Update Manager failing [Solved]
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Update Manager failing [Solved]
Update manager isn't working correctly, example 500+ updated packages waiting, Firefox browser critically out of date, who knows what else.? I checked the software applications forum but didn’t find anything appropriate.
Regards Andow.
Regards Andow.
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Re: Update Manager failing
Like I asked in your other thread:
What error message are you getting?
What error message are you getting?
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Re: Level 3 Update
if you click on the 'Update Icon' that is on your Taskbar:
- then on 'Software Sources'
then on the Main Tab - - Mirrors - - click on each Mirror in turn & select the Fastest Mirror for your area
- - do this - for Both Mirrors.
then click on 'refresh' Icon at the Top of that screen & then on 'Install Updates'.
this should get your machine - - Updated Correctly
Do Post back - - if you do still get any more Errors.
- then on 'Software Sources'
then on the Main Tab - - Mirrors - - click on each Mirror in turn & select the Fastest Mirror for your area
- - do this - for Both Mirrors.
then click on 'refresh' Icon at the Top of that screen & then on 'Install Updates'.
this should get your machine - - Updated Correctly
Do Post back - - if you do still get any more Errors.
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] - when your problem is solved!
and DO LOOK at those Unanswered Topics - - you may be able to answer some!.
Re: Update Manager failing
The update manager request to be updated, when I refresh, it remains empty, yet I’m seriously outdated. How can I update if update manager is broken.
Note; Could not download all repository indexes The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct. I changed mirror to nearby mirror. Still no good.
Thank you Andow
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Re: Update Manager failing
you can try 2 things to help, maybe someone will be able to help see what the problem is.
1. run the update manager using the terminal to see if there is some specific errors mentioned. run in terminal:
then you can copy/paste the info here.
2. show the output from this terminal command:
1. run the update manager using the terminal to see if there is some specific errors mentioned. run in terminal:
mintupdate
then you can copy/paste the info here.
2. show the output from this terminal command:
inxi -dr
Re: Update Manager failing
1st Command opened update manager, was empty.
2nd Command returned below.
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xxxx@rpa-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ mintupdate
xxxx@xxxx-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ inxi -dr
Drives: HDD Total Size: 128.0GB (10.3% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: RTIRB128RFM2KWDL size: 128.0GB
Optical: No optical drives detected.
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
deb http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/linuxmint-packages serena main upstream import backport
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ xenial partner
xxxx@xxxx-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $
Re: Update Manager failing
A moderator should probably merge your two threads.
Anyway: Check Update Manager Preferences > Levels, you possibly hid updates of all levels. Otherwise post output of this terminal command to check whether you've really got updates waiting:
Anyway: Check Update Manager Preferences > Levels, you possibly hid updates of all levels. Otherwise post output of this terminal command to check whether you've really got updates waiting:
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apt update
Re: Update Manager failing
This moderator disagrees, the other thread was about a different question.
If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
Re: Update Manager failing
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Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ apt update
Ign:1 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/linuxmint-packages serena InRelease
Hit:2 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/linuxmint-packages serena Release
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]
Hit:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Fetched 109 kB in 4s (24.8 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
522 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
But the output is about 15 screens full to much to post here.
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Re: Update Manager failing
Run:
Then reboot.
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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Re: Level 3 Update
Hi PierrePierre wrote: ⤴Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:07 pm if you click on the 'Update Icon' that is on your Taskbar:
- then on 'Software Sources'
then on the Main Tab - - Mirrors - - click on each Mirror in turn & select the Fastest Mirror for your area
- - do this - for Both Mirrors.
then click on 'refresh' Icon at the Top of that screen & then on 'Install Updates'.
this should get your machine - - Updated Correctly
Do Post back - - if you do still get any more Errors.
I changed one of the mirrors yesterday to Australian but NG, just changed other just now also to Australian still not showing any updates. I checked update history, the only thing it showed was a 4k downloader I installed recently.
Re: Update Manager failing
Hello, Andow.
The whole thread suggests to me that what happened is this:
In the list of available software updates, one of the packages will be an updated Mint Update Manager.
If this happens, then Mint Update Manager will only download and install its own update, the new Update Manager.
Only after this has happened, Update Manager will present the rest of the over 500 updatable packages again and offer to install them.
The most efficient way of proceeding would be by
+ closing the Update Manager window
+ proceeding like advised by Pjotr above.
HTH,
Karl
The whole thread suggests to me that what happened is this:
In the list of available software updates, one of the packages will be an updated Mint Update Manager.
If this happens, then Mint Update Manager will only download and install its own update, the new Update Manager.
Only after this has happened, Update Manager will present the rest of the over 500 updatable packages again and offer to install them.
The most efficient way of proceeding would be by
+ closing the Update Manager window
+ proceeding like advised by Pjotr above.
HTH,
Karl
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Re: Update Manager failing
Hi PjotrPjotr wrote: ⤴Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:28 am Run:Then reboot.Code: Select all
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
I run your code, after about 5-6 minutes the computer froze up at the last line which was "unpack ghoshscript (9.26~dfsg+0--0ubuntu0.16.04.9 ., I didnt get the remainder. Powered down rebooted, opened update manager refreshed window got message said "E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report."
This computer tens to freeze when pushed to hard.
Regards Andow
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sudo dpkg --configure -a
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Re: Update Manager failing
that is you must manually run '
in Terminal. ..
sudo dpkg --configure -a
' to correct the problem. in Terminal. ..
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Re: Update Manager failing
In addition to the solution Pjotr and Pierre already presented, make sure your root partition ("Filesystem" in Nemo) isn't full.
Re: Update Manager failing
Hi gm10
What is nenmo and root partition, and where do I find it, whats it for. I searched Nemo came up with /home/user. Nemo 2.8Gb used, 57Gb free space in properties
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Re: Update Manager failing
Nemo is your CInnamon desktop's default file manager, should be called "Files" in the menu. Maybe just run this is a terminal window to determine free space of your root partition:
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df / -h
Re: Update Manager failing
Hi Pjotr
Looks like all packages updated OK, update manager window still empty, at the very bottom left side it says, a new version of update manager is available. I used synaptic to install update manager and dependencies, opened update manager refreshed, still nothing.
Regards Andow
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Re: Update Manager failing
Of course, because all updates have been installed now by means of the terminal command. No need to install them twice, right?Andow wrote: ⤴Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:37 amHi Pjotr
Looks like all packages updated OK, update manager window still empty, at the very bottom left side it says, a new version of update manager is available. I used synaptic to install update manager and dependencies, opened update manager refreshed, still nothing.
Regards Andow
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