Questions tagged [updates]
Questions about updates. This is a very general tag. If you have a tag that's more specific (e.g. the package name that your question is about) please use that one.
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Problems with libGl, fbConfigs, swrast through each update?
I have problems when compile SFML-project(don't see any graphic):
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
This error can be solved by simple ...
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How to update Sublime Text-3 in Ubuntu 16.04?
I installed Sublime Text-3,build- 3114 using the .deb package from the official site. I used Sublime Text-3 earlier in Windows.
In Windows, I was able to update within Sublime Text-3 only, but in ...
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Adobe Flash Plugin is vulnerable/outdated in 14.04 but there is no update in Firefox
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I open a site which requires flash plugin (e.g. Youtube), Firefox says This plugin is vulnerable and should be updated.
However if I click Check for updates... there ...
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How to enable silent automatic updates for any repository?
I read here how to enable silent automatic updates for Google Chrome. However, I have other repositories like spotify, docky and others for which I would like to enable silent updates.
I am trying ...
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E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing? [duplicate]
I am using ubuntu 13.10 on evaluation board and my internet is not working. Also i need to install softwares and apt-get install is also not working.
Terminal says : E: Unable to fetch some archives,...
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How to automatically update Atom editor?
Automatic update of Atom feature is not yet supported for Ubuntu. From their GitHub repository:
Currently only a 64-bit version is available.
Download atom-amd64.deb from the Atom releases ...
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Failed to fetch update on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) [duplicate]
While running the update at Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). The following error is being encountered:
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/universe/binary-amd64/...
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How do I update Ubuntu manually?
I wanted to update Ubuntu manually, because I used CDMA USB modem and connected using wvdial, but it won't able to update Ubuntu via Update Manager, because my Ubuntu won't showing "Connected" message ...
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Why yarn key update failes all the time? GPG error: https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified
Every time apt update shows error
W: GPG error: https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY ...
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How to upgrade Java on Ubuntu?
I installed Ubuntu on my computer, and now my Java version is not updated. I have Java, so I don't need to install - just update the current version.
Can someone please tell me the command I have to ...
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Can't update because the word prox* is blocked
I live in Ethiopia and the government blocks all urls with the word "proxy" in them. I couldn't use that word in the title above because that would make the url contain the word proxy.
When I apt-...
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Failed to add /run/systemd/ask-password to directory watch: No space left on device?
Does anyone knows why have I this message with the new update of samba on ubuntu 16.04.1?
Paramétrage de samba (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) ...
Failed to add /run/systemd/ask-password to directory ...
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What is "packagekitd" and how do I make the Software Updater stop waiting for it?
I usually run the Software Updater when I switch on my desktop each morning. Very often I sit and wait while it displays this message:
waiting for packagekitd to exit
And looks like this:
I've ...
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How to install Octave 4.0.0 in Ubuntu 14.04
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.2. I want to install the latest version of Octave (Octave 4.0.0 ). But in official Ubuntu repository ,there is only octave version 3.8 available for download/install.
How can ...
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Can't upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 because of "Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading" error
I've been trying to upgrade my version of Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. I've run all the steps from updating and upgrading both apt and apt-get, changing the settings in update manager and all of the steps ...
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How to know last time `apt-get update` was executed?
I know that the command to update the repository lists is:
apt-get update
How to check if it has been executed today or in the last 24 hours?
I do not know if I should check some file timestamp. Or ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 throws 404 error while fetching dependencies
I have four build servers that were all setup the same originally. We've been using them to cross-compile C projects. I'm trying to update them compile C++ natively as well. Two of the servers I ...
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Upgrade to 22.04 (impish Release no longer has a Release file) [duplicate]
I am trying to $ sudo apt update but I get this:
Reading package lists... Done
E:...
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What is the "proposed" repository?
What exactly does this repository contain and why should a user either stay away from it, or add the repository?
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Ubuntu 22.04 runs too slow!
I've recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS desktop version. Now, I feel everything runs slowly on my machine. For example, Firefox take 10 to 20 seconds to start up which used to take only 2 to 3 ...
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apt-get upgrade auto restart services
I have an unattended script for installing servers. At the beginning of the script there is a sudo apt-get dist-upgrade --yes.
The dist upgrade has a nasty user input screen at its end asking to ...
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sudo apt-get update failing - "could not open" list file due to "permission denied"
For the last week or more, running sudo apt-get update culminates in error:
Reading package lists... Done
E: Failed to fetch http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/dep11/Components-...
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How to lower wait time for repository updates
When doing a aptitude update / apt-get update or using the Update Manager to update sometimes I get to a repository link that takes too long. The percent does not end and it takes quite a while before ...
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What is apt-fast and should I use it?
Several times over the past couple years, I've heard of people using apt-fast for updating and installing packages, but I'm not really sure what it does. I think I've traced its origin to this forum ...
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How to get a list of all pending security updates?
I need to list (not count or install) all pending security updates on an Ubuntu 14.04 system. I've read the post How to create a list of of only security updates with apt-get? and its accepted answer ...
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Ubuntu sudo apt get update 404 Not Found problem
I am using Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS.
I've been facing an error for 2 days that is, I can't update or upgrade or perform package installs on my system because of the following errors:
Hit:1 http://packages....
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Updating Zoom in the terminal
Like many people around the world, my life has moved entirely online through videocalling platforms like Zoom.
Most of my software updates automatically through the terminal when I run
$ sudo apt-get ...
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sudo apt update always giving Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
So I am on my college network which requires me to sign in to the browser before I start using the internet. I do so succesfully but on a clean install of Ubuntu, when I try to do sudo apt update, I ...
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How can I make Ubuntu check for updates less often?
I'd like to have Ubuntu not check for updates as often. How do I accomplish this?
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Update/Upgrade not working (because of phased updates)
I've tried to sudo update and upgrade as usual but it displays
The following packages have been kept back:
base-files python3-distupgrade python3-gi python3-gi-cairo
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ...
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When will Ubuntu include delta updates?
I'm tired of downloading 300mb updates. Windows has done delta updating since XP. It's just silly to download the whole thing if just a few bits of the package change.
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How do I turn off automatic updates COMPLETELY and FOR REAL?
Running Ubuntu 18.04 on x64.
I need to COMPLETELY turn off the "automatic updates reminder" stuff on my Ubuntu system. The problem is that the machine is doing some unattended processing ...
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Are repository lists secure? Is there an HTTPS version?
Are repository updates secure?
As a bear of little brain from the developer side, I cannot understand why the repository list is http://security.ubuntu.com and the other http(unsecured) sites listed ...
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Problem with IPv6 sudo apt-get update/upgrade
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 Beta 2 at the moment and every time I try to update at home via sudo apt-get update or upgrade trough sudo apt-get upgrade I wont get any feedback. Even installing of anything ...
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How to update Mozilla Firefox web browser on 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in a safe, secure, reliable, efficient and easiest way?
I'm using 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my machine.
Currently, I'm using Mozilla Firefox 33.0(Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0)
I'm not getting update option in menu Hrml->About Firefox but ...
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How Do I update my kernel to the latest one?
I want to update my Kernel to the latest stable version which is v5.16.1
I followed a guide which showed how to install kernel 5.16. Everything went fine until I received this error:
dpkg: dependency ...
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Ubuntu repository does not have a Release file
This is similar to Xenial repository does not have a Release file, but the fix in there does not work for me.
When running sudo apt-get update on a few-day old installation of Ubuntu 16.04, it ...
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Kernel panic after update to 4.4.0-108-generic
Today I got what I presume was the update that should take care of Spectre and Meltdown. That didn't go very well. What do I do now?
See screen photo.
I can't boot the 4.4.0-108-generic kernel ...
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Why does Ubuntu need to update its kernel so often?
What are the advantages for updating so often?
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Update Ubuntu 14.04 to 15.04
Currently I have Ubuntu 14.04 in my laptop and now I want to update it to 15.04. I have Windows 8 and Kali Linux along with my Ubuntu. How should I update my Ubuntu to 15.04 without losing my other ...
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Unable to login to account in ubuntu 18.04 vmware workstation 15, after update
I installed the latest updates from the software update center today (I update when ubuntu displays a notification), restarted the machine and now it's unable to boot properly. The best screen I can ...
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how to update an individual app through terminal
I want to update Firefox alone without updating all applications. And I want to do it through terminal. Is that possible? Because I have a slow internet connection.
I'm using Ubuntu 15.04 with a ...
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Software and Updater consumes 100% CPU in Ubuntu 16.04
I've upgraded my laptop (Lenovo Z50-70) which has an i7 CPU and 8Gigs of Ram to Ubuntu 16.04 from 15.10. I've been installing updates consistently. I'm using ubuntu with Gnome desktop environment (GDM)...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 boot stuck on purple screen after updates
Summary of Issue
Last Friday, I installed updates to Ubuntu 18.04 with sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade. Some of these updates required a restart. Upon restart, after GRUB, boot got ...
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How do I disable "An update for GNOME Shell extensions" notifications?
Or automatize the updates? Or delete/disable the update notifier? It is not in the list of "installed extensions" and re-installing it does not help.
Where are its files located?
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Software Updater - Not all updates can be installed
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I try to update my system, i get the following error message:
Software Updater - Not all updates can be installed
I googled and some suggested to fix the broken ...
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freshclam error, "clamd.conf" file not found
When I run the following command:
sudo freshclam
If there are found to be updates to the virus definitions etc then at the end of the output comes this error message
ERROR: NotifyClamd: Can't find ...
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Should I be offered the option to upgrade to 18.04.1?
I understand that the first point release of Ubuntu 18.04, namely 18.04.1 is now available and that my system should now offer it as an update.
My current OS version is 16.04.5 LTS. In System ...
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How can I upgrade my server's kernel without rebooting?
This is a loaded question because I'm already aware of, and am very interested in ksplice. The problem is that since they were bought by Oracle, they have been forced to pull numerous server ...
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Nautilus is very slow
One month ago I updated (no fresh install) to 12.04.
Since then nautilus got extremely slow. When I open a folder that contains many subfolders I sometimes have to wait 4 seconds until everything is ...