ashwinipn
December 20th, 2008, 05:22 PM
Hi,
Today, when I tried installing updates, a screen appeared with the message reading:
"Not all updates can be installed.
Run a partial update, to install as many updates as possible.
This can be caused by
A previous upgrade which didn't complete.
Problems with some of the installed software.
Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu.
Normal changes of a pre-release version of Ubuntu."
I also observed that out of five proposed updates today, four were unchecked for the installation. These were:
"linux-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available.
linux-headers-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available.
linux-image-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available.
linux-restricted-modules-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available."
I installed one component and those four came back suggesting for partial upgrade as stated above. When I ran partial upgrade, the synaptic window disappeared.
Now, what questions I have probably is, what would have caused this and how I can install those four unselected ones for the latest kernel image. As far as I can think, all the updates have been installed completely and correctly before. It looks like these four are related to kernel updates, and there are some conflicts created because of either of these three reasons.
1. Problems with some of the installed software.
2. Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu.
3. Normal changes of a pre-release version of Ubuntu.
As for thr first reason, I think probably Virtual Box (2.0.6) Non OSE version might be the cause... I don't know why but that is the one I installed some days before and it loads at boot up unlike other softwares.
For the second reason, yes, I do have unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu, but they probably don't interfere, otherwise previous updates won't have been successful.
I have made changes in usbfs, network interfaces etc. in order to customize those to my needs, to work with guest systems on Virtual Box. Can they be likely causes, don't knw for sure.... but I think, unlikely..
But I don't know which of these reasons would have prevented kernel updates? Can anyone help me with this? Also, once it is figured out and necessary steps are taken to correct, how do I install those updates again which were not selected while the partial upgrade was done as suggested by the package manager.
Thank you very much for any help provided.
Ashwini
Ubuntu Intrepid 64 bit
Today, when I tried installing updates, a screen appeared with the message reading:
"Not all updates can be installed.
Run a partial update, to install as many updates as possible.
This can be caused by
A previous upgrade which didn't complete.
Problems with some of the installed software.
Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu.
Normal changes of a pre-release version of Ubuntu."
I also observed that out of five proposed updates today, four were unchecked for the installation. These were:
"linux-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available.
linux-headers-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available.
linux-image-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available.
linux-restricted-modules-generic
Version 2.6.27.11.14:
* ABI Bump
This package will always depend on the latest complete generic Linux kernel available."
I installed one component and those four came back suggesting for partial upgrade as stated above. When I ran partial upgrade, the synaptic window disappeared.
Now, what questions I have probably is, what would have caused this and how I can install those four unselected ones for the latest kernel image. As far as I can think, all the updates have been installed completely and correctly before. It looks like these four are related to kernel updates, and there are some conflicts created because of either of these three reasons.
1. Problems with some of the installed software.
2. Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu.
3. Normal changes of a pre-release version of Ubuntu.
As for thr first reason, I think probably Virtual Box (2.0.6) Non OSE version might be the cause... I don't know why but that is the one I installed some days before and it loads at boot up unlike other softwares.
For the second reason, yes, I do have unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu, but they probably don't interfere, otherwise previous updates won't have been successful.
I have made changes in usbfs, network interfaces etc. in order to customize those to my needs, to work with guest systems on Virtual Box. Can they be likely causes, don't knw for sure.... but I think, unlikely..
But I don't know which of these reasons would have prevented kernel updates? Can anyone help me with this? Also, once it is figured out and necessary steps are taken to correct, how do I install those updates again which were not selected while the partial upgrade was done as suggested by the package manager.
Thank you very much for any help provided.
Ashwini
Ubuntu Intrepid 64 bit