Solved - Update Manager Won't Update

[Revicam]

can you open Package Manager and do all those fixes offered there?

I can .......But which fixes are relevant? Chinese? Bulgarian? LOL!

Peter

[Spearmint2]

Under "Edit" do "Fix Broken Packages". There used to be more there, but maybe they merged them all into just one now.

[Revicam]

can you open Package Manager and do all those fixes offered there?

I can .......But which fixes are relevant? Chinese? Bulgarian? LOL!

Peter

Spearmint12.

Ah!

See what you mean. Yes I installed 2 packages as recommended.

Nothing seems to have changed though. Will reboot and see what it's like then

Peter

[Revicam]

Well. Something drastic just happened.

Have to use my windohs laptop now. yeah! Swearing I know!!!

After running the latest suggestion, the laptop shut down in the huff halfway through!

I restarted it and wonders of wonders, it refuses to play.

I have a mouse cursor on the screen and nothing else.

I'll reload Tara from a CD now and see if I can recover.

Thanks for the help. I'll go through the steps again when/if it recovers.

Until tomorrow I think.

Peter

[Revicam]

Update.

I left the Linux laptop running while I went and fetched an external CD/dvd drive to reload Tara.. Came back and Tara had loaded

Gremlins maybe?

Now revisiting the next suggestion.

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Try this:
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sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq --force-depends ubuntu-system-adjustments
then
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apt install -f
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Peter

[Revicam]

< sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq --force-depends ubuntu-system-adjustments >

Result >>>>
peter@peter-AcerOne:~$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq --force-depends ubuntu-system-adjustment
[sudo] password for peter:
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove ubuntu-system-adjustment which isn't installed
peter@peter-AcerOne:~$

< apt install -f > No errors flagged, last 15 lines result >>>>>
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for rsyslog (8.32.0-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.12.6-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up metacity (1:3.28.0-1ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up libedataserver-1.2-23:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up libgweather-3-15:i386 (3.28.2-1~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Setting up xreader-dbg (1.8.5+tara) ...
Setting up libebackend-1.2-10:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up libebook-contacts-1.2-2:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up libedata-book-1.2-25:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up libecal-1.2-19:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up libedata-cal-1.2-28:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up libebook-1.2-19:i386 (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Setting up evolution-data-server (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
peter@peter-AcerOne:~$
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Peter

[gm10]

Sounds like you're good then, you should be able to apply the remaining updates now after refreshing or restarting Update Manager.

[Revicam]

Sounds like you're good then, you should be able to apply the remaining updates now after refreshing or restarting Update Manager.

gm10.

After the dramatics!!!! I went back a couple of hours and loaded a "timeshift" backup.
Then went to the beginning of the thread and applied, in order of suggestion, the "fixes" using the terminal.

After each "fix", I made another "timeshift' backup and did a reboot. Eventually, after finishing the "fixes/timeshifts/reboots, the Update Manager window when opened, showed the "OK" and "HELP" buttons, which were missing from the window before.

"Refresh" button can now be selected and this time I get < 1 update available > (which I'll leave for tomorrow.)

So, now going off line, tea time in my time zone.

Thanks to everyone who jumped in with help. it's much appreciated.

73's and 88's to all.

Peter

[Revicam]

I opened "Tara" this morning and ran a "Timeshift" backup.

Then opened the Update Manager. Refreshed and installed the single update available.
Ran Package Manager.

Ran another "Timeshift", then rebooted.

Looks like I'm back on the road.

Thanks again to everyone.

Anyone know how I can, or maybe someone else will, mark this thread as "Solved"?

Peter

[RIH]

Anyone know how I can, or maybe someone else will, mark this thread as "Solved"?

Peter

Glad you finally got it sorted.

Only you (or a Mod/Admin) can mark it solved.
You do that by editing (the pencil icon) your original post heading to add the word SOLVED to it.

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[Revicam]

Anyone know how I can, or maybe someone else will, mark this thread as "Solved"?

Peter

Glad you finally got it sorted.

Only you (or a Mod/Admin) can mark it solved.
You do that by editing (the pencil icon) your original post heading to add the word SOLVED to it.
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Thanks for the direction/info. Will do that now.

Peter

[sleeper12]

Glad you got it solved even though it took a while.

[Revicam]

Glad you got it solved even though it took a while.

Yes. It was down to people like yourself, who freely give their time and advice, to help "strangers in the night".

Burst into song?

Thanks again.

Peter