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    #16
    Originally posted by Snowhog View Post
    I believe that is actually true, and if I wasn’t able to change that, I wouldn’t use it. I edited the script and replaced “apt upgrade” with apt-full-upgrade”. Running “apt upgrade” is a sure way (IMO) to wreck havoc on your system!
    How would I edit the script? I've never done that before--not intentionally, at any rate.

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      #17
      Originally posted by oldgeek View Post
      How would I edit the script? I've never done that before--not intentionally, at any rate.
      it dos not appear to need editing if you have the latest ver ,,,

      from the script ,,,,,,,,,,,,

      Code:
      ## Updates package lists
         sudo apt update;
         echo
         echo "###############################"
         echo "Finished updating package lists"
         echo "###############################"
         sleep 1
      
         ## Updates packages and libraries
         [COLOR=#ff0000]sudo apt full-upgrade -y;[/COLOR]
         echo
         echo "###############################################"
         echo "Finished updating packages and system libraries"
         echo "###############################################"
         sleep 1
         echo
      VINNY
      i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
      16GB RAM
      Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

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        #18
        Originally posted by vinnywright View Post
        it dos not appear to need editing if you have the latest ver ,,,

        from the script ,,,,,,,,,,,,

        Code:
        ## Updates package lists
          sudo apt update;
          echo
          echo "###############################"
          echo "Finished updating package lists"
          echo "###############################"
          sleep 1
        
          ## Updates packages and libraries
          [COLOR=#ff0000]sudo apt full-upgrade -y;[/COLOR]
          echo
          echo "###############################################"
          echo "Finished updating packages and system libraries"
          echo "###############################################"
          sleep 1
          echo
        VINNY
        That's almost literally what I just posted above! At any rate, it's a great tool! If one chooses to use it or not doesn't change that fact.
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          #19
          Originally posted by dequire View Post
          That's almost literally what I just posted above! At any rate, it's a great tool! If one chooses to use it or not doesn't change that fact.
          I am sorry if I seamed to be disparaging to what is obviously one of your preferred tools ...I did not mean to come across like that ,,,,but re-reading it all I guess I did.

          after looking over the script it looks ok to me ,,,,but I am apprehensive toured automated scripts like this for package management as I have been bit in the Arss by things like this befor and I think it was "deborphan " that got me ,,,so it being in the script gives me pause.

          + I like to see what is going to be done and have the chance to cancel if I do not like what I see.

          when I said in post#6 ,,,"OK so I have seen you push this before " ,,,I did not mean it like your pushing obscure scripts at us ,,,,,my bad choice of words it should have been "recommend" ,,,,,,I "push" things I like as well ,,,,,like QMplay2 .

          again I apologize if I seamed to be badmouthing one of your go to tools ,,,,it dose look like a good one for most people.

          VINNY
          i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
          16GB RAM
          Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

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            #20
            Actually, Vinny, I for one appreciate your scepticism. I like the program, but every time I run it get a series of error messages while it seems to complete every task assigned to it. I'm including a screenshot with a highlighted section which appears during every task. I don't know why I keep getting it and I don't know what is wrong. As long as I keep getting this I do not depend on ucare for my daily maintenance tasks. Can anyone tell me what's going on?
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              #21
              The image you posted is to small to be able to read the text when zoomed in on. Can you repost with a full-sized image, or just copy/paste the relevant text?
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                #22
                Hmm, I thought it was a full-sized image. Here's another version, and it seemed to zoom all right in Firefox.
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                  #23
                  You have a 3rd Party Repository -- Utappia -- which doesn't appear to be available for neon/xenial. That in itself raises the question: why are you using a neon/xenial PPA in a Trusty installation? Mixing repository versions is generally not a good idea.
                  Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                  "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                    #24
                    I use this script to clean up the mess. It runs deborphan over and over until there are no orphaned packages left. Be careful, though - and make sure you understand and agree with deborphan's output before telling it to go ahead

                    Code:
                    #!/bin/bash
                    # run deborphan and remove the output packages untill there are no more
                    while true; do
                       if [[ $(deborphan --guess-all) ]]; then
                           apt-get purge `deborphan --guess-all`
                           apt-get --purge autoremove
                       else
                           break
                       fi
                    done
                    we see things not as they are, but as we are.
                    -- anais nin

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                      #25
                      I just check and Utappia does have xenial packages. I wonder if you have a mis-configured source in apt for that PPA.

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                        #26
                        Ah. So the PPA is where ucaresystem-core is obtained. But he's using neon/xenial instead of trusty. He should just need to change the designation in the utappia sources list file to trusty. Then update the package cache and re-run the script.
                        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                          #27
                          I'm not the one using Trusty. I have a Neon/Kubuntu hybrid (16.04) and was taking advantage of the thread to ask why I got the error messages. I just followed the link to download and install it. Maybe it's the hybrid nature of my OS. I have no error messages with Lubuntu (on my old netbook).

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                            #28
                            This might be related to the above problem, so I'm posting it here. I tried to install the latest SM Player (17.12) but when I tried to add the repository I got the same type of message as with Utappia repository.

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                              #29
                              oldgeek, do you get any errors when you run sudo apt update in a terminal?

                              Please Read Me

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                                #30
                                No errors at all. Just when I try to add the repos.
                                Last edited by oldgeek; Dec 27, 2017, 04:45 PM. Reason: more info

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