update problems big time

[madhatter]

Here are two screw shots...Well I thought I was going to post some screw shots...keeps telling png and jpg are invaiid file name...This Ultimate Edition 3.5 32bit is acting nuts...

[madhatter]

Hello...I posted the screen shots and edited my first post...My desk top is a Gateway GT5408 32 Bit with a 300GB Hard Drive and 2GB Ram...Later

[Micro]

Lets start here, open synaptic package manager and navigate to settings->repositories->updates. Verify that "notify me of a new Ubuntu version" is set to "for long-term support versions." Then close, Reload, and Mark All Uprades and post back what you get next...

[madhatter]

that didn't take long...would not let me open it...here's a screenshot of the error message

[BBOSAK2143]

Open terminal type sudo dpkg --configure -a. type password. Let it roll to fix. Next follow Micro's instructions. Apologize for not being a genius on the repo's! Also am a bit sluggish of late, wheels in my brain just not moving so fast! Updates for my OS have been a hassle of late and very used to the command I listed! So much for updates fixing this fancy updater program I installed!!!! Guess not every program is a jewel! Anyway hope this gets you back rolling good. Please let us know and if not am sure one of us will get you going good again!

[madhatter]

Unknown error...???

[Micro]

Well lets get right into it then. Please post your /etc/apt/sources.list so we can determine where the duplicates are and remove them. This visual will be better than what the update manager gave you. You can easily just open your file manager as root by opening terminal and sudo -s, enter root password, then type your fav file manager like nautilus, then enter. Now navigate to location above starting from filesystem and open the sources.list with gedit, pluma, or whatever text editor you have. Then post a screenshot so we can examine. Please not that if you just type apt-get update -f in terminal, it should list where the issues lie after it's finished configuring the package list. Prob the easiest way to point out the issues, but you'll have to edit the sources.list anyways. And most likely this is due to the software center im willing to bet. And one of the main reason I remove the software center right off the bat. Not to mention the outdated software it has then if you pick from synaptic.

[pam]

madhatter try this:

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sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf

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sudo apt-get update

...hope this helps.

[madhatter]

pam....thank you for your assistance......it work like a charm...next is to figure out the crash report that keeps popping its ugly head up...it was happening so much I hit the ignore option...now I have to figure
out how to get it back so I can provide a screen shot...Again, thank you !!!

[pam]

disable apport:
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