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I keep getting a request to install software

Asked by Alton Cedervall

I keep getting a request to install software when I startup, but when I check with your software update program it says the software is updated.
Is this a glitch? Thank you.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the output of:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Thanks

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Alton Cedervall (altoncedervall-a) said : 		#2

sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [93.3 kB]
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [92.2 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Sources [10.4 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
[35.2 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Translation-en
[13.2 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386
Packages [8 332 B]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe
Translation-en [5 592 B]
Fetched 258 kB in 2s (96.5 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base libcdaudio1 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
  libgstreamer0.10-0 libslv2-9
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be upgraded:
  bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-140 libdns-export162 libdns162
libisc-export160
  libisc160 libisccc140 libisccfg140 liblwres141 ubuntu-drivers-common
11 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 2 353 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
ubuntu-drivers-common i386 1:0.4.17.1 [47.0 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
libisc-export160 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [162 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
libdns-export162 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [721 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 dnsutils
i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [94.3 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 bind9-host
i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [41.7 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 libisc160
i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [227 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 libdns162
i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [940 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 libisccc140
i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [17.5
kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
libisccfg140 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [40.6
kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
liblwres141 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [35.5
kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
libbind9-140 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [25.8
kB]
Fetched 2 353 kB in 7s (297
kB/s)

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 221530 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ubuntu-drivers-common_1%3a0.4.17.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.4.17.1) over (1:0.4.17) ...
Preparing to unpack
.../libisc-export160_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libisc-export160 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack
.../libdns-export162_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libdns-export162 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../dnsutils_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking dnsutils (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../bind9-host_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking bind9-host (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8)
...
Preparing to unpack .../libisc160_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libisc160:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libdns162_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libdns162:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libisccc140_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libisccc140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libisccfg140_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
...
Unpacking libisccfg140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../liblwres141_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking liblwres141:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libbind9-140_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
...
Unpacking libbind9-140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
(1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.4.17.1) ...
Setting up libisc-export160 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libdns-export162 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libisc160:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libdns162:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libisccc140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libisccfg140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libbind9-140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up liblwres141:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up bind9-host (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Setting up dnsutils (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base libcdaudio1 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
libgstreamer0.10-0 libslv2-9
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 10:27 AM, actionparsnip <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #293084 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/293084
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> What is the output of:
>
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/293084
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

OK then run:

sudo apt-get autoremove

To remove the unnecessary packages. Is the system OK now?

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Alton Cedervall (altoncedervall-a) said : 		#4

Problem solved. Thanks.

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Alton Cedervall <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #293084 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/293084
>
> Status: Needs information => Open
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> sudo apt-get update
> Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
> Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
> Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [93.3 kB]
> Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
> Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [92.2 kB]
> Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Sources [10.4
> kB]
> Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages
> [35.2 kB]
> Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Translation-en
> [13.2 kB]
> Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386
> Packages [8 332 B]
> Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe
> Translation-en [5 592 B]
> Fetched 258 kB in 2s (96.5 kB/s)
> Reading package lists... Done
> sudo apt-get upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
> required:
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base libcdaudio1 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
> libgstreamer0.10-0 libslv2-9
> Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-140 libdns-export162 libdns162
> libisc-export160
> libisc160 libisccc140 libisccfg140 liblwres141 ubuntu-drivers-common
> 11 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 2 353 kB of archives.
> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> ubuntu-drivers-common i386 1:0.4.17.1 [47.0 kB]
> Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> libisc-export160 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [162 kB]
> Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> libdns-export162 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [721 kB]
> Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 dnsutils
> i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [94.3 kB]
> Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 bind9-host
> i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [41.7 kB]
> Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 libisc160
> i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [227 kB]
> Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 libdns162
> i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [940 kB]
> Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> libisccc140
> i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [17.5
> kB]
> Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> libisccfg140 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [40.6
> kB]
> Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> liblwres141 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [35.5
> kB]
> Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386
> libbind9-140 i386 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1 [25.8
> kB]
> Fetched 2 353 kB in 7s (297
> kB/s)
>
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 221530 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../ubuntu-drivers-common_1%3a0.4.17.1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.4.17.1) over (1:0.4.17) ...
> Preparing to unpack
> .../libisc-export160_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libisc-export160 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack
> .../libdns-export162_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libdns-export162 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../dnsutils_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking dnsutils (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8)
> ...
> Preparing to unpack .../bind9-host_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking bind9-host (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8)
> ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libisc160_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libisc160:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libdns162_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libdns162:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libisccc140_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
> ...
> Unpacking libisccc140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libisccfg140_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
> ...
> Unpacking libisccfg140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../liblwres141_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
> ...
> Unpacking liblwres141:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libbind9-140_1%3a9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
> ...
> Unpacking libbind9-140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) over
> (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8) ...
> Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
> ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
> Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
> Setting up ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.4.17.1) ...
> Setting up libisc-export160 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up libdns-export162 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up libisc160:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up libdns162:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up libisccc140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up libisccfg140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up libbind9-140:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up liblwres141:i386 (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up bind9-host (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up dnsutils (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
> required:
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base libcdaudio1 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
> libgstreamer0.10-0 libslv2-9
> Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 10:27 AM, actionparsnip <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #293084 on Ubuntu changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/293084
> >
> > Status: Open => Needs information
> >
> > actionparsnip requested more information:
> > What is the output of:
> >
> > sudo apt-get update
> > sudo apt-get upgrade
> > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> > this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/293084
> >
> > You received this question notification because you asked the question.
> >
>
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> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
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Alton Cedervall (altoncedervall-a) said : 		#5

Please delay a few minutes as I still have to do the check on my laptop on
which I was getting the same message. Thanks

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:08 AM, actionparsnip <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #293084 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/293084
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> OK then run:
>
> sudo apt-get autoremove
>
> To remove the unnecessary packages. Is the system OK now?
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
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>
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

If it's OK then please mark as solved.

Thanks

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