[xubuntu-users] NETWORK "ISSUE"

[Mischa Falkenburg]

SteVe Cook wrote:
>
>
> 2009/11/25 Mischa Falkenburg <because_productions at myfairpoint.net 
> <mailto:because_productions at myfairpoint.net>>
>
>     Steve wrote:
>     > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:01 -0000, Mischa Falkenburg
>     > <because_productions at myfairpoint.net
>     <mailto: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
And HOW to purge Bacula?
Thnx, M.