mint-update 4.3.2 perl error

[galen]

LM10XFCE 64

mint-update 4.3.2
attempt to apply updates results in error

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E: Could not perform immediate configuration on 'perl'. Please see man 5 apt.conf under APT::Immediate-Configure for details. (2)

reboot did not help.
no broken packages according to synaptic

clean install
good ISO
burn is good

any suggestions?
any logging settings that can be applied?

[zerozero]

open terminal and

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sudo apt-get -f install

will proceed with the broken update and then

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

after this the update should be sane and you can again use mintupdate, not before.

[galen]

thanks but no thanks on dist-upgrade
my connection is too slow
and I'd like to stay with LM10 and not go to LMDE (which I've found to be quite buggy and unstable)

[zerozero]

galen, please, open a terminal and do

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inxi -F

what distro it says you have installed?

[galen]

Kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Distro Linux Mint Xfce Edition

my original post stated LXDE (my mistake)

[zerozero]

Distro Linux Mint Xfce Edition

you see? you have already LMDE installed, willing or not, and the dist-upgrade is the only way to deal with the first big update

[zerozero]

Btw, i would just like to add that the dist-upgrade command wouldn't pull you over from LM10 to LMDE, not even from LM10 to LM11, it would only update your system completely;

If what you're looking is a replacement for LM9-xfce, the only option (keeping xfce) is really the debian-based one you have installed;
or you can try LXDE: LM11-LXDE rc2 is now in testing http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=87

[galen]

thank you,

I was testing LM 64 bit in the hopes of replacing my (go to) LM9XFCE system which is becoming slightly unstable.
So far LMDE has been bad and horrible on laptops

I do love the LXDE (unless LM puts pulseaudio in it)