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Kernel update
Earlier today the update manager indicated that there was an update available so I clicked on the icon and typed in my password. Then a error message came up saying I had to manually run some part of the update:
"E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report."
Does anyone understand what has happened? I presume this has to be done with the terminal.
Is this safe to do and if so, what is the protocol for doing it?
I am running 19.3 Mate
Kindly move to the correct forum if this question is in the wrong place.
Thank you for any help.
"E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report."
Does anyone understand what has happened? I presume this has to be done with the terminal.
Is this safe to do and if so, what is the protocol for doing it?
I am running 19.3 Mate
Kindly move to the correct forum if this question is in the wrong place.
Thank you for any help.
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Re: Kernel update
Yes, there is an incomplete package, open a terminal and enter:
Then run:
If any errors copy and paste those results here.
That should correct update problems.
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sudo dpkg --configure -a
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apt update
That should correct update problems.
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Re: Kernel update
I haven't forgotten. I ran timeshift this morning and will back up all the files tonight or tomorrow morning and then experiment with the terminal. All it seems to take for me to mess up using the terminal is adding a space or not including a space. Maybe I am exaggerating a bit but not much.
Just an observation. I checked the update icon this morning and there were three more updates so I unchecked all but one and it still requires code to be entered in the terminal. Is this some sort of new security feature or is it just being included to irritate people like me who don't have any knowledge regarding the use of the terminal?
Just an observation. I checked the update icon this morning and there were three more updates so I unchecked all but one and it still requires code to be entered in the terminal. Is this some sort of new security feature or is it just being included to irritate people like me who don't have any knowledge regarding the use of the terminal?
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Re: Kernel update
Here is what comes on the terminal screen when I type in the coed snippets above:
It seems to have gone into a loop, each section appears to be the same. There was a lot more that I didn't copy because it all looked the same.
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W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/icl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/icl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/icl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-62-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-61-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-59-generic
Re: Kernel update
lol -- no exaggeration at all. Copy/paste is the best option--but trust firstAll it seems to take for me to mess up using the terminal is adding a space or not including a space. Maybe I am exaggerating a bit but not much.
Could you please post the results of inxi inquiry:
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Re: Kernel update
The results of the previous request:
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inxi -Fxxxrz
System:
Host: Dell Kernel: 5.4.0-70-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.5.0
Desktop: MATE 1.22.2 info: mate-panel wm: marco 1.22.3 dm: LightDM 1.26.0
Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 380 v: N/A serial: <filter>
Chassis: type: 15 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Dell model: 01TKCC v: A01 serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A06
date: 09/01/2011
CPU:
Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo E7500 bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Penryn rev: A L2 cache: 3072 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 11703
Speed: 1596 MHz min/max: 1600/2933 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1596 2: 1596
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2e32
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
compositor: marco v: 1.22.3 resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel G41 (ELK) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.0.8
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:27d8
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-70-generic
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
vendor: Dell driver: tg3 v: 3.137 port: ece0 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 14e4:1692
IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 113.15 GiB (12.1%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1ER162 size: 931.51 GiB
speed: <unknown> rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: CC46 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 915.89 GiB used: 113.15 GiB (12.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com tricia main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Info:
Processes: 162 Uptime: 1h 51m Memory: 3.75 GiB used: 923.0 MiB (24.1%)
Init: systemd v: 237 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.5.0 alt: 7 Shell: bash
v: 4.4.20 running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.32
r@Dell:~$
Re: Kernel update
sources all look good. Have you retried apt-update lately?
copy/paste any errors
Perhaps select another mirror.
Do you know how?
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apt update
Perhaps select another mirror.
Do you know how?
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Re: Kernel update
As requested:
In case anyone is interested, I have no idea what to do, I am not a programmer, I just want the machine to work and not need to spend time messing with it. Would it be better to download the latest version of 19.3 Mate or maybe xfce and install it? Then I would need to try and get the HP printer connected again which required a lot of time right when I needed the printer. Printer connection thread is here: viewtopic.php?f=51&t=313689
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r@Dell:~$ apt update
[sudo] password for r:
Ign:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com tricia InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com tricia Release
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:6 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [49.0 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [295 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [60.4 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,464 B]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [290 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,468 B]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [9,292 B]
Fetched 960 kB in 3s (371 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
25 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
r@Dell:~$
r@Dell:~$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
libhogweed4/bionic-updates,bionic-security 3.4-1ubuntu0.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.4-1]
libnettle6/bionic-updates,bionic-security 3.4-1ubuntu0.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.4-1]
libnss-myhostname/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
libnss-systemd/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
libpam-systemd/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
libseccomp2/bionic-updates 2.5.1-1ubuntu1~18.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.4.3-1ubuntu3.18.04.3]
libsystemd0/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
libudev1/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
linux-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0.141.128 amd64 [upgradable from: 4.15.0.140.127]
linux-generic-hwe-18.04/bionic-updates,bionic-security 5.4.0.71.79~18.04.64 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.4.0.70.78~18.04.63]
linux-headers-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0.141.128 amd64 [upgradable from: 4.15.0.140.127]
linux-headers-generic-hwe-18.04/bionic-updates,bionic-security 5.4.0.71.79~18.04.64 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.4.0.70.78~18.04.63]
linux-image-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0.141.128 amd64 [upgradable from: 4.15.0.140.127]
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04/bionic-updates,bionic-security 5.4.0.71.79~18.04.64 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.4.0.70.78~18.04.63]
linux-libc-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-141.145 amd64 [upgradable from: 4.15.0-140.144]
opera-stable/stable 75.0.3969.171 amd64 [upgradable from: 75.0.3969.149]
systemd/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
systemd-coredump/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
systemd-sysv/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
udev/bionic-updates 237-3ubuntu10.46 amd64 [upgradable from: 237-3ubuntu10.45]
xserver-common/bionic-updates,bionic-updates,bionic-security,bionic-security 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 all [upgradable from: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.8]
xserver-xephyr/bionic-updates,bionic-security 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 amd64 [upgradable from: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.8]
xserver-xorg-core/bionic-updates,bionic-security 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 amd64 [upgradable from: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.8]
xserver-xorg-legacy/bionic-updates,bionic-security 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 amd64 [upgradable from: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.8]
xwayland/bionic-updates,bionic-security 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.9 amd64 [upgradable from: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.8]
r@Dell:~$ apt --upgrade
apt
Usage: apt command [options]
apt help command [options]
Commands:
add-repository - Add entries to apt sources.list
autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files
autoremove - Remove automatically all unused packages
build - Build binary or source packages from sources
build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages
changelog - View a package's changelog
check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies
clean - Erase downloaded archive files
contains - List packages containing a file
content - List files contained in a package
deb - Install a .deb package
depends - Show raw dependency information for a package
dist-upgrade - Upgrade the system by removing/installing/upgrading packages
download - Download the .deb file for a package
edit-sources - Edit /etc/apt/sources.list with your preferred text editor
dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections
full-upgrade - Same as 'dist-upgrade'
held - List all held packages
help - Show help for a command
hold - Hold a package
install - Install/upgrade packages
list - List packages based on package names
policy - Show policy settings
purge - Remove packages and their configuration files
recommends - List missing recommended packages for a particular package
rdepends - Show reverse dependency information for a package
reinstall - Download and (possibly) reinstall a currently installed package
remove - Remove packages
search - Search for a package by name and/or expression
show - Display detailed information about a package
showhold - Same as 'held'
showsrc - Display all the source package records that match the given package name
source - Download source archives
sources - Same as 'edit-sources'
unhold - Unhold a package
update - Download lists of new/upgradable packages
upgrade - Perform a safe upgrade
version - Show the installed version of a package
r@Dell:~$
Re: Kernel update
You do not have to be a programmer in order to execute the "apt upgrade" command in the right way. Note: No double dashes prefixed to "upgrade".
A simple:
But Update Manager (GUI) should be able to execute the same update operation as well, totally without having to type any commandline. - It has done so last night here. - And I guess in quite a few other place as well.
A simple:
sudo apt upgrade
should do. But Update Manager (GUI) should be able to execute the same update operation as well, totally without having to type any commandline. - It has done so last night here. - And I guess in quite a few other place as well.
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Re: Kernel update
The output which you had posted some posts above is displayed, because your previous software update had brought along a linux-firmware update.
The updater complained about potentially missing firmware modules (may or may not be the case on your machine. Some complaints on mine as well.)
The update initramfs ouput is normal as well:
Whenever lixun-firmware gets updated, all existing boot images in /boot will be updated as well with the new linux-firmware package.
No black magic involved.
is in fact very much longer, then this reveals that you have never bothered to uninstall obsolete kernels (including everything which each kernel brings along)
Do so, please. Update Manager => View => Linux Kernels.
Mark each installed & obsolete kernel and click [Remove]
Leave the currently loaded kernel (obviously it cannot be removed) and the previous one.
That's it.
If for the future you want Update Manager to do this cleanup of obsolete kernels automatically, without bothering you, then inside Update Manager go to Edit => Preferences => Automation and enable Automatic Maintenance. (The option tells you what it will do.)
The updater complained about potentially missing firmware modules (may or may not be the case on your machine. Some complaints on mine as well.)
The update initramfs ouput is normal as well:
Whenever lixun-firmware gets updated, all existing boot images in /boot will be updated as well with the new linux-firmware package.
No black magic involved.
If this listRusty Relic wrote: ⤴Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:47 pm Here is what comes on the terminal screen when I type in the coed snippets above:It seems to have gone into a loop, each section appears to be the same. There was a lot more that I didn't copy because it all looked the same.Code: Select all
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/icl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/icl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/glk_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/icl_guc_33.0.0.bin for module i915 update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-62-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-61-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-59-generic
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update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-62-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-61-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.3.0-59-generic
Do so, please. Update Manager => View => Linux Kernels.
Mark each installed & obsolete kernel and click [Remove]
Leave the currently loaded kernel (obviously it cannot be removed) and the previous one.
That's it.
If for the future you want Update Manager to do this cleanup of obsolete kernels automatically, without bothering you, then inside Update Manager go to Edit => Preferences => Automation and enable Automatic Maintenance. (The option tells you what it will do.)
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Re: Kernel update (appears to be solved)
Removing the obsolete kernels seems to have corrected the update issue. Thank you to everyone who responded and in particular to Karichen for noticing the outdated kernels. On that point how was I to know that there were extra kernels that should be removed and why isn't the Update Manager automatic maintenance supplied in running mode instead of needing to be turned on by the user?
Thanks again for the help.
Thanks again for the help.
Re: Kernel update
I can't say I blame you for asking that. Perhaps Clem and/or his team can eventually implement that function within Update Manager someday ( shrugs) I definitely see it as a helpful thing for incoming Linux newcomers and really don't see how it could hurt anything.how was I to know that there were extra kernels that should be removed and why isn't the Update Manager automatic maintenance supplied in running mode instead of needing to be turned on by the user?
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Re: Kernel update
Mod note:
The question by Bullfinch1 is now here. Please do not piggyback on existing topics. Thanks!
The question by Bullfinch1 is now here. Please do not piggyback on existing topics. Thanks!
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Re: Kernel update (appears to be solved)
Precisely what you request, in another thread, forum user Pjotr phrased the same as a suggestion.Rusty Relic wrote: ⤴Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:00 pmwhy isn't the Update Manager automatic maintenance supplied in running mode instead of needing to be turned on by the user?
Switch the default from "Automatic removal of obsolete kernels" is "Off" to "Automatic removal of obsolete kernels" is "On".
Let's see whether the Mint Dev Team will notice the request / suggestion and whether they will change the default setting.
(Update Manager => Edit => Preferences => Automation => Automatic Maintenance, default: off)
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