Error installing system updates

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Installed 14.10 with no problems but having problems when I try to install this update (see attachment).

I'm asked to confirm additional package "syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy", go through authorization then hit a failed to apply changes error (see attachment 2) with no details available.

Anyone run into this ?

thanks

[claydoh]

What info does clicking on the Details button in the error block reveal?
If it does not provide any info, run the commands
sudo apt update
followed by
sudo apt full-upgrade
and paste the error messages you receive.

a quick google led to this
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...n/+bug/1374531
which may offer a workaround

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I don't get any error message when clicking the details button.

doing sudo apt update built the dependency tree.

doing sudo apt full -update gave me a:
"E: Command line option 'u' [from update]is not known.

I see a similar error here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/48278...n-s-is-unknown

thoughts ?

[Snowhog]

You type:

sudo apt full-uprade

or, as I still use:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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that got everything installed except for syslinux-themes-debian

Full output:

Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/universe syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy all 12-3 [35.3 kB]
Fetched 35.3 kB in 0s (136 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy.
(Reading database ... 163734 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy_12-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy (12-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libgtk-3-common_3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2_all.deb ...
Unpacking libgtk-3-common (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) over (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libgtk-3-0_3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgtk-3-0:amd64 (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) over (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../tcpdump_4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking tcpdump (4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1) over (4.6.2-1ubuntu1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../gir1.2-gtk-3.0_3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) over (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libgtk-3-bin_3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2_amd64.deb ...
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/sbin/update-icon-caches to /usr/sbin/update-icon-caches.gtk2 by libgtk-3-bin'
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/share/man/man8/update-icon-caches.8.gz to /usr/share/man/man8/update-icon-caches.gtk2.8.gz by libgtk-3-bin'
Unpacking libgtk-3-bin (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) over (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.42.1-1~ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.42.1-1~ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-2) ...
Setting up syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy (12-3) ...
dpkg: error processing package syslinux-themes-debian (--configure):
package syslinux-themes-debian is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
Setting up libgtk-3-common (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) ...
Setting up libgtk-3-0:amd64 (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) ...
Setting up tcpdump (4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) ...
Setting up libgtk-3-bin (3.12.2-0ubuntu15.2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-10ubuntu2.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
syslinux-themes-debian
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Snowhog]

At this point, try this:

sudo apt-get install -f

[claydoh]

dpkg: error processing package syslinux-themes-debian (--configure):
package syslinux-themes-debian is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

<SNIPPAGE>
Errors were encountered while processing:
syslinux-themes-debian
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

At this point, try this:

sudo apt-get install -f

Also do sudo dpkg --configure -a
Which will attempt to configure any packages that didn't or failed, with a more verbose message if it can't .

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sudo apt-get install -f gave me:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
syslinux-themes-debian
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 36.9 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 163779 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing syslinux-themes-debian (12-3) ...

sudo dpkg --configure -a didn't return anything, so I'm assuming I'm good.

[claydoh]

Yup, you should be