upgrading

[Snowhog]

When Kubuntu is installed, the active default repositories include the source code repositories. When you enable the non-active repositories in the Software Sources, the source code repositories are activated as well. I just delete them, as I don't do any compiling.

[Arran]

Thanks. At present, not for me...

[Snowhog]

Source codes, if you want/desire to compile the apps yourself.

[Arran]

Thanks for the tips. I followed the one from arochester.

What are the deb-scr repos for?

[Teunis]

Or open the Muon package manager, then Settings and Configure Software sources.
Un-tick the Source Code lines under the Other Software tab.

[arochester]

Unless you are a computer whizz and need the source code, you don't need the source code.

Put a # at the beginning of each line beginning deb-src in your sources list e.g.
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted

(I'm about 21 miles from Arran, as the crow flies..)

[SteveRiley]

Your sources.list looks normal. The reason the upgrade process is offering i386 versions of packages is because you already have those installed, likely to satisfy some dependencies.

To find out what depends on a particular package, you can use this command:

apt-cache rdepends --installed [i]package-name[/i]:i386

This means, "please list all installed packages that depend on the i386 version of package-name."

[Arran]

Hello

I got the message, that some upgrades and security upgrades are available. So I started the job and got the following info:

Die folgenden Pakete werden aktualisiert (Upgrade):
  accountsservice cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-ppdc ghostscript ghostscript-cups
  ghostscript-x gnome-games-data icedtea-netx icedtea-netx-common krb5-locales libaccountsservice0
  libcups2 libcups2:i386 libcupscgi1 libcupsdriver1 libcupsimage2 libcupsimage2:i386 libcupsmime1
  libcupsppdc1 libgphoto2-2 libgphoto2-2:i386 libgphoto2-l10n libgphoto2-port0 libgphoto2-port0:i386
  libgs9 libgs9-common libgssapi-krb5-2 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libk5crypto3 libk5crypto3:i386
  libkrb5-3 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0 libkrb5support0:i386 mahjongg python-software-properties
  software-properties-common software-properties-gtk software-properties-kde
42 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.

I run a 64 system and wonder, why so many i386 files are needed.

In this context I may also put the question, why apt-get update checkes all the i386 repos? Here is my /etc/apt/sources.list

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120423)]/ dists/precise/main/binary-i386/

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120423)]/ dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/
# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120423)]/ precise main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-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.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## 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://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security 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 precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

Is it possible, that I run too many sources?