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Re: Ubuntu update failure

From Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Ubuntu update failure
Date 2016-10-14 13:33 +0000
Message-ID <e6c55eFudt2U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2016-10-14, Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote:
> On 14/10/2016 13:47, Octavian W. Lagrange wrote:
>> Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote:
>>> On 13/10/2016 17:04, Desk Rabbit wrote:
>>>> So our dashboard announced that that an update was available 14.04 --> 16.04
>>>>
>>>> It failed with "The required dependency 'apt (>= 1.0.1ubuntu2.13)' is
>>>> not installed."
>>>>
>>>> Here we go again, a simple job made difficult, thanks Desktop Linux. It
>>>> would be too simple to install the missing dependency yourself wouldn't it?
>>>>
>>>
>>> A quick scan of the Ubuntu forums show this as a common problem with
>>> lots of solutions that don't work. I was contemplating switching this
>>> old PC for a Windows on a stick PC, might just bring that project forward.
>>>
>> 
>> Did the solution of being at the latest point release of 14.04 before
>> upgrading not work? 
>> 
>
> It should be up to date as I regularly update it but it looks like there
> is a problem. Currently I'm:
>
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS"
>
> When I run "sudo apt-get update" it fails with an error:
>
> W: There is no public key available for the following key IDs:
> 1397BC53640DB551
> W: Failed to fetch
> http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release  Unable to
> find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong
> sources.list entry or malformed file)
>
> E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
> ones used instead.
>
>
> So then I run sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com
> --recv-keys 1397BC53640DB551
>
> I'm left with:
> W: Failed to fetch
> http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release  Unable to
> find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong
> sources.list entry or malformed file)
>
> E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
> ones used instead.
>
>
> What a fucking mess and wasting so much time. Looks like Chrome is
> prevent the OS from being upgraded. WTF? Seriously WTF?
>
> The only solution I've found so far that seems to have any chance of
> working is to backup the data, wipe and install 16.04 as a fresh
> install. Wow! Imagine if that was a Windows resolution, the Linux loons
> would have a field day but when it's a Linux solution, that's OK.

What's Canonical's policy for jumping 2 major levels?
Is it even officially supported?

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Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-13 17:04 +0100
  Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-13 17:15 +0100
    Re: Ubuntu update failure "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-14 12:47 +0000
      Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-14 14:28 +0100
        Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-14 13:33 +0000
          Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-14 14:49 +0100
            Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-14 13:53 +0000
              Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-17 21:34 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-17 21:54 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-18 09:45 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-18 12:18 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-18 13:06 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-18 14:29 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-10-18 15:29 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 12:53 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-18 14:31 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-18 16:27 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-18 18:38 +0200
                Re: Ubuntu update failure chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-18 12:49 -0500
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-18 19:14 -0400
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-19 00:18 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 13:07 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 13:02 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-19 17:24 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-19 19:07 +0000
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 13:01 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-19 14:21 +0200
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 14:25 +0100
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-19 10:56 -0400
                Re: Ubuntu update failure Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-19 11:20 -0400
  Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-14 12:18 +0100
    Re: Ubuntu update failure Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-14 13:38 +0200
      Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-14 12:28 +0000
      Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-14 14:16 +0100
        Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-14 13:20 +0000
    Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-14 12:26 +0000
  Re: Ubuntu update failure fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-10-14 06:37 -0700
    Re: Ubuntu update failure Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-14 13:39 +0000
      Re: Ubuntu update failure Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-14 14:47 +0100
  Re: Ubuntu update failure Marti van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2016-10-17 00:01 +0200

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