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after doing updates today 10.04

Asked by GREG T.

after doing 10.04 updates today my system has several problems. my pointer is now a black x with white trim , i have no bar on program pages [no x - or enlarge ] . can not set appearance above none . can not drag pages to center of desktop . have tried to restore system and it stop responding , had to manual shut down .

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George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Greg,

I assume when you started the update process you got a message about "Partial Upgrade"?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/UsingDevelopmentReleases#Getting%20Started includes the quote: "Never do a partial upgrade, things are held back for a reason" and "..if the archive is in flux then it will remove things to keep your computer consistent. Usually you do not want this, so don't do it."

I had never run into a Partial Upgrade until using a Development Release, but I have learned that when it says "Partial Upgrade" in Update Manager the ONLY option is to press Cancel!

To update what is possible use the command "sudo aptitude safe-upgrade", which won't remove items that cannot be reinstalled (as the packages are being held back for what-ever reason).

I believe you may have to wait until the packages are fixed in order to reinstall the required packages... I could be wrong.

Best of luck,
George

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George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

In the mean time try running "metacity --replace" to see if you get some functionality back!

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#3

it did not say partial upgrade there was 138 items it updated .i am glad i have dual boot 9.10 and 10.04 . just have to see what the next day or two brings .
but i still have no panel for the programs , close minus or enlarge are gone.

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#4

 not able to change to next work space ether . going to reinstall 10.04 be back in a bit .

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#5

not able to fix 10.04 so i started all over again . and left 10.04 tell april 29 when it will be released to the wild . thanks for trying .