[ubuntu-nz] updates not installing ??

[Ian Beardslee]

That  ' >> ~/updatefail.txt' bit would have just redirected most output to
that text file.

Of course I could be wrong about how much gets spat out to the screen.

Probably a cunning plan run it again without the  '>> ~/updatefail.txt'
bits .. just to make sure ;)

Ian

On Tue, August 24, 2010 5:41 pm, brent henson wrote:
> thanks i fixed it i ran "sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade >> ~/updatefail.txt"
> it said i had duplicate sources so deleted the doubles now alls good
> thanks all for the help [?][?][?][?]
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Ian Beardslee <ian at karearea.gen.nz>
> wrote:
>
>> Hmm seems strange to me.
>>
>> If you go with what Gary suggests that should do it.  Although from the
>> terminal, I'd be going ..
>>
>>  sudo apt-get update
>>  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>
>> If that is still seems to going wrong, could you try ..
>>
>>  sudo apt-get update > ~/updatefail.txt
>>  sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade >> ~/updatefail.txt
>>
>> And either email that file through to me (probably not the list) or copy
>> the contents into http://paste.ubuntu.com and send the link.  That file
>> will be in your home directory.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ian
>>
>> On Tue, August 24, 2010 10:06 am, brent henson wrote:
>> > ill try doing it as root see if that works .
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Jeff Hunt <jeffhunt90 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> The debs will be stored in /var/cache/apt/archives/
>> >> You can check if they have arrived there and double-click on them to
>> >> install, to check they install. But it sounds as if they are not
>> >> arriving at all.
>> >> Sounds like a communications or access rights issue to me.
>> >>
>> >> On 8/23/10, brent henson <brenthen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > terminal is the same same amount of data each time  is there a way
>> fo
>> >> > checking if the updates are actulaly installed??
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Bev & Gary Ball
>> >> > <theballz at orcon.net.nz>wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>  I assume from what you say that you are doing this via the
>> software
>> >> >> updater. Try opening a terminal and do,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   sudo apt-get update
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   sudo apt-get upgrade
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If anything is going wrong it should show as the above commands
>> are
>> >> >> executed.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Gary
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 23/08/10 10:33, brent henson wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> when i click install update the updates dont install ,ie when i
>> >> recheck
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> same updates are available  any else haveing similar issue
>> ??(ubuntu
>> >> >> 10.4.01)
>> >> >>
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