[xubuntu-users] NETWORK "ISSUE"

[SteVe Cook]

2009/11/25 Mischa Falkenburg <because_productions at myfairpoint.net>

> Steve wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:01 -0000, Mischa Falkenburg
> > <because_productions at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hello All.
> >>
> >> I've sort of been "blindly" trying to figure-out some sort of home
> >> network setup. Using Synaptic Package Manager, and typing in the word
> >> "Network", and then installing various things that sorta caught my
> >> interest. Well, after a couple days I came to the conclusion that I was
> >> trying too much too soon. So, I went about Removing what I thought I
> >> wouldn't want for my initial "experiments". What I removed seems to have
> >> affected what still "works". For one thing, there is no longer a
> >> wireless strength indicator on the top bar of my screen...but, I seem to
> >> still have a connection. Also, when I try running Update Manager in the
> >> attempt to rectify what I've managed to do, I'll get an error message
> >> about something called "bacula". It seems that IT, or a portion of it,
> >> is not where the system is looking for it - in the /etc folder.
> >> Sorry this is so long. Any ideas?
> >> Thanks-in-advance,
> >>
> >> Mischa
> >>
> >>
> > bacula is a network backup program.
> >
> > Try running
> > sudo apt-get update
> > sudo apt-get upgrade
> > in a terminal, answer no when upgrade asks, and copy/paste the error
> > message to the list.
> >
> >
> OK, Steve...here goes:
>
> michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
> [sudo] password for michael:
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
> Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
> Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
> Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
> Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
> Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg [189B]
> Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release.gpg
> Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Translation-en_US
> Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Translation-en_US
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted
> Translation-en_US
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
> Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse
> Translation-en_US
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
> Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release
> Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release [58.5kB]
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
> Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Packages
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
> Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Packages
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
> Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
> Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages [485kB]
> Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
> [9194B]
> Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources [119kB]
> Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources [937B]
> Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages [222kB]
> Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources [45.6kB]
> Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
> [29.3kB]
> Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
> [5265B]
> Fetched 976kB in 5s (178kB/s)
> Reading package lists... Done
> michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
> Abort.
>
>
> Mischa
>

As there’s nothing horrific, a simple

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a

should do.  If no more errors occur you can then purge bacula


-

Cheers

SteVe
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