Ok first off: I don't know shit about linux.
I was upgrading from Maya to Nadia using the "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" command and my computer died halfway through the update. I reconnected the power source and rebooted into a cinnamon session. now my tool bar that minimizes, expands, and closes the windows are non-existent. Also I am able to establish a connection to my router but when I open my browser it fails to connect. I would like to know if it's possible for me to fix this, or do I have to reinstall everything?
Internet problems prehaps DNS [SOLVED]
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Internet problems prehaps DNS [SOLVED]
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Re: Internet problems prehaps DNS
Controlling each bar is the job of the window manager, muffin. It may have been lost during the attempted upgrade.
Try opening a terminal and running "muffin" to see if it's been removed or otherwise become problematic.
Try opening a terminal and running "muffin" to see if it's been removed or otherwise become problematic.
Re: Internet problems prehaps DNS
If your computer died during the installation, something might only be half-installed. Try this command:
IF that doesn't work, here's a tutorial on how to fix broken packages in Mint: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/482
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sudo dpkg --configure -a
Re: Internet problems prehaps DNS
Thank you very much.bigj231 wrote:If your computer died during the installation, something might only be half-installed. Try this command:IF that doesn't work, here's a tutorial on how to fix broken packages in Mint: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/482Code: Select all
sudo dpkg --configure -a
Re: Internet problems prehaps DNS
I tried using the tutorial and it doesn't work. When ever I use the "sudo apt-get update" command it fails to fetch the packages and times out.
Re: Internet problems prehaps DNS
Do you have any internet connection? Try pinging Google. it should immediately start giving you output similar to:
It sounds like you don't have any internet connection. Try removing any static IP settings in your router. I had a server that would not connect to the internet because I had a reserved IP set on the router and DHCP on the server. It worked fine before an update, and broke after.
Also, you could open synaptic and see what packages are broken. Then you could download them from your favorite mirror on another machine or OS, put them on a USB drive or CD, and install them. Or just grab all the files that you still need to install from your update and install them from the external media.
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ping www.google.com
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PING www.google.com (74.125.130.105) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from gh-in-f105.1e100.net (74.125.130.105): icmp_req=1 ttl=47 time=71.2 ms
It sounds like you don't have any internet connection. Try removing any static IP settings in your router. I had a server that would not connect to the internet because I had a reserved IP set on the router and DHCP on the server. It worked fine before an update, and broke after.
Also, you could open synaptic and see what packages are broken. Then you could download them from your favorite mirror on another machine or OS, put them on a USB drive or CD, and install them. Or just grab all the files that you still need to install from your update and install them from the external media.
Re: Internet problems prehaps DNS
Nevermind. Problem solved. Reinstalled the operating system...
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I hate to say it, but sometimes that is the easiest way to fix stuff like this. Could you edit the title of your original post to include "[SOLVED]"?