Could not calculate the upgrade -- Error Message (While doing Manual Update)

[NoOp]

On 12/18/2009 09:46 AM, Jatin Davey wrote:
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> 
> I would like to add one more information that tried with the terminal. 
> Basicallt i was trying to update the entire ubuntu box for any new 
> packages using the GUI, Since it failed as described in the above mail i 
> tried the apt-get command. I tried the following:
> 
> firstly i gave the command : sudo apt-get update
> then i gave the command : sudo apt-get upgrade
> 
> The result of doing this was that i got 2 packages upgraded in my system.
> 
> So what i infer is that the GUI is not working properly but the system 
> gets updated using the terminal. Please let me know if i am missing 
> something here.

A few things you might check:
1. Look in Synaptic|Custom Filters|Broken and see if you have any
'Broken' packages there.
2. $ sudo apt-get install -f
3. $ sudo apt-get autoremove -s

On the last, the '-s' will cause a 'simulation' of the command an show
you what would be removed with out the '-s'. If you have old packages in
there that are no longer needed, then go ahead and run the command
without the '-s'.
$ man apt-get
will provide more information about autoremove, '-f' etc.