Specs:
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OS: Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 (LTS) 64bit
PC: ASUS EeePC netbook 1005PR
Mem: 2GB
The problem (in short):
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The update manager returns to the update screen with all the same updates listed after selecting "install updates".
The problem (in detail):
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When selecting the update manager icon from the panel, it starts up and lists a bunch of security updates. When "install updates" is selected it asks for the administrative password. After entering my password a small window appears that states "reading package information", when this is done the "reading package information" window goes away and nothing else happens. What should happen is that it should install the files listed and then report that the computer is up to date. What happens instead is that the same list of files are shown in the update manager window and we are back at square one.
Things I've tried in order to fix the problem:
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typing from the command prompt:
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
I've also tried rebuilding the /var/cache/apt/archives directory by deleting its contents and repeating sudo apt-get update
I've tried updating using synaptic but it shows that no updates are available which is strange since the update manager seems to think there are updates available.
Questions:
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How can this problem be fixed? Is there anything else that can be done to solve the problem?
Thank you for your time.
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