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Re: Ubuntu update failure

From Desk Rabbit <me@example.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Ubuntu update failure
Date 2016-10-18 14:29 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 18/10/2016 14:06, deplorable owl wrote:
> Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote:
>> On 17/10/2016 22:54, Jim Polaski wrote:
>>> On 2016-10-17, Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote:
>>>> On 14/10/2016 14:53, Jim Polaski wrote:
>>>>> On 2016-10-14, Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 14/10/2016 14:33, Jim Polaski wrote:
>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No idea but I think I've found the issue now. In "Software & Updates"
>>>>>> manager, "Important security updates" and "Recommended updates" was not
>>>>>> checked. It's now updating to the latest point release. Hopefully I'll
>>>>>> be able to do the upgrade after it's finished.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds good. If it works and you have the time please share with the 
>>>>> Ubuntu community so other Linux users can benefit from your trouble 
>>>>> shooting.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yup it worked. The resulting update then took most of the day and kept
>>>> wanting to overwrite config files I'd modified. After it finished and
>>>> rebooted my Dashing dashboard refused to run. Ruby had been updated so I
>>>> had to basically re-install it all, not a biggie but having done that
>>>> none of my widgets worked because the update had completely removed PHP
>>>> and all the addons such as curl and xml support. Why? FFS! WHY!
>>>
>>> You are /way/ over my head!
>>> Glad it worked. I usually save my /home and fresh install as my track 
>>> record with major version upgrades hasn't been that great. I mostly use 
>>> Linux to learn and tinker with so it's not like there is anything I am 
>>> afraid of losing.
>>> That's what I like about Linux. I screw it up then I learn all kinds of 
>>> stuff fixing it !
>>>
>>
>> This mornings surprise is that although the system time is fine, the
>> clock widget is displaying a random time. More time wasted.....
> 
> LOL.  Can't you do anything right?
> Why are you even upgrading one LTS to another after only two years?
> Why run an LTS at all if you're going to be upgrading that often?
> Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't EOL until April 2019.
> 

I upgraded because the system offered the upgrade and upgrades are
usually pretty important to do. However after this debacle I am going to
move Dashing on to a headless Linux box and run the display from a
Windows Stick PC in kiosk mode.

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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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