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on line updates for Hardy Herron

Asked by phill

When I try to update my PC running Hardy Herron from the icon at the top of the screen the update manager starts and asys that 114 updates are avalable, when I click "install Updates"the cursor turnes into the little clock and then nothing will happen. any ideas on how to up date ??? Please.

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Best Martin Kaufmann (martin.kaufmann) said : 		#1

Have you tried to make an update from Terminal?

If not just press Alt+F2 anf type gnome-terminal. After the Terminal has started type in:

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

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ardlur (ardlur) said : 		#2

I tried the above suggestion in terminal and the response it could not find the files needed.

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ardlur (ardlur) said : 		#3

Second message. Once I added updates after initial installation of 8.04 LTS I am not able to use add/remove, or open Synaptic package manager, or software source, or update manager. I have completely install Ubuntu 8.04 LTS several times and removed all data from the harddrive each time. Each time I get the same result. I have a Dell 1721, without the web camera, ATI video, I also am using the priority driver so I can use video in and out. I also using 64 bit mythbuntu on live cd.

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Martin Kaufmann (martin.kaufmann) said : 		#4

Is your Ethernet-Connection working properly?

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phill (phill-tebbs) said : 		#5

That is the answer. Thanks.

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ardlur (ardlur) said : 		#6

I have no network problems, the software just acts like it waiting for authorization and the dots just travel around the circle indicating I guest the machine is not locked up. I can only get rid of the window about the updates by rebooting the computer.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

Plase copy and paste the contents of your /etc/apt/souces.list here.

Thank you

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ardlur (ardlur) said : 		#8

I finally got this to work, it seems I mistyped part of one of the lines.