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

[Steve]

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:05:32 -0000, Jatin Davey <daveyjatin at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> NoOp wrote:
>> On 12/18/2009 09:46 AM, Jatin Davey wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Noop, I tried the following steps:
>
> 1. Opened the synaptic package manager and scrolled to custom filters
> and checked for any broken packages.
> 2. No broken packages were found here.
> 3. Opened the terminal and typed the following command : sudo apt-get
> install -f
> 4. Then issued the command : sudo apt-get autoremove -s (It showed me
> that i have 7 packages for upgrade)
> 5. Did not give yes and exited the terminal.
>
> Since i found that i have 7 packages required upgrade i issued the
> following commands:
> 1. sudo apt-get update
> 2. sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> Now just to check whether the old problem is still persisting i tried
> the update manager GUI but still i am seeing the earlier mentioned error
> on the GUI.
>
> Thanks
> Jatin
>
Try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, answer no and post the error messages, if  
any.

-- 
Steve