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update manager problem

Asked by john

For some weeks now the update manager has been showing a Distribution Update: adobe-flashplugin. It has not been installed after frequent updates. Even when highlighted, it cannot be checked for install. Please tell me if this can be corrected.

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Soul-Sing (soulzing) said : 		#1

Would you please run a sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade, and post the outcome here?

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Please try this solution procedure:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/88628

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john (jaytee1937) said : 		#3

leoquant wrote:
> Your question #91359 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/91359
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> leoquant proposed the following answer:
> Would you please run a sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade, and
> post the outcome here?
>
> Here is the outcome requested above:

john@dell:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for john:
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)
hardy/main Translation-en_GB
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)
hardy/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic
Release.gpg
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/free
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic
Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic
Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic
Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security
Release.gpg
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/non-free
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic
Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic
Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic
Release
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/main
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/free
Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner
Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/restricted
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner
Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/non-free
Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/free
Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/non-free
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/universe
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/multiverse
Translation-en_GB
Get: 1 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates Release.gpg
[189B]
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/main
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/restricted
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/multiverse
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/main
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/restricted
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/universe
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/multiverse
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/main
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/restricted
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/multiverse
Translation-en_GB
Get: 2 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/restricted
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/main
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/multiverse
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic Release
Get: 3 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates Release
[44.1kB]
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports
Release
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security
Release
Get: 4 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed Release
[44.1kB]
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/main
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/restricted
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/restricted
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/main
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/multiverse
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/universe
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/universe
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic/multiverse
Packages
Get: 5 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/main Packages
[87.7kB]
Get: 6 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/restricted Packages
[14B]
Get: 7 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/restricted Sources
[14B]
Get: 8 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/main Sources
[28.2kB]
Get: 9 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/multiverse Sources
[1,223B]
Get: 10 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/universe Sources
[12.2kB]
Get: 11 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/universe Packages
[54.0kB]
Get: 12 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
[1,616B]
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/main
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/restricted
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/universe
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/multiverse
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/main
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/restricted
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/universe
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-backports/multiverse
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/main
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/restricted
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/restricted
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/main
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/multiverse
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/universe
Sources
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/universe
Packages
Hit http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-security/multiverse
Packages
Get: 13 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/restricted
Packages [14B]
Get: 14 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/main Packages
[28.4kB]
Get: 15 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/multiverse
Packages [1,298B]
Get: 16 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/universe Packages
[32.1kB]
Get: 17 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/restricted Sources
[14B]
Get: 18 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/main Sources
[8,557B]
Get: 19 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/multiverse Sources
[502B]
Get: 20 http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk karmic-proposed/universe Sources
[6,061B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main
Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe
Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security
Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main
Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe
Packages
Fetched 350kB in 10s
(33.6kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
john@dell:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  adobe-flashplugin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
john@dell:~$

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john (jaytee1937) said : 		#4

Excellent. Problem resolved. Thank you very much, Mark.

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Soul-Sing (soulzing) said : 		#5

your sources.list contains some hardy sources, you should take a look at it. glad marks howto did work for you. :)