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Trying to upgrade but get error message

This is what i get when i try to upgrade from the terminal. SystemError: E:The package wine1.5-i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
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How to fix install? [closed]

so i was trying to install Linux Multimedia Studio and it will not let me this is the code it tell me (The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources.) i have ...
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Using previously downloaded debian packages for upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04

Before upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 I downloaded most of required .deb packages separately. Now I have a folder with a lot of .deb packages needed for upgrade. How can I upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 using ...
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Ho do I update to 13.04 from the beta? [duplicate]

I usually use: sudo apt-get update;sudo apt-get upgrade;sudo apt-get dist-upgrade;sudo apt-get autoremove To update my system which is the 13.04 beta, is there anything special I need to do to get ...
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Are these terminal commands safe for installing Evolution 3.8.0?

I run 12.04 and want to update my Evolution to 3.8.0. I found a solution and would appreciate help knowing, whether it is correct and safe. Any better solutions are welcome. I have never compiled from ...
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No shell prompt in gnome terminal

I was a bit behind and spent yesterday and a lot of bandwidth with three upgrades from 10.10 to 12.04. Most things seem to work but when, I launch the terminal, a get a new window but there isn't a ...
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Can I specify packages to be upgraded?

Can I choose which packages I want to upgrade with apt? Using apt-get upgrade upgrades all packages, not just some of them. Using apt-get install package doesn't upgrade some by me required packages ...
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Ubuntu is booting into terminal instead of GUI Interface

I recently upgraded my computer to Ubuntu 12.04 from 10.04 and it started messing up, as in, freezing up on certain programs and then randomly logging out and going to the log-in screen. I've done ...
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Can not login after removing broken packages

I just updated my ubuntu to the latest version. After updating, everytime I try to remove or add anything, I get this error: errors were encountered while processing: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg ...
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Problem while upgrading 12.04 LTS to 12.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? Checking for a new Ubuntu release Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [198 B] ...
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Please help continue upgrade in terminal [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do? I started upgrading to 12.10 in terminal and was asked what to do about a change in ...
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I cannot close terminal after updating my pc

I am a complete novice with Ubuntu. I have installed 12.04 and just run update from terminal. Now cannot exit terminal which appears every time I open my USer Account. I can use exit and Ctrl+D to ...
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Is there a way to run an update and upgrade in one command?

So, is it possible to update and upgrade without running: sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade Meaning, is there one command that can do both?
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What is the equivalent terminal command of Update Manager?

I have always been running the following command to update via terminal my machines: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y But the other day, right after having finished installing ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Terminal and dual display issue [duplicate]

After upgrading to 12.04 I had a lot of issues with the dual desktop environment. The unity bar is appended to both sides, so when I'm dragging windows from one monitor to the other it hangs on the ...
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How to restart Ubuntu upgrade from command line?

I am trying to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04. After numerous hours, the upgrade finally hung on the replacing packages stage. It was showing 'replacing network adaptor' for more than half an hour. There ...
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Any advantage or disadvantage to using the command line vs the graphical update process using update manager?

11.10 to 12.04 Upgrade: My natural inclination is to go for the command line update method using: do-release-upgrade Any advantage or disadvantage to using the command line vs the graphical update ...
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Terminal will not accept password / terminale non accetta password [closed]

Translation, by Google Translate: I just installed lxde Lubuntu errrato and a terminal command I locked the package management and updates, after erasing software from sources I typed the wrong ...
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Partially Dist-upgrade from CLI?

Sometimes a sudo aptitude upgrade fails and sudo aptitude upgrade --full-resolver then wants to remove about 100 Packages, because of "dependecy conflicts". Often I can then start update-manager and ...
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What is the difference between apt-get update and upgrade?

What is the difference between apt-get update and apt-get upgrade? Which should I run first? Do any of them automatically run the other?
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Problem with ./configure while installing from tar

I am trying to install a more recent version of a program than what is available via Synaptic, but I am running into a few problems. And I have one question beyond those problems. This is what I've ...
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How Can I Upgrade to 11.10 from the Command Line?

I am trying to upgrade my 11.04 Ubuntu operating system to 11.10, as the current system is not the most recent. However, I cannot use the GUI to upgrade - as from past experience I have learned this ...
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Upgrading from 9.04 to 11.10, unmet dependancies

So I have been trying to read around about how to upgrade from the terminal. I am actually SSHing through putty to do all this. Anyways.. I first tried sudo apt-get update but since Jaunty is expired ...
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Administrator user session only shows a terminal

Weird problem: After upgrading to 11.10 (and I am sure that I worked with it for couple of days). We had a power failure, and now, when open the computer, what I get is a screen, with a scrollable ...
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When launching, nvidia-settings it just hangs

I've just upgraded to 11.10 and now nvidia-settings won't launch. If I run it from the command line (as me or as root) it just hangs. How can I debug this?
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Can I make do-release-upgrade only download packages for a later upgrade?

I'm running lubuntu 10.10, and would like to upgrade to 11.04. I have a very temperamental internet connection, so would like to download all the packages before running the install. According to ...
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How do I upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10 in one command by using the terminal? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Upgrading from the command line? Hi, I dont want to use the update manager I just want to type one command in a terminal do you understand? I am at 10.04 and want to ...
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How do I upgrade to the development release without graphics? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)? There was a question How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)? The solution is to use ...
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Mistaken dist-upgrade, is this bad?

I was looking for Update Manager on Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition and couldn't find it, so in Terminal I did: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade I got a message saying some packages were "held ...
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Upgrading from the command line?

I would like to know how to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 from 10.04 from the cli?