[ubuntu-in] 9.04 collapsing in a heap after updates

[Ramnarayan.K]

Hi

Seems like 9.04 is giving more than enough trouble.

Trying to be proactive i got my 9.04 machine onto a broadband connection and
got it to update - first yesterday and then today

The first error
 i got
was
Error activating XKB configuration.
It can happen under various circumstances:
- a bug in libxklavier library
- a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
- X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation

X server version data:
The X.Org Foundation
10600000

If you report this situation as a bug, please include:
- The result of xprop -root | grep XKB
- The result of gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd

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followed the instructions and this is what i get

$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "", ""

$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
 layouts = [us]
 options = [grp    grp:alts_toggle]
 model =

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i have not been able to rectify this as yet. And i have lost my Hindi typing
option, meaning i cannot switch to my hindi keyboard
i have tried to delete and add the India / Hindi keyboard and all it does is
gives me the "Error activating XKB configuration." message

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Next trying synaptic
i get
ailed to run /usr/sbin/synaptic as user root.

Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file.

However sudo sunaptic works
 and when i try and update i get the following errors
E: linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic: subprocess post-installation script
returned error exit status 1
E: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic: dependency problems - leaving
unconfigured
E: linux-image-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-restricted-modules-generic: dependency problems - leaving
unconfigured
E: linux-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

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Next
openoffice refuses to open any file

tried to start it up from CLI and see what all it said
ailed to run /usr/sbin/synaptic as user root.

Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file.

Openoffice opens .doc files but not .odt or .ods - says that the said file
is corrupt and should it try and repair that and when i say yes all it
continues to say "cannot repair"

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So what do you think is wrong, anyone facing such 9.04 problems

ram
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