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ubuntu 12.04 kernel upgrade 3.2.0-43 failed to install
I run 12.04 on my laptop, tried to upgrade from 3.2.0-41 to 3.2.0-43.
Got stuck at 62% with the cpu to 70% forever.
After like 30 minutes I quit the upgrade and retired with similar results.
Then I ...
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13.04 hash sum update problem not fixed when lists removed
I've looked at the other questions covering this topic, and while their error messages are identical to mine, their fix doesn't work for me. I have removed all apt lists and updated several times, but ...
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Upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 fails with calculation error
I wanted to upgrade to 13.04 and as a necessity I need to update to 12.10. I have successfully updated in the past from Ubuntu 10 to Ubuntu 11 ans 12.04. Somehow, when I try from terminal or from ...
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Software Center / Update Manager / software sources not working [duplicate]
I am unable to upgrade to Uubuntu 13.04
When I run Update Manager, this message appears
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header,
E:Problem with MergeList ...
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Ubuntu updating 13.04. Missing sidebar as well as header bar and mini, maxi and exit button
I've upgrade my Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. I dunno what happend while updating, but I've lost the Launcher bar and header bar. and when I opened the Terminal I've not seen the three buttons ( mini, max ...
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Is it worth upgrading from 12.04 LTS to 13.04 [duplicate]
I am running 12.04 LTS smoothly with all updates intact for over 8 months and didn't upgrade to 12.10. I recently learned from some where that If I need to upgrade to 13.04, I should upgrade to 12.10 ...
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how to fix software updater in ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
how to fix software updater in Ubuntu 13.04, I have this message in terminal
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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Slow updates and software downloads: Due to newly released version? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and am greeted with an update requiring the download of 300MB update files. I commenced with this update but the download speed is painfully low (several bytes/sec). However, ...
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Where is update manager?
Software center dosent give me the option to upgrade my distribution, just programs, and I cant find update manager anywhere
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Upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 failed, now neither Software Center nor Software Updater will open
The update to 13.04 was offered, I accepted but it failed. Now neither Software Centre nor Updater will open. SC opens for a second then closes; Updater tells me:
Failed to load the package list
This ...
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problem when upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04
When upgrading to 13.04 from 12.10 during 'Setting new software channels' the following error message comes.
W:Failed to fetch ...
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No updates after release?
I installed 13.04 some weeks ago (before release). I did sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade on a daily basis and obtained a lot of updates/bugfixes etc. In the last couple of days, nothing ...
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How to upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 (when 'Fetching the upgrade failed')? [duplicate]
I've been running an Ubuntu desktop for a couple of years. I regularly update the security and recommended updates via Upgrade Manager. However it seems I didn't have Upgrade Manager set up to tell me ...
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How do I install ubuntu over earlier ubuntu?
My upgrade manager is broken on 10.04. I have been stuck on 10.04. My upgrade manager won't fetch something that it needs to and fails to upgrade. I have put the install iso on a thumb drive and ...
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How to revert back to previous state from current updated state in ubuntu 12.10?
I updated my Ubuntu 12.10 . after updating it asked for reboot, I rebooted my system. After rebooting my system it shows only blank (black) screen , No mouse cursor ,No terminal Nothing. I want to ...
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Why does apt warn about wrong sources.list entry or malformed line for cdrom URI? [duplicate]
I tried to upgrade to 12.10 from 11.04 and got this error:
W:Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release amd64 (20110427.1)/dists/natty/Release Unable to find expected entry ...
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apt-get upgrade freezes at “Waiting for Headers” [duplicate]
I tried to upgrade my system using sudo apt-get upgrade but it's not upgrading. It just shows:
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
0% [Waiting for headers].
Then it doesn't move forward.
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How to convert daily build to a stable release? [duplicate]
Say, for example, I installed 13.04 daily build today. In 10+ days from today, 13.04 will be officially released (as stable).
After the release, do I need to do some sort of distribution upgrade? Or ...
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Upgrade Installation confusion 12.04 to 12.10
I just tried to upgrade from 12.04LTS to 12.10...
I used the update manager and everything was going on well till my system froze up.
I had no option than to hard reboot and realized that I could not ...
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How can I change the download server for updates? [duplicate]
I continuously failed to upgrade my Ubuntu from 11.04 to 12.04.
I tried running these commands:
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get update
do-release-upgrade
But none of them work.
The error they ...
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Find source of Partial Upgrade dialog in 12.10
I'm running Xubuntu 12.10 and started getting the "Partial Upgrade" dialog from Software Updater a few weeks ago. I did some reading, and from what I understand, this can solve itself within a short ...
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why does any upgrade pause in chengelog0
Whenever I do an upgrade the system pauses and waits for me to press F2 before it continues, displaying often a changelog, is there anyway to stop this from happening?
Ubuntu 12.10 64bit
FOR ...
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upgrade has a problem
when I use:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
I get this:
Setting up rsyslog (5.8.6-1ubuntu9.1) ...
dpkg: error processing rsyslog (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned ...
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Updates for Ubuntu 11.10
I recently upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after but after noticing degraded performance and several bugs in 12.04. I downgraded back to 11.10 which now zips along quite fine as before, on ...
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Force Google Chrome upgrade?
According to this site Chrome's current stable version for Linux is 25.0.1364.172 since March 12 (2013). It's the 18th now and I still have version 24.0.1312.52 in my system. I've tried:
sudo apt-get ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 update didn't go well, OS is messed app
I tried to update my Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10. The update downloaded the needed files and then started setting up the packages. Suddenly, I saw some weird things on the screen, and then I didn't have any ...
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How to upgrade Ubuntu 10.10? [duplicate]
I had downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 several times and I tried to install it with USB stick and CD (or DVD) but I experienced several errors. I had a Ubuntu 10.10 DVD, so I have just installed it. But it ...
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A Problem occured when checking for updates
I am using Ubuntu 12.10. I think my problem in downloading some applications are related to this problem. I can't download applications using terminal. This is what I get:
A problem occurred when ...
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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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Dependency problems while updating Ubuntu 12.10
I have the following error while trying to update my system:
user# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly ...
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Ubuntu 64 Bit not working acer p253e
I have read the others about this but to no avail. I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 64 bit and then did an update but now Ubuntu won't boot. I have checked to see whether my Laptop is 64 bit (dual core) and ...
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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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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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Is it possible to upgrade to LibreOffice 3.6.5?
LibreOffice 3.6.5 has been released. Can Ubuntu 12.10 update to this productivity suite version, either automatically or manually?
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/3.6.5/RC2
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Why would an update to 12.10 remove my drivers?
I have a Toshiba Satellite P755-S5391, and I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it, worked like a charm without any modifications.
That was some time ago, and I was hesitant to switch to 12.10 because I heard ...
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Error installing or upgrading packages
When I try to run sudo apt-get upgrade I get the error below.
I also get similar error when running sudo reconfigure postfix, which I relly need to run since outgoing e-mail is not working any more. ...
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Inability to update to latest version?
I'm trying to update to 12.10 or 12.04 from 11.10, but every time I check for updates or upgrades, nothing comes up. I've messed with the update manager settings from the Updates tab in Software ...
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Failed to fetch Error 404 Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I have been searching for this topic and try many answers but still no positive results
W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/petrakis/wdt-main/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/source/Sources 404 ...
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How to fix GPG in updater
I have asked this question before, but it was closed as a "duplicate." I can assure you that my scenario is original, as it does not refer to third party PPA's. I am having GPG problems with system ...
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How to fix my updater [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the easiest way to resolve apt-get BADSIG GPG errors?
How do I fix the GPG error “NO_PUBKEY”?
I am given an error message when I try to update:
W: A error ...
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How can I fix a 404 Error using the Ubuntu archives? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?
When running an update I get these errors:
:Failed to fetch ...
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linux-headers-3.5.0.19 needs to be installed but I can't find a archive for it. Please help!
This error keeps showing up. I can't update through the little red circle caution symbol and when I open the software center it stalls and then shuts down.
I tried to do the sudo apt-get install -f ...
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Upgrade from 11.04 to 12.04 LTS
My Ubuntu 11.04 installation refuses to perform updates for the past month.
I decided to upgrade to 12.04 LTS. I have a separate partition for /home.
How can I upgrade without losing my programs and ...
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install previous package version
I recently updated to firefox 17 during a system upgrade.
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade.
How do I revert back to a previous package version? I'd like to get back to firefox ...
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Is there any difference between LiveCD Upgrade and Update Manage Upgrade
Are there any differences between an upgrade from a LiveCD or the software options in the system like Update Manager?
Just to make sure that when a user updates from a LiveCD, he/she gets the same as ...
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apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't fix 'The following packages have been kept back'
I'm on ubuntu 12.04.Running sudo apt-get dist-upgrade is not upgrading some packages. I can't upgrade them with graphical Update Manager too.
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
...
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sudo aptitude full-upgrade = 420 conflicts
I think the following will explain my concern for not wanting to choose Y.
oshirowanen@desktop:~$ sudo aptitude full-upgrade
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libavcodec53{a} ...
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Problems updating system with apt-get
After trying apt-get update and apt-get upgrade I have the following error message:
This is a coppy of my terminal (in spanish)
root@LinuxJGP:/home/javiergp# apt-get upgrade
Leyendo lista de ...
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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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Signature couldn't be verified problem with updating
I wanted to install LAMP, but didn't install it properly somehow. So trying to remove previous package, I used purge. A large number of package got uninstalled like software centre etc.
When I ...
