[Solved] Cannot set up ubuntu-system-adjustments

[georgi]

On the latest 64-bit Mint Mate, after the last dist-upgrade I could not set up any of the packages. I rebooted to encounter a disk problem. I ran fsck and rebooted. Then I could set up all packages except ubuntu-system-adjustments. Upon runnin " dpkg --configure -a I see

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Setting up ubuntu-system-adjustments (2018.07.09.1) ...
Reloading systemd
Removed /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/hddtemp.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/hddtemp.service → /etc/systemd/system/hddtemp.service.
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/share/plymouth/themes/mint-text/mint-text.plymouth doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-system-adjustments (--configure):
 installed ubuntu-system-adjustments package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ubuntu-system-adjustments

Please, help.

[gm10]

It's telling you that it's missing files, so reinstall that package. Also your mention of dist-upgrade is worrying me, and for all the scenarios I can come up with where you would be using that I would suggest you do to a clean install now because you likely messed up your system.

[Hoser Rob]

It's telling you that it's missing files, so reinstall that package. Also your mention of dist-upgrade is worrying me, and for all the scenarios I can come up with where you would be using that I would suggest you do to a clean install now because you likely messed up your system.

I'm afraid I agree ... you should never run dist-upgrade in Mint. You'll pull in Ubuntu software that shouldn't be there and create a sort of hybrid, and the problems caused by this aren't easy to fix. I'd say apt-get update is safe but I'd use Mint Update for the rest. This is one of my pet peeve 'expert' recommendations on these forums. Just because someone has a lot more forum entries than you that doesn;t mean they';e knowledgeable. I've seen users with over 1000 posts who are tech ignorant and people with a dozen who are clearly expert.

Mint is Ubuntu based except for LMDE but that does not mean you can or should use any Ubuntu solutions in Mint.

[gm10]

I'm afraid I agree ... you should never run dist-upgrade in Mint. You'll pull in Ubuntu software that shouldn't be there and create a sort of hybrid, and the problems caused by this aren't easy to fix. I'd say apt-get update is safe but I'd use Mint Update for the rest. This is one of my pet peeve 'expert' recommendations on these forums. Just because someone has a lot more forum entries than you that doesn;t mean they';e knowledgeable. I've seen users with over 1000 posts who are tech ignorant and people with a dozen who are clearly expert.

apt update and apt upgrade are both safe. I was more thinking that dist-upgrade is generally used to gloss over dependency issues, configuration questions, etc. - the situation where you have to use that rather than a normal upgrade usually means your system is having issues already and/or you're trying to do something that you shouldn't be doing (like upgrading from Mint 18 to Mint 19 via a dist-upgrade).

I'm smiling about your post count statement, because while certainly correct, you sort of told him not to trust both our recommendations.

[georgi]

Thanks, reinstalling didn't work but removing and installing fixed it.

[Moem]

I'm afraid I agree ... you should never run dist-upgrade in Mint. You'll pull in Ubuntu software that shouldn't be there and create a sort of hybrid

You keep repeating that but that's not in fact true. See this post by Karlchen, who knows a whole lot more than I do.

The reason not to run dist-upgrade in Mint is that you'll pull in all available updates regardless of level and level settings. Please stop repeating disinformation.

[gm10]

Thanks, reinstalling didn't work but removing and installing fixed it.

You're welcome. Out of curiosity, what command did you use to reinstall? Because that should have worked.