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 after system upgrade in XUBUNTU
I did the following in my computer :-
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get upgrade
After restarting the computer, I see the visuals of my Desktop changed. Also, there is not even single ...
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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
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Package brasero-common needs to be reinstalled
When I update/install/un-install any software i get the message:
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' ...
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Option to connect to WiFi disappeared after upgrading
I installed Lubuntu on to my Presario V5000 today off my old 12.04 disk. I installed all the updates then upgraded to 12.10 I was hooked up to an Ethernet cable to update it and before I saw firmware ...
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Will Adobe Reader 9.5.3 be offered in partner repository?
Will there be an Ubuntu package in the Canonical Partner repository for the security update Adobe Reader 9.5.3?
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Not able to update ubuntu 12.10
While updating my ubuntu 12.10 am getting the following error.
Could anyone help!
W:Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages 403 Forbidden [IP: ...
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Why GRUB is missing after update?
I am running an alternate install of Ubuntu 11.10. I just ran the latest update which required a re-boot. When I rebooted, my desktop stops at the POST (Power on self test). My computer is set up ...
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Cannot automount any usb external device under quantal
I recently upgrade to quantal and I have to mount all my devices (usb key, extrernal hard drive and even data cd) manually.
I get the following error message in a pop-up window when I insert any ...
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Can I update my USB stick to a new version without filling it up and ruining the persistent space?
I have a 4GB stick with Lubuntu on it, and 3GB is assigned to persistence. Would I be able to update 12.10 without filling it up and making it useless until I fix it?
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Software update failed
I tried to update my Ubuntu software and Java through update manager. However, after all about few hours, it does not have any progress also.
The errors message shown
Software updates correct ...
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Package ubuntu-release-upgrader does not exist
I get this error when i tried to upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 from update manager.
Package ubuntu-release-upgrader does not exist
Does anything can be done to fix this?
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AMD Driver not working on Ubuntu 12.04
I've just updated Ubuntu to latest version using Update Manager. It upgraded my kernel to 3.2.0-30. As always after installing new kernel I've reinstalled GPU drivers but with no success.
AMD Driver ...
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Trouble installing package and updating
I almost nothing about Ubuntu. When I try to run the command to install of a package, I am said that 'unable to locate package'
When I try to run sudo apt-get update, the system seems being blocked! ...
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12.04 can't connect to wired network/ crashes
I've tried the server and desktop version of 12.04 and I get the same issues:
Entire system crashes while trying to install updates
Loses ability to connect to network (usually after a crash)
I ...
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How do I configure Wordpress to update automatically?
I installed apache2, mysql, php5 and phpmyadmin
Now i moved my old Wordpress installtion from my htdocs Folder under Windows in my /var/www/ Folder under Ubuntu.
Now, when i want to update some of ...
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Update from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13
I have some problem about update Ubuntu. Once computer asked me to update version of Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 (or 13... something like this). I click OK to update, but when the computer restarted ...
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how to load ubuntu 12.04 from grub after update on 04/26/13
Computer Details: Toshiba, natively runs Windows7 64-bit. I currently dual-boot Windows 7 / Linux and have a virtual hard drive of Windows 8 (rarely used)
Background: I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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ATI Proprietary Drivers
I've been holding back all xserver-xorg* updates in order to keep from breaking the ATI drivers but apparently I'm not holding back enough because my recent update broke them. I'm using catalyst 13.4 ...
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Ubuntu doesn't start after I installed updates
When I install Ubuntu, I set it so. Then asks to restart, I restart the pc, it comes standard in Ubuntu.
After I install updates it asks to restart again, I restart the pc again, more so that he did ...
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`libqapt-runtime' contains empty filename error while updating
Whenever I try to update Ubuntu 12.10, it always gets interrupted by this error:
files list file for package `libqapt-runtime' contains empty filename
I have tried to install with apt-get as well ...
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/usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py - Another case of this issue on 12.04 update
I am aware that this has already been reported in various places, I've searched using the forum and the 'similar questions' but I've not seen any solutions as of yet. Hopefully this question will aid ...
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Failure in downloading repository information
I update my system and all is fine but then after some time a sign appears at the top panel and tells me something is wrong with the some repositories and tells me to do a check for update, when I do ...
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Applications close unexpectedly after updating to Gnome 3.8
I am currently using Ubuntu 12.10 installed on an Acer machine.
Today I updated gnome to gnome 3.8(actually it shows gnome 3.7.90).
Now the problem is it that some of my application are getting ...
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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 ...
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Can't get the desired speed from the Main Server
I usually got 40-50 KB/s speed for downloading updates from Ubuntu Main Server. But for a while now, I'm not getting the desired speed. It's now came down to 4-5 KB/s. But when I switched to Server ...
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cannot upgrade linux kernel to newest version
My current kernel version shown by uname -r is: 3.5.0-17-generic.
However, there are files related to newer version kernel 3.5.0-26 in /boot. So I want to upgrade the kernel to 3.5.0-26 by running: ...
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No login screen on Ubuntu 12.10 after update
A few weeks back, I applied the latest updates to my Ubuntu 12.10 (32-bit) running Gnome-Shell, which happens to be a virtual machine running under VMware Player 5.0 on Windows 7. After the updates ...
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Package dependencies errors?
I have some problems with Lubuntu. When I tried sudo apt-get update:
Fetched 1,222 kB in 7s (171 kB/s) ...
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Kernel Panic error: Attempted to kill 'init'
After making a update on my Toshiba Satellite L300D laptop I started getting this error message:
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode =0x00000007
I am currently running ...
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How can I make patches I've made to the Ubuntu kernel persist after updates
In order for my mouse to work properly, I have to use this kernel patch. It works brilliantly, except for the fact that when I need to update the kernel, my computer won't let me, greying out the ...
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Why I get a message of outdated packages minutes after I have updated?
I have getting a yellow exclamation mark in the top panel on 12.04. It tells me I have updates that are outdated when I just updated a few minutes ago. How do you correct the updates?
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Need help fixing “E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/htp could not be found.”
I've tried and tried, but can't seem to find anything that works. I also see that I have no sources.list, help with both would be nice and probably necessary
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Updates “done” but not ending
I just installed 12.10 with many headaches, and as soon as I got it up and running I ran the update utility through apt-get and proceeded to upgrade. Along the way, though, it got to what appeared to ...
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Ubuntu LTS 12.04 has suddenly become very slow for me today
I am using 12.04 lts release for past 4 months and was fine with it, until just now the OS is unresponsive in all the applications(browser, opening of folders etc).
Then i read some of the related ...
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Tried to install a Kernel, now i have mutliple problems!
I tried to upgrade the kernal to 3.8.2 but it didn't work. So after learning that 3.8 wouldn't work with bumblebee I tried to go back and install 3.5.25. It still didn't work.
uname -r says: ...
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Mouse double click and ctrl+A not working
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04, and worked fine until I updated some packages it suggested in the update manager after which the double click and Ctrl+A are not working.
Does any body know the reason ...
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Disk errors, then can't update anymore
So software update tells me it's done some new upgrades for me. So I oblige, but then I get a weird error message saying that my disk is read-only or something.
So I open a new terminal window to ...
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Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000001b0
After doing the normal update-manager updates an hour ago on ubuntu 12.10, I rebooted my computer. Everything seemed to be going fine however as soon as the login gui is supposed to appear, the screen ...
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How to solve a syntax error while updating?
I keep getting the next message when I try to update or install a package:
E: Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:229: Extra junk at end of file
I can't use synaptic or the download manager or the ...
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How to get rid of confusing configuring grub-pc GRUB install devices
I've deployed a number of Ubuntu machines with Clonezilla. After an update they ask the user to install grub on sda or sda1. I assume it has to do with the hard drive changing as this is a cloned ...
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How to resolve dpkg error code 1?
I'm having issues with installing these two updates:
linux-generic-pae
linux-image-generic-pae
Getting the following errors every time I try to upgrade:
Setting up ...
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Fixing Networking Errors after Updating
I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 installed on my Desktop (because 12.10 won't work with my GPU). Last Thursday, January 24th, I installed the updates that were recommended to me. I admit that I did not read ...
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Data lost on upgrade to 12.04
I have upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 & lost visual data on the calender pages of KOrganizer, although contact data is all there. Any help please?
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Ubuntu 12.10 is not displaying anything after rebooting after installing updates
I have installed ubuntu 12.10 alongside windows 7 home premium using wubi.exe in local disk.Recently I installed some apps from software center.Then I installed the updates (around 275MB).After that ...
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Latest Wifi Update not working
I installed Ubuntu at the start of the month, wifi sucked, updated everything was fine.
Last week the most recent wifi update that came out last week or like 5 days ago made my internet not work ...
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Update manager package list or status file could not be opened
Could not initialize the package information
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the ...
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ubuntu 12.04 after update will not start
I Was update my ubuntu 12.04 LTS ..after that Im restart system and get this >>in pic 1
Asked a user name and password ..And you record your username and password correctly
But then remained in this ...
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Should I be afraid to install NVIDIA driver updates?
im running ubuntu 12.04 lts using nvidia GeForce GT630M
i already installed bumblebee and it works, but after like 2 weeks using it, i got updates like this:
should i install the updates? im afraid ...
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Installing system updates breaks my Atheros AR9285 WiFi adapter. How do I fix this?
I have an Acer Aspire One D257 notebook I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on. Everything worked until I allowed the automatic updates to be installed. It appears that applying the updates breaks the wireless ...
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How would I see a list of current packages and compare them to the ones being upgraded?
I'm running 12.10 on a server and I have a list of packages that need to be upgraded. However I can run the command sudo aptitude to see what they are and what their about which is fine. My question ...
