Problem with update

[dibl]

Re: Problem with update

I've tried to write on terminal again sudo dpkg --configure -a command, and differently from before it doesn't say nothing!! this is very strange...when I did it about 1 hour ago it wrote something, but now i press return and there is the prompt kia@kia:~$ (kia is me :P )

What am I supposed to do after giving command sudo dpkg --configure -a?? Maybe I should try to get adept updated?

Interesting. Well, no messages means the command worked correctly.

In the Konsole, try this series of commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install

sudo apt-get autoclean

and let's see what happens.

[MoonRise]

Re: Problem with update

I was re-reading your original post. You said you over-wrote your sources list with your friend's list. Hmmmmmmm. Are you in the same country as your friend? I'm wondering if it would have been better to modify the source list that Kubuntu installed for you -- this may be at the heart of the problem you are having.

I have to admit I can't seem to figure anything out on this one, but I do wonder if what I have quoted does in fact have something to do with it. Maybe something did get installed that is now causing some ill effect?

[dibl]

Re: Problem with update

There are some "non-standard" sources at the end of the list, but the repos look legit. I was concerned that the friend was in another country or on the other side of the world. That would definitely cause connectivity issues. :P

[dimmutal]

Re: Problem with update

I have the same problem as well. Isn't there a way to ignore those updates?

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem with update

The last sources list you posted, if that is the one your are using, still has the cdrom repository 'active' and that is going to create problems with Adept. This is the first entry in your /etc/apt/sources.list file:

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release amd64 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted

Open Adept Manager (K Menu | System | Adept Manger) and click on Adept | Manage Repositories. On the first tab, check all items (you don't need the last item checked unless you intend to download source files for compiling). On the Third-Party Software tab uncheck/delete the cdrom repository entry. Close the window. If Adept doesn't automatically fetch updates, click on Fetch Updates. You will now have access to the thousands of available packages. If you still have problems, open a console and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

[dibl]

Re: Problem with update

Yep, that is a good suggestion -- you don't normally need the CD ROM, unless you have no internet connection.

[nevillef]

Re: Problem with update

I have had the same problem with a clean install. Have been running 7.10 64bit since it came out and always updates ok. Thought I would install on wife's computer while she is away. Put 32bit on and did updates. Crashes like these do when installing. Did that a couple of times so decided to try 64bit since I had no problems with that. Same thing. All of the fixes here don't fix anything. I thought I would get smart and leave off Open Office updates as that was one that was causing the problem, but it still crashes with ttf-opensymbol font. Here is what I get when I run dpkg --configure -a

irene@Irenes:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up ttf-opensymbol (1:2.3.0-1ubuntu5.3) ...
Updating fontconfig cache...
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/A: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/B: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/C: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/D: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/E: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/F: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/G: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/H: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/J: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/K: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/L: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/M: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/N: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/O: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/P: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/R: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/S: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/T: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/U: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/V: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/m: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/u: failed to write cache
dpkg: error processing ttf-opensymbol (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 26
Errors were encountered while processing:
ttf-opensymbol


I have tried reinstalling deleting purging but nothing will get around this. So someone synaptic was better so decided to install it. Used CLI with sudo apt-get install synaptic and when it installed it updated the font cache and all is OK now. No errors when I run dpkg --configure -a.

[Itsuki]

Re: Problem with update

I have tried reinstalling deleting purging but nothing will get around this. So someone synaptic was better so decided to install it. Used CLI with sudo apt-get install synaptic and when it installed it updated the font cache and all is OK now. No errors when I run dpkg --configure -a.

I would like to do the same, but adept doesn't update and since it doesn't, it can't find other programs (I tried looking for "amsn", or "synaptic", or "firefox" and it can't find no istances!!!)

[dibl]

Re: Problem with update

I didn't find the cause of the problem with ttf-opensymbol, but here appears to be a couple of solutions:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=11785.0

also

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3081707.0

[Itsuki]

Re: Problem with update

thank you very much, dibl, for spending so much time trying to help! I am very grateful, really!

Later I will restart my laptop under Linux and I'll try to use cues in threads you've linked and see if now it works!!

If not, I think I will address my questions to some Linux support group here in Rome (there are also in my university, so maybe it would be interesting knowing something more about this operative system by talking with someone who can explain me what I am doing

I'm new to this system, but I'm already fond of it! even if I feel upset and sometimes frustrated... :P

[Fintan]

Re: Problem with update

Which sources.lst are you using?
If you are using the last one you posted all of the repos are commented out.

Which means they are not being accessed.

Try this:

#deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release amd64 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
#deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

I am not sure what the "fails to verify" means but it is alos possible that the italien servers are down for some reason.

You could replace it with ch so your local repos read:

deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse

instead of:

deb http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse

I hope this helps and greetings to rome

[Itsuki]

Re: Problem with update

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!

I have re-installed Linux and now it works! I had also other problems (sometimes the screen suddenly was like "frozen" and I could do nothing but roughly press the switch-off button on my notebook), so I decided to format and redo installation...

The strange thing is that, doing the same as before, and with the same sources.list as before (the second one I've posted here), now it works...it's something that really makes no sense!!

Anyway, thanks again to all the people who answered my questions!! And for all the advices (now I've learned some terminal commands and I'm more used to write strings on it! )

bye, see you soon!