Re: Synaptic options will not tick
Putting this back on list where it ought to be.
On Thursday 09 June 2011 12:52:41 Mark Panen wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 June 2011 10:53:41 Mark Panen wrote:
> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Thursday 09 June 2011 10:01:00 Lisi wrote:
> >> >> On Thursday 09 June 2011 09:35:16 Mark Panen wrote:
> >> >> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > > I've done it again - twice. I clearly need some dark black
> >> >> > > coffee to wake me up. :-(
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > So sorry, Mark.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > On Thursday 09 June 2011 08:07:16 Lisi wrote:
> >> >> > >> From:
> >> >> > >> Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
> >> >> > >> To:
> >> >> > >> mark.panen@gmail.com
> >> >> > >> Date:
> >> >> > >> Today 08:07:16
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> On Thursday 09 June 2011 03:20:32 Mark Panen wrote:
> >> >> > >> > I have done a fresh install of 6.0.0 KDE amd64, i added the
> >> >> > >> > 6.0.1a DVD but synaptic nor aptitude will not update, how do i
> >> >> > >> > update from the 6.0.1 a DVD?
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> Have you tried apt-get dist-upgrade? (If you have already
> >> >> > >> answered this and I have forgotten your answer, I aplologise.)
> >> >> > >> If not, try it. It could solve your problem.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> If that doesn't work, try installing again from 6.0.1a. rather
> >> >> > >> than 6.0.0. I think that we may have found the root of your
> >> >> > >> problem. There were problems with 6.0.0, which is why 6.0.1 was
> >> >> > >> released so soon after the release of 6 itself. There may be no
> >> >> > >> upgrades for it. I would, however, have expected 6.0.0 to
> >> >> > >> upgrade to 6.0.1a.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> :-/
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> If installing from 6.0.1a doesn't solve the problem, try 6.0.1
> >> >> > >> itself. And if that doesn't work, feel free to howl with
> >> >> > >> frustration. :-(
> >> >> >
> >> >> > now i don't know what's up:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > cat /etc/debian_version
> >> >> > 6.0.1
> >> >>
> >> >> You obviously have successfully upgraded at some point! That leaves
> >> >> rather few potential explanations other than that you are now fully
> >> >> upgraded.
> >> >>
> >> >> Could you run apt-get update followed by apt-get dist-upgrade and
> >> >> post what you get? Also it is worth posting the present state of
> >> >> your /etc/network/interfaces file. That just _might_ give us some
> >> >> clues!
> >> >
> >> > While updating one of my other machines, I got the following result:
> >> >
> >> > <quote>
> >> > Current status: 854 new [+424].
> >> > root@Junior:/home/lisi# aptitude full-upgrade
> >> > No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
> >> > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
> >> > upgraded. Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be
> >> > used. </quote>
> >> >
> >> > Is this what you are seeing? In this case it meant that there were
> >> > 854 new packages to add to the database (I had just added four extra
> >> > repositories to my sources.list) but there were no upgrades needed.
> >> >
> >> > Lisi
> >>
> >> i used to see 560 new when i had my 6.0.1a dvd added, now i see
> >> nothing and the same as you for safe-upgrade, maybe i am updated but i
> >> doubt it.
> >
> > You say you used safe-upgrade. Have you tried dist-upgrade?? That is
> > what I have used above. It really is worth a try, as I suggested. (Tom
> > pointed out to us that aptitude full-upgrade, which is what I have
> > actually used above, is the equivalent of apt-get dist-upgrade.)
> >
> > And at the risk of seeming even more repetitious:
> > Could you run apt-get update followed by apt-get dist-upgrade and post
> > what you get? Also it is worth posting the present state of
> > your /etc/network/interfaces file. That just _might_ give us some clues!
> >
> > Lisi
>
> yes i have tried them all, everyone.
I'm sorry Mark, but without the information that I have asked for, several
times now, I really can't help you. And I fear that no-one else will be able
to either.
If you change your mind and are prepared to give the information, then I'll
see whether there is anything else I can do.
Lisi
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