Internet stops and computer hangs on shut down screen

[sauravbhaumik]

Hello
I have Ubuntu 11.04 on a desktop. Sometimes all of a sudden the internet stops working. Once the internet has stopped, if I try to shut down or restart the computer, it hangs on the shut down screen.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Saurav

[mörgæs]

First of all you should install one of the supported versions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...rsion_timeline

Please write again if you still have the problem after a reinstall.

[sauravbhaumik]

First of all you should install one of the supported versions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...rsion_timeline

Please write again if you still have the problem after a reinstall.

Thanks for your advice.

Let me frankly tell you why I am a bit reluctant to upgrade. The partition in which my Ubuntu is installed is small, and if I have to upgrade to the newest version, the partition will be left with very little space. Besides, I am perfectly happy with my unsupported 11.04, except for the long standing problem of the internet going off (and the computer hanging on the shut down screen after that) twice in a week or so.

Could you tell me an alternative fix?

This gives me an opportunity to ask you a separate question. My older updates (I started from version 9, may be) used too much space, 1 to 2GB for each update, nearly. Can I get rid of some packages or old updates so that I can acquire some free space in my Ubuntu partition?

Thank you very much again.

Best regards,
Saurav

[mörgæs]

An unsupported operative system is a security risk. If (when) a security bug is discovered you will not have a fix for it.

I don't recommend large-scale removing of packages. It's better to avoid unnecessary packages during install, for example using a minimal Lubuntu.

You might free a little space with sudo apt-get clean and sudo apt-get autoclean.