Questions tagged [update-manager]
Questions about the graphical interface update-manager, as opposed to the command line apt-get.
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apt-get does not connect to repository for update
When I use sudo apt-get update, I get the following errors:
Err:1 http:/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111: Connection ...
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Software update kills video card output
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The latest offering from Software Updater has a problem. Whenever I allow it to install the latest update, and after the restart, GRUB comes up normally, (I have both ...
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update-manager JSON decoder error
I was trying to update ubuntu from 22.04 to 23.10, but I get the following error when trying to run update-manager:
Unexpected error(s) occurred.
For more details, see the log: /var/log/ubuntu-...
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Unmet dependencies prevent programs being installed or updated; removing the culprit package does not work
Out of curiosity (I don't remember why exactly, some program used in a guide I was reading wasn't installed, and I followed the CL instructions on what packages to download) I tried to install linux-...
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How to solve errors (E/W/N) after apt-get apdate? [duplicate]
I am now running 22.04 LTS. After sudo apt update, I got these errors:
Hit:1 https://mirror.xeonbd.com/ubuntu-archive jammy InRelease
Hit:2 https://mirror.xeonbd.com/ubuntu-archive jammy-updates ...
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after updating to 23.10, application crashes, wrong update sources(?) and problems installing .deb apps
Good morning, I'll start by saying what I've done so far, then I'll move on to my questions, so I can put you in context. I started using Linux with Ubuntu about two weeks ago. To install Ubuntu I ...
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broken packages (update-notifier, update managticer) that disrupts all kind of installation using apt or apt-get or dpkg or even synap
since a long time , I am having problems whenever I install a package. for example, when i try to install alien package that's what I get:
sudo apt-get install alien
Reading package lists... Done
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Update Manager not loading [duplicate]
The update manager is freezing.It only closes with system monitor. https://i.stack.imgur.com/3cuNF.png
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Disable update notifier
I'm trying to disable the update notifier completely. Unfortunately the GUI options does not allow this.
I found this hint:
$ sudo apt purge update-notifier update-notifier-common
but it asks for the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.2 loads to Command Line fails to Load GUI
After a recent set of upgrades Ubuntu will only load to command line. I have tried loading to older states by booting with Shift and selecting advanced start, without any luck.
I have tried to update ...
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Failed upgrade: troubleshooting 'sudo apt ugrade' [duplicate]
How to solve this issue as shown in the link?
I already ran the sudo apt update --fix-missing command, but it did not resolve the issue.
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Unable to apt update but can ping ubuntu.com/archive.ubuntu.com [duplicate]
Can anyone help me with this issue.
I was working on ubuntu vm which was fine, I'm able to install any package and update/upgrade the os until recently when I tried to install a package and update ...
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Can't go through "sudo update" because of GPG key error [duplicate]
I could before, this error started to pop up and after that I wasn't able to:
7,898 kB were fetched in 2 s (3,370 kB/s).
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
Status information ...
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sudo apt get update gives error - The package cache file is corrupted
vegan@vegan:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/fish-shell/release-2/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-remote-desktop/deb stable InRelease ...
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Unknown Other Software link [duplicate]
When I open Software&Updates and Other Software tab, I see a line starts with https://bearer:mAgJOEWNBZFpEcn......
I disabled this, but I can't understand what is this. Does anyone see something ...
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Remove Ubuntu Pro From Update Screen
Recently after an update I'm seeing some additional greyed out items for Ubuntu Pro as well as an "Enable Ubuntu Pro" button on the software updater screen. I don't want to install Ubuntu ...
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22.04 Apt update failed to fetch
I recently installed Ubuntu Server 22.04 on my pc, but every time I wrote sudo apt update, it always kept saying:
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jammy/InRelease Temporary ...
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Nvidia driver failure after update
After upgrading my os to Ubuntu 22.04.4 my system was working fine until I tried updating software (through software updates) and my graphics card driver. Now the driver keeps failing and reverting ...
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This is similar to mantic repository does not have a Release file, but the fix in there does not work for me in 23.10 ubuntu but it return this error [duplicate]
Hit:1 https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com mantic InRelease
Ign:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu mantic InRelease ...
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Upgrade button to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS does nothing
I am on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and the Software Updater suggests me to upgrade my Ubuntu to 22.04.1 LTS. I click the Upgrade... button and nothing happens. What might be the problem in your opinion?
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Files "File Manager" is not working. Icons are not visible
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04. I am not able to open the File Manager using the graphical UI. When trying to open it with nautilus or sudo nautilus, I am getting a segmentation fault.
Although I ...
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UnicodeDecodeError while upgrading from 20.04.02 LTS to 22.04.1 LTS
I was trying to upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 using the GUI update-manager tool. But it kept crashing after the 1st step only. So I tried to upgrade via CLI, by running the command sudo do-release-...
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sudo apt update & sudo apt-get update error plz help me [closed]
If I run sudo apt update && sudo apt-get update the result looks like this.
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How to disable the update manager popup?
I configured this:
Automatically check for updates: Never
But the update manager keeps poping up against my wishes, I have no control. I feel like I'm using Windows again.
I want to be able to ...
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update manager notification never pop up
Hello I'm running Ubuntu 23.10.
Settings for update manager:
Control check -- Every day.
Requested action -- Immediately notify
... But even when updates are present (sudo apt update show them) ...
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg' on Ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
I currently using ubuntu 22.04, when I do 'sudo apt update', always appear error like this :
$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://repo.mysql....
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Disable automatic updates in 22.04.1
I am on a metered internet service and want to control when automatic updates are done. Most postings (e.g. How do I turn off automatic updates COMPLETELY and FOR REAL?) suggest either:
cdonham@Axon:~...
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Lubuntu 17.10 software update and repository add problem
I had Lubuntu 17.04 installed and when I wanted to upgrade to 17.10 version there was some problems.
Finally I solved the problem by disabling all repositories and now I have Lubuntu 17.10. but I ...
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All Ubuntu Pro security updates are listed in update-manager, can this be disabled?
After the last update of update-manager it now shows a long list of "Ubuntu Pro" updates which I may install after enabling it in the settings.
As I am not in the target customer group for ...
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Can't install Pantheon desktop environment
I've tried to install Pantheon desktop environment several times. I tried sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade, but it's no use. I’m just a very new beginner. This is what I’ve done:
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Software updater gets stuck
As of late Software Updater gets frozen (won't close after checking), while
sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
work fine. Any ideas or anybody else with the same problem?
I have Xubuntu ...
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Software updater doesn't let me check some boxes
Software updater on Ubuntu 22.04 shows two equal updates available for
GCC: GNU Compiler collection (22 kb) each, but their box cannot be checked.
If I run sudo apt-get upgrade on a terminal it finds ...
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Just upgraded to Ubuntu 23.10. Bluetooth not working
Even after turning my device on for Pairing Mode, no device would show up in Bluetooth section to be able to connect. I mean there actually are no devices found.
I updated and upgraded everything in ...
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Why does update software display no updates after updating but then thinks that the "no updates" can be installed?
I run updates each day when I start my computer.
In the last couple of weeks, after I install the updates, then the software updater flashes up as if there are more updates again -- but the update ...
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sudo apt-get update shows this messages...Unit packagekit.service not found
Failed to start esm-cache.service: Unit sysinit.target not found.
Get:1 file:/var/cudnn-local-repo-ubuntu2004-8.9.4.25 InRelease [1,572 B]
Get:1 file:/var/cudnn-local-repo-ubuntu2004-8.9.4.25 ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Failed to fetch systemd-hwe-hwdb all 249.11.3
I got an error when trying to install Chrome on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
Error:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
fonts-liberation google-chrome-stable libgbm1 libu2f-udev libwayland-server0
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Error: sudo apt update in ubuntu 18.04
(base) rahul0324@rahul0324-Predator-G3-572:~$ sudo apt update
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Hit:3 http://ppa....
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22.04 update manager hangs waiting for authorization
This used to work on this system, now it doesn't.
Ubuntu 22.04
When I run the gnome update-manager tool (aka Software Update), it hangs waiting for authorization. I am in the sudo group. In the past,...
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How do I set my system to auto-update without user interaction?
How can I set my Ubuntu to not only update regularly (and automagically) the security updates (I could set that when installing ubuntu), but to update ALL the packages automatically, in the background,...
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kUbuntu 22.04 long time not used, update dist-upgrade, maybe did restart later 10 minutes says security updates ready. Why they didnt install in 1 go?
kUbuntu 22.04 long time not used, update dist-upgrade, maybe did restart later 10 minutes says security updates ready. Why they didnt install in 1 go?
First time saw something like this, that ...
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How to prevent Ubuntu from checking for updates on startup?
Every time I boot my 22.04, it's checking for updates and eating into my monthly cellular traffic limit. It's really annoying, and I tried a bunch of proposed solutions, none of which work fully. How ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 23.04 instead of Ubuntu 22.04 (keeping all apps + files) [duplicate]
So I am running Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 and want to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 keeping all files AND apps. I know it is possible to keep all files, but is it possible to keep all apps also? I want to do this ...
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Can't get rid of ubuntu 22.04 notification: "Software Updates Installed"
Every time my computer boots up, I get this notification:
Software updates installed
My update cycle is set to every two weeks and I can't figure out how to tell the system, that I've noticed this ...
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How can I make Software Updater stop asking me for my password?
I would like Software Updater to never ask me for my password. I still want to be asked for my password if I try to install new software by any other method. What are my options?
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Problem with update-manager: No module named 'apt_pkg' in Ubuntu 13.10, having installed Python 3.4 on /usr/local/lib
I'm rather new to Ubuntu and I'm trying to run update-manager on Ubuntu 13.10. I get:
jacopo@jacopo-laptop:~$ update-manager
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line ...
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issue with updating NordPass, an error with snap
I'm trying to utilise a password manager for simplicity.
NordPass isn't working and isn't updating, the photo below.
The NordPass application doesn't move from the login page for some reason.
A ...
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Software Updater getting worse ... now worst
I've had Not all updates can be installed problems with Software Updater for quite some time. Now it has gotten to a blank screen with a large download of (blankety-blank-)blank. Running Software ...
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Error: "E: Method https has died unexpectedly! E: Sub-process https received signal 4" during apt update on Ubuntu 22.04 with GNOME
I am encountering an issue while running the apt update command on my Ubuntu 22.04 system with GNOME desktop environment. I am receiving the following error message:
E: Method https has died ...
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Why does the Update Manager say 'Check your internet connection'?
Every time Update Manager asks check your internet connection but my internet connection is just fine.
I've tried sudo apt-get update in terminal. Its working fine also.
Please advise me.
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Update kernel issues
Better screenshot of error messages. This message is the same for all 6.2 Kernels.emphasized textMy OS name is Ubuntu 23.04. My Kernel Version is Linux 5.19.0-40-generic. I am unable to update my ...