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[Solved} I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:05 pm
by willie42
I can run
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
and it will apply all the patches. I click on the shield and it doesn't install the updates. By chance can anyone else confirm this or is it only happening to me?
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:45 pm
by amina
Maybe you mean this?
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 40#p407555
I quitted and launched again and it works for me, just installed 2 updates with MU.
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:52 pm
by richyrich
@ willie42 - Feel like troubleshooting ?
Right-click > Quit the Update Manager panel icon.
Control Center > Startup Applications - Un-check mintUpdate / Update Manager to disable it from autostart.
For the next few days, run Mint's Update Manager only from the menu; First, take note the number of updates listed, but don't update yet. Close it and quit the icon. Now check Synaptic or if your prefer, check from the terminal . . . How is mintUpdate's accuracy this time ? . . . please keep note, or report it back here, . . you can then update via whatever method you choose.
How is the accuracy after a few days using this method ? , and after a few updates have been issued ?
richy
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:53 pm
by willie42
I will do the trouble shooting and hopefully figure out what is going on. After some time of looking around I noticed this in the information section in the update manager. This might be a clue.
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(synaptic:14011): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
++ Return code:1
++ Install finished
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Starting refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Starting refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Starting refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Starting refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Starting refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ MintUpdate is in tray mode, performing auto-refresh
++ Starting refresh
++ Auto-refresh timer is going to sleep for 15 minutes, 0 hours and 0 days
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
++ Install requested by user
++ Will install virtualbox-ose-qt
++ Will install w3m
++ Will install virtualbox-ose
++ Will install ntp
++ Will install isc-dhcp-client
++ Will install dhcp3-client
++ Will install ntpdate
++ Will install iputils-ping
++ Will install isc-dhcp-common
++ Will install dhcp3-common
++ Ready to launch synaptic
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(synaptic:14704): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
++ Return code:1
++ Install finished
++ Starting refresh
++ Found 10 recommended software updates
++ Refresh finished
it opens with the updates but when I click the green check then after about 10 seconds it shows I have updates and nothing happens. hope this helps a little. I am a little confused on this one
thanks for your help Richie
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:16 am
by Darrel
i have the same problem, Update Manager, failing in both my 32bit and 64bit versions, I had it set to levels 1,2,3, but when it failed I used
"sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" so I have the new kernel, and have set Update Manager to levels 1-5, so will need to wait for next updates to see if it will work again?
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:39 am
by willie42
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:57 am
by TBABill
Willie, just curious if you only have levels 1-3 checked for Mint Update? If so, could update be looking out at all updates, then assigning some of them to level 4 and/or 5 so when you update they aren't included in those updates? If so, would checking 4 and 5 allow more or all updates to be applied?
I really dislike Mint Update for LMDE and prefer to use the command line till the tool is tweaked for LMDE. I would imagine it's no different than just setting Update to take all available updates, but if there is a hiccup in update could it lead to issues like you are having? I much prefer the all or none approach for a rolling distro.
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:01 pm
by willie42
I am only doing updates 1-3. I have not done any 4 and 5's. I am wondering what version of Mint Update everyone else has. That might narrow it down to tell me if it is a willie issue and not wide spread.
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:15 pm
by richyrich
Actually, I don't think it's a problem with mintUpdate at all. I think everything works perfectly when mintUpdate is run from the Menu.
My theory : Missed updates occur ONLY when mintUpdate is auto-started, and is running/sitting/checking from the panel.
@ willie42 , you can set Mint Update Manager preferences to show levels 4 and 5 (Visible checked), just leave the Safe boxes un-checked.
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:19 pm
by jeffreyC
Mint update is built for Ubuntu based Mint and has not been modified for Debian base.
With Debian based you should do all update levels 1-5
If you do your updates in Synaptic or the command line there are no levels.
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:49 pm
by willie42
This is very interesting. Today I tried to update it earlier and it would not update. Like Richie suggested I unchecked it to start at start up. Earlier today I had to reboot. Well i just tried to update it again and it worked. It was my system. thanks everyone for a hand in trying to figure out this mystery. I will mark it solved.
Re: I think the update manager is broken
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:29 am
by Darrel
Darrel wrote:i have the same problem, Update Manager, failing in both my 32bit and 64bit versions, I had it set to levels 1,2,3, but when it failed I used
"sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" so I have the new kernel, and have set Update Manager to levels 1-5, so will need to wait for next updates to see if it will work again?
Solved !
Both versions now working after removing Update Manager, from Start menu, rebooting and launching from main menu.
Thanks All
Darrel
