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Why does Ubuntu Version 8 update manager say "System Last Updated 113 Days Ago" after installing updates every other day?

Asked by Patti Johnson

I use Ubuntu 8 and have installed dozens of updats. Each time the note comes up that the "System Was Last Updated...." and the number of days keeps getting higher - now at 113. Why? Should I get version 9? If so, how do I save my files and pertinent data without saving Version 8? (I have a portable hard drive to use).

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Tip: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy then right click into the terminal and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

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

and if is needed, then please reboot your system, type

sudo reboot

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

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Henrik Nilsson (henrik-nilsson-fam) said : 		#2

When I execute the 5. line (sudo apt-get update) I get af lot of output and in the end of the output I read:

----OUTPUT
W: GPG-fejl: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: Følgende signaturer kunne ikke verificeret, da den offentlige nøgle ikke er tilgængelig: NO_PUBKEY 9BDB3D89CE49EC21
W: Kunne ikke hente http://ppa.launchpad.net/diesch/testing/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 404 Not Found

E: Nogle indeksfiler kunne ikke hentes, de er blevet ignoreret eller de gamle bruges i stedet.
-----OUTPUT

It is the same output from the GUI-version of the update-application.

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