blocco scarico aggiornamenti

open it in terminal

type :

sudo dpkg --configure -a (it will be ask your password, you cannnot see nothing of your password, just type it and press enter)

This does not answer the question; when the password is not accepted; I mean just that; it responds telling me the password is not valid.

I had the same problem (I am a new user UBUNTU) and after I typed in terminale the command and pswd it tell me of line 895-8 with :
What is ? and what I have to do
thanks

I had the same problem (I am a new user UBUNTU) and after I typed in terminale the command and pswd it tell me of line 895-8 with :
What is ? and what I have to do
thanks

Apri Applicazioni→Accessori→Terminale e digita:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Fai attenzione ad inserire gli spazi corretti quando scrivi l'istruzione suddetta, altrimenti otterrai un errore.

Poi quando il sistema ti chiede una password, digita la tua password utente, non vedrai nessun carattere in ritorno a video durante la digitazione della password, ti sembrerà che la tua tastiera non stia scrivendo, ma tu scrivi comunque e alla fine premi invio.

Ciao

dopo password compare

dpkg: errore di analisi, nel file "/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0146" vicino alla riga 1:
 il nome del campo `859-8' deve essere seguito da ':' (due punti)

cosa devo fare

Vediamo se così ti sparisce l'errore

Apri Applicazioni→Accessori→Terminale e digita:

sud apt-get clean
sudo dpkg --configure -a

Se ottieni ancora errore e lo stesso errore moficheremo il file che ti da' problemi...

Ciao

Unless the responses are in Texas English; I am unable to understand what is being said.

to Richard a translation of messages

if is not possible to re-download you have to type
sud apt-get clean
sudo dpkg --configure -a

and after you have to type your password

If it doesn't work it must be modified the file that gives error.

Richard why i read your original question is in italian language....?

Thank you

Before I modify anything; it helps to know what I need to modify; in what way I modify it; and how to gain access to the file when my password is being rejected. By now; it should not be hard to understand; I am new at Linux. I have seen the current version of Windows and the more I look at Windows; the more I look at Linux. I am currently in the process of switching over to the "new" operating system. Currently I am running a dual boot; (Windows eXtra Problems and Linux). I am getting fed up with M$ announcing they will no longer support a selected version of their software thinking that will force me to BUY a NEWer release. I hope by the time M$ announces they will no longer support extra problems; I will be in a position to clean off the extra problems partition and make it available for the Linux OS. Yet when I receive notice of an update; and when I click download and install; and it responds with an error message I need to run "what ever" to correct it; and to run "what ever" I need to log on to "terminal" as admin; and all at once the password I use to log on to Linux is not accepted when I log on to the terminal level to correct the update. ALL passwords on ALL machines here at my house have the same password. This makes it easier for not only me; but also my wife; to remember how to log on. When my machine tells me password is invalid; I first think a typing mistake. So I try again; and again; invalid. So I pull up gEdit and type the password in; copy and paste into terminal and still invalid! I am to the point of taking a closer look at Vista!!!

If my messages appear in italian; it was not me who typed the message. I do not know a word of italian. I sometime struggle with American English; I speak very well Texas English; anything other than that; and it is all "Greek to me".

Ok i think this is some kind of launchpad platform bug... i'm thinking to report it to launchpad team...

So now we cannot read your original question right...?

What is your issue...?

Thank you

I read i think is an update issue so please...

So please be sure your system is fully updated/upgraded with no pending packages or errors:

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(when the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Hope this helps

i have one issue with that "solution"; I type in my password; and I get a response password is invalid; I try again; and again I get the invalid message. I pull up gEdit; type in my password; copy the password I typed; paste it into the terminal prompt; and hit the enter key; and again I get the invalid password message.

I have made note of your solution; so if I ever get past the password request; I can try out your solution

Please try this: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

or

To discover your user and restore (change) the password you can:

Start the pc the when you see the GRUB row...

Press ESC.

Press "e" for edit.

Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, and press "e"

Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash

press enter, then press "b" to boot your system.

Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.

Type in grep -i 1000 /etc/passwd

The system must show a row with your user name at the start of the row
for example:
danilo:x:1000:1000:ubuntu,,,:/home/danilo:/bin/bash

Here my user is danilo

Then to change your user password type in:

passwd username

or

passwd -d username

change username with your real user

Set your password.

Type in:

reboot

or

reboot -f

Hope this helps

So far; it seem to fix this problem; I need to reset my password to the console. Yet what this does not explain is why can't the password to the console be the same as that when I log on. When I installed linux; I do not recall any prompt for a second password; and if there was; I am sure I would have given it the same password as my log on password. The password I assigned to the log on; is the same as the password I use when I log on to Windows. Every password on every machine in the house is the same. Yet for some reason the console seems to "think" the password is not the same; or for some reason the password is corrupt. In that case I would not be able to log on. Yet I am able to log on. My password is accepted every time I log on with out any problems. Yet the last few times I have gotten an Linux Update message; I have been prompted for a password; (as if the person who logged on is not the same person who is logged on). I then get the error message I mentioned at the top of this discussion. So when I attempt to follow the instructions of the error message; I attempt to log on to the terminal console; and all at once the password I had been using from the time I logged on is no longer valid.

This OS has been some what confusing since the first day I installed it. Up until just recently; I had been impressed with how often the "update manager" notified me of an update. yet these last few weeks; the updates have been ignored due to the issues I have been having with the password. The OS seems to be a very intelligent; may be some day it will figure out there is nothing wrong with my password and install the updates with out asking me for it.

Richard if you are still in trouble with your password please ask this question in English...
Please use this link and select English when you write your question here the link:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

Thank you

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Per beppe55 hai risolto o hai ancora il problema originario... ?

Ciao