0

I have been experiencing problems after installing xsane and other software. I think I've been a bit naughty and I have taken advice from unofficial sources, and now I am reaping the consequences.

I put this problem to the Ubuntu Forums, and there is a lot of diagnostic information disclosed therein. Although I have received assistance, I haven't been able to restore the feature; although my CPUs appear to be doing something, the Updater appears to hang after the console says that it is "Preconfiguring packages...". The CPU activity remains even after I cancel the update - I have to restart my HP 250 G3 Laptop to make the CPUs settle down.

This is perhaps a trifle inconvenient, and I am perhaps a touch worried that something nasty has happened to my computer. I would just like my Ubuntu to process updates when they are due, and I'm not particularly concerned at this moment about the possibility that I might need to remove some applications so this would happen.

Thank you in advance of your assistance,

Owen.

Improve this question
3
  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! ;-) Please don't link to other sites with your problem description, but copy-paste it from there onto this site and format it for optimum readability of your question...
    – Fabby
    Jan 20, 2016 at 23:02
  • @Fabby I will endeavour to remember to do this in the future. The link I cite discloses a lot of diagnostic information to my problem, and cutting and pasting this information would be difficult on account of the fact that one has also to reformat the markup. The information is held in a source that is as reliable as Stack Exchange, and is no more than a click away; please forgive me this once.
    – 8483315
    Jan 21, 2016 at 3:41
  • Oh, I forgive you, but because it is difficult to copy-paste, it is also difficult to read, so you won't get many answers here. (E.G.: I don't even bother to click the link if I see a question linked from UbuntuForums because that's more of a discussion site then it is a Q&A site) ;-)
    – Fabby
    Jan 21, 2016 at 8:13

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
0

I reinstalled Ubuntu 14.4 from a USB and have taken a mental note only to use the Software Centre unless doing so is impractical.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .