[Bug 899648] Re: Update manager does not install downloaded updates

[Carla Sella]

I removed proprietary driver nvidia-173:amd64 and left nvidia-current (it was already installed).
I got a message from update notifier for 3 updates available, I clicked on show updates and then install updates, I was not prompted for my password, after about 5 minutes update manager displayed  the same updates again and the install updates button was available again but nothing was installed.

I ran apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, I always get the following packages kept back:   glib-networking ia32-libs.
I ran apt-get dist-upgrade and also here the same two packages are always kept back.
So I ran apt-get insall glib-networking --reinstall, and it got reinstalled.
When I tried apt-get install ia32-libs --reinstall I got this output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.


As I had other 13 updates to install,  I ran apt-get update again and  tried to use update-manager to update those 13 updates, this time I was promted for my password, but after a minute, the install updates button wasn't grey anymore and available but no update was installed.
So I tried apt-get upgrade, got the message that the following packages have been kept back:
  gir1.2-rb-3.0 ia32-libs librhythmbox-core4 poppler-utils rhythmbox rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder
  rhythmbox-plugins
Then I entered apt-get dist-upgrade, the previous packages kept back got installed but the following package got kept back:
  ia32-libs.






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Title:
  Update manager does not install downloaded updates

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I get a message by update notifier that I have 3 updates to install (screenshot-1), I select show updates, then click on install updates, the first time after about a minute I get the same window of update manager with the same updates to install but it hasen't updated them, I re-click on install updates, I have to wait about 5-6 minutes to get an error message (screenshot-3).
  I rebooted my pc but the problem is still there.
  Before this happening got crash see bug #899633.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.154.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-2.6-generic 3.2.0-rc3
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-2-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Dec  3 17:43:41 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-02 (1 days ago)

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