notice about partial ...
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after upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Interrupted upgrade to 12.04 - “no upgrade possible” - how to fix?
while installing upgrade I accidentally disconnected power supply now its checking ...
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Installing g++ on 8.04
I am running Ubuntu 8.04 (currently I do not have the option to upgrade due to hardware problems). I need to get g++ onto my installation but as this is no longer supported I am unable to use the ...
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How do you recover from a failed upgrade ('apt-get -f install' and 'dpkg --configure -a' fail)?
During an upgrade from lucid (10.04) to precise (12.04), the X session froze, and I have been trying to recover the upgrade to get a stable system. I have performed the following steps:
Used ssh to ...
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Cannot update system - stuck on zramswap-enabler
I'm having the same problem as mentioned here on two computers (one runs 12.04, while the other runs 11.10), but the solution provided does not work for me.
When I do update and upgrade through the ...
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Ubuntu update 11.10 to 12.04 crashed
I was recently trying to update my laptop running on 11.10 to 12.04 in update manager and in the middle of the update, my update froze. So I waited for an hour before I decided to restart my computer. ...
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partial upgrade in 12.04 has caused nvidia graphics card drivers to deactivate
I have recently converted from windows to ubuntu with the 12.04 package. Today I was asked by the OS to perform a distribution upgrade. It said that only a partial upgrade could be performed. After ...
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how to fix the installation of new linux kernel?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my acer 5740. Internal HDD of my lappy got damaged therefore I have installed it on usb hdd. when I was upgrading to latest upgrades the new Linux kernel was also ...
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the update from 11.10 to 12.04 froze my computer. 11.10 no longer boots from Grub (but windows 7 will)
thanks in advance. My system asked me to upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. The update stopped midway through and I was forced to quit it .As a result my computer froze. I manually cut the power to ...
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Distro upgrade interrupted, cant upgrade to Precise
I don't have the opportunity to upgrade by using Live USB and LIve Cd, And since the distro-upgrade was interrupted, No partial upgrade is possible. How can I fix this?
I found an upgrading-tool ...
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Upgrade problem - “dependency problems prevent configuration of libnih-dbus1”
I have a problem with the upgrading....
When i write
sudo dpkg --configure -a , this is what happens... :
dependency problems prevent configuration of libnih-dbus1:
libnih-dbus1 depends on libnih1 ...
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Replacing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with 12.04 on dual boot?
I have Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my laptop installed with the option to boot windows vista when I want to. How can I install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS exaclty where I have Ubuntu 10.04 LTS now without ...
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Video not playing after partial upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04?
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Upgraded to 12.04, still displays the old login screen
The login screen still says Ubuntu 11.10. Needless to say, the upgrade was interrupted. I was able to continue the interrupted upgrade and get a stable machine.
lsb_release -a tells me its 12.04.
