[sclug] Debian 6 update manager problem
Neil Haughton
haughtonomous at googlemail.com
Mon Aug 8 19:20:14 UTC 2011
Simon,
After the distro upgrade, everything seems okay. Update-manager starts
normally - but then of course there is nothing to update. Next time there is
a lot to update I'll do it using the underlying tools. That seems to work
much better.
Thanks for the help
Neil.
On 8 August 2011 20:10, Neil Haughton <haughtonomous at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Simon,
>
> dpkg version:
>
> debian:/home/neil# dpkg -l update-manager
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> |
> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name Version Description
>
> +++-==============-==============-============================================
> rc update-manager 0.68.debian-7 GNOME application that manages software
> upda
>
> aptitude update:
>
> debian:/home/neil# aptitude update
> Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release.gpg
> Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/contrib Translation-en
> Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/contrib Translation-en_GB
> Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en
> Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en_GB
> Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/non-free Translation-en
> Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/non-free Translation-en_GB
> Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release
> Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/main i386 Packages
> Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/contrib i386 Packages
> Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/non-free i386 Packages
> Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze Release.gpg
> Get:1 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze Release.gpg
> Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en
> Get:2 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en
> Get:3 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en
> Get:4 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/contrib
> Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en_GB
> Get:5 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
> Get:6 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
> Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
> Get:7 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB
> Get:8 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB
> Get:9 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en
> Get:10 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en
> Get:11 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/non-free
> Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en
> Get:12 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze/non-free
> Translation-en_GB
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates Release.gpg
> Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en_GB
> Get:13 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib Translation-en
> Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze Release
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib
> Translation-en
> Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze/main i386 Packages
> Get:14 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib Translation-en_GB
> Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze/contrib i386 Packages
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib
> Translation-en_GB
> Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze/non-free i386 Packages
> Get:15 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/main
> Translation-en
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/main
> Translation-en
> Get:16 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/main
> Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/main
> Translation-en_GB
> Get:17 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/squeeze-proposed-updates/non-free Translation-en
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/non-free
> Translation-en
> Get:18 ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/squeeze-proposed-updates/non-free Translation-en_GB
> Ign ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates/non-free
> Translation-en_GB
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze Release
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates Release
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze/main Sources
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze/contrib Sources
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze/non-free Sources
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze/main i386 Packages
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze/contrib i386 Packages
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze/non-free i386 Packages
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/main
> Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib
> Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/non-free
> Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/main i386
> Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib i386
> Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/non-free i386
> Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit ftp://debian.oregonstate.edu squeeze-proposed-updates/contrib i386
> Packages
>
>
> aptitude --simulate dist-upgrade:
>
> debian:/home/neil# aptitude --simulate dist-upgrade
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> apt apt-utils base-files dbus dbus-x11 dpkg dpkg-dev e2fslibs e2fsprogs
> firmware-linux-free foo2zjs git gnome-settings-daemon kdelibs-bin
> kdelibs5-data kdelibs5-plugins kdoctools klibc-utils libapr1 libburn4
> libcomerr2 libdbus-1-3 libdpkg-perl libgssapi-krb5-2 libk5crypto3
> libkde3support4 libkdecore5 libkdesu5 libkdeui5 libkdnssd4 libkfile4
> libkhtml5 libkio5 libkjsapi4 libkjsembed4 libklibc libkmediaplayer4
> libknewstuff2-4 libknewstuff3-4 libknotifyconfig4 libkntlm4 libkparts4
> libkpty4 libkrb5-3 libkrb53 libkrb5support0 libkrosscore4
> libktexteditor4
> libkutils4 libldap-2.4-2 libmms0 libnepomuk4 libnepomukquery4a
> libplasma3
> libpng12-0 libpng12-dev libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-network
> libqt4-opengl libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-sql
> libqt4-sql-mysql
> libqt4-svg libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4
> libqtgui4 libruby1.8 libsmbclient libsndfile1 libsolid4 libss2
> libthreadweaver4 libwbclient0 linux-base linux-headers-2.6.32-5-486
> linux-headers-2.6.32-5-686 linux-headers-2.6.32-5-common
> linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 linux-libc-dev openssh-client python-apt
> python-apt-common qt4-qtconfig ruby1.8 samba samba-common
> samba-common-bin samba-doc sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre swat tzdata
> tzdata-java xserver-xorg-video-tseng
> The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
> openssh-blacklist openssh-blacklist-extra
> 98 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 157 MB of archives. After unpacking 922 kB will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y
> Would download/install/remove packages.
>
> But upgrade manager still has the same problem.
>
> Anyhow, I've now done an apt-get --dist-upgrade for real, so we shall see
> what happens
>
> Neil.
>
>
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>> From: Neil Haughton <haughtonomous at googlemail.com>
>> To: sclug at sclug.org.uk
>> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 17:26:07 +0100
>> Subject: Re: [sclug] sclug Digest, Vol 95, Issue 3
>> I have a wierd Debian 6 problem with Synaptic/apt-get. It's crept in quite
>> recently - I can download and install specific packages, but if I want to
>> get the latest updates (ie using the Debian Update Manager), it hangs with
>> the processor flatlining. I've tried updating the sources, but that has
>> the
>> same effect. I've tried deleting the sources.list file and recreating it,
>> using different mirrors, but I have the same result.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest the cause and what to do about it? I obviously can't
>> delete and reinstall the UpdateManager/apt-get.
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>> TIA
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>> Neil.
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>> From: Simon Huggins <huggie at earth.li>
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>> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 23:33:13 +0100
>> Subject: [sclug] update-manager hangs in Debian
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>> On Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 05:26:07PM +0100, Neil Haughton wrote:
>> > I have a wierd Debian 6 problem with Synaptic/apt-get. It's crept in
>> quite
>> > recently - I can download and install specific packages, but if I want
>> to
>> > get the latest updates (ie using the Debian Update Manager), it hangs
>> with
>> > the processor flatlining. I've tried updating the sources, but that has
>> the
>> > same effect. I've tried deleting the sources.list file and recreating
>> it,
>> > using different mirrors, but I have the same result.
>>
>> > Can anyone suggest the cause and what to do about it? I obviously can't
>> > delete and reinstall the UpdateManager/apt-get.
>>
>> This looks a bit like:
>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565462
>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=619295
>> and
>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=630550
>>
>> And suggests to me that this package isn't well maintained in Debian :(
>>
>> You probably could remove update-manager and still recover if you wanted
>> to as you wouldn't be removing the underlying Debian tools like apt-get
>> that would still let you install packages.
>>
>> What does
>> aptitude update
>> aptitude --simulate dist-upgrade
>> from a terminal give you?
>> (as root so either prepend sudo or become root first)
>>
>> What version of update-manager do you have installed?
>> dpkg -l update-manager
>> will tell you.
>>
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