Questions about updates. This is a very general tag. If you have a tag that's more specific (e.g. the package name that your question is about) please use that one.
Questions tagged [updates]
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How do I update Ubuntu manually?
I wanted to update Ubuntu manually, because I used CDMA USB modem and connected using wvdial, but it won't able to update Ubuntu via Update Manager, because my Ubuntu won't showing "Connected" message via network-manager.
Can I update Ubuntu…
Aryo Adhi
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What is "packagekitd" and how do I make the Software Updater stop waiting for it?
I usually run the Software Updater when I switch on my desktop each morning. Very often I sit and wait while it displays this message:
waiting for packagekitd to exit
And looks like this:
I've done some websearching on this, and in spite of a…
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How can I make Ubuntu check for updates less often?
I'd like to have Ubuntu not check for updates as often. How do I accomplish this?
codeLes
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When will Ubuntu include delta updates?
I'm tired of downloading 300mb updates. Windows has done delta updating since XP. It's just silly to download the whole thing if just a few bits of the package change.
Ignacio
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Should I restart after updating my system?
Should I restart my PC every time it gets updated?
rockr101
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Why is a restart only required on some updates?
Why doesn't Ubuntu require restarts on more updates? I know that for kernel updates and things like video drivers, it can't load the changes without a restart. But I'm curious about more basic updates of pretty fundamental packages that often don't…
gregghz
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Does Ubuntu force updates like Windows or I can choose if I want to update?
I'm tired of Windows updates, the monthly and all the updates that doesn't update to a new OS, breaking something and thinking in to set Ubuntu as main OS.
So I have some questions before I move to the new OS.
What happens when the EOS(End Of…
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W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
16.4 ubuntu
apt-get update
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock…
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How can I work around "something wicked happened resolving" mirror errors?
I see the following being queried all over. But don't see any answers or did I miss them ?
Seems to be a strange use of language. Something wicked happened. Is this a form of malware ?
How do I get the Update Manager to move on ?
W: Failed to fetch…
Tony Hall
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How to install the latest emscripten on Ubuntu using command line?
I want to install the latest emscripten in ubuntu for playing with WebAssembly using the following command.
sudo apt-get install emscripten
But it gives me the version 1.22.1 which is a version in 2014 and do not support WebAssembly compiling.
$…
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"the package cache file is corrupted" error
When I run
sudo apt-get update
I get multiple errors and warnings. The final error is:
The package cache file is corrupted
Here are the errors and warnings.
Reading package lists... Error!
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is…
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how can I fix the error: unable to install updates prepared update not found /var/lib/packagekit/prepared-update in ubuntu 22.04.01 LTS?
gnome software terminal how can I fix the error:
unable to install updates prepared update not found /var/lib/packagekit/prepared-update
in ubuntu 22.04.01 LTS gnome software?
I've already tried to update through the terminal, but the pending…
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What does it mean when Update Manager wants to do a "Partial" update?
This morning on my laptop I ran Update Manager (I'm running 11.04) and I received a message that I could only run a partial update. Being fairly new to Ubuntu, I wasn't sure what I should do, but it appeared to want to do some updates but not all,…
Kelley
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How to make Ubuntu update the kernel less frequently?
Recently Ubuntu updates the linux kernel very frequently. Most of the times it's actually the same version that is being installed (probably slightly different super minor version number).
Normally, this should be a good thing, but for me, each…
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Prevent question "Restart services during package upgrades without asking?"
I am actually using Ubuntu MATE 18.04.2, but I believe that the "Software Updater" tool is the same for all Ubuntus, or at least it behaves very much the same.
I have trained my users (friends, relatives and so on) to update their Ubuntu systems at…
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