I just bought a new laptop which came with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I had read a little about Ubuntu in school and was excited to try it out, but I soon found that my previous knowledge was highly wanting. At first I had no problems, but when I tried installing an antivirus, I found that … Read more
My last update failed, so I need to do a partial upgrade, but every time I try, an alert comes up saying cannot update precise to oneiric The only option is close, and then the update is cancelled. Help? Answer Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot means it’s Ubuntu 11.10 which was released in October 13, 2011 and … Read more
It’s difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, visit the help center. Closed 9 years ago. Ubuntu 11.10 x64 Kernel 3.0.0-14-generic Intel Core 2 … Read more
I tried to update from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 using the update-manager. But the upgrade process stopped midway due to insufficient disk space. I cleared up enough space, and tried to resume by sudo update-manager -d But the update manager doesn’t show the upgrade to ubuntu 14.04 option anymore. I tried the following sudo apt-get … Read more
I started the process of upgrading from 14.04 to 15.10. after about an hour of the update doing its thing, a window came up that asked if I wanted to replace a gnome file. my intent was to agree, but the whole system was locked. pointer wouldn’t move, no keyboard commands worked, nothing. so with … Read more
In Ubuntu 10.10 I installed digiKam: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:philip5/extra sudo apt-add-repository ppa:philip5/kubuntu-backports sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install digikam2 kipi-plugins2 When running the Update Manager, I am informed: Not all updates can be installed Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible This can be caused by: * A … Read more
I have a problem with the upgrading…. When i write sudo dpkg –configure -a , this is what happens… : dependency problems prevent configuration of libnih-dbus1: libnih-dbus1 depends on libnih1 (= 1.0.3-4ubuntu9); however: Version of libnih1 on system is 1.0.3-4ubuntu2. libnih-dbus1 depends on libc6 (>= 2.3.4); however: Package libc6 is not installed. dpkg: error processing … Read more
I want to continue to use Unity-2d which I have setup on my 12.04 install…but some of the new 12.10 features I would like to use. new Disk utility with auto mount settings built in easier printer setup unity webapps and more new updates will i lose unity 2d when I run the upgrade (from … Read more
I am using 12.04.1 x86_64 on my system. This is fresh clean install. Every time I check for updates using “Updates Available” menu-item I get the partial upgrade option. What does this mean? Just want to confirm on what version would my system be upgraded to. I haven’t heard anything like 12.04.2 so I am … Read more
Sometimes when I am running a development version of Ubuntu, the Software Updater will tell me that a partial upgrade is needed when I check for updates. What is a partial upgrade, and why are they necessary? Sometimes users run into problems when doing them, so when should I run a partial upgrade, if ever? … Read more
