[ubuntu-nz] updates not installing ??

[brent henson]

done that all good "system up to date"

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Ian Beardslee <ian at karearea.gen.nz> wrote:

> 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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