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Installed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - Then it died on first set of updates

  Date: Dec 17    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 460
  

Installed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS; (I actually like it much more then 6.10. I
may NOT add KDE on top of it!)

1. Then it died on first set of updates (128 packs) at package
"Evolution_2.22.3.2-...". The process just stop there, like it failed
to unpack. Ubuntu is screwed up now. Must re-install. Have you guys
hit this problem before?

2. "NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200"; I get a notice that there is a
proprietary DRIVER available. When I install, it worked great until my
second reboot, then Ubuntu looses all driver info and wants a manual
setup. Had the same problem with Kubuntu. My solution then was to
simply NOT install the driver. Is there a better solution?

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3 Answers Found

 
Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 17    

No, but 128 updates is a lot. I wonder if some of them required a
reboot (e.g., kernel update(s) (I haven't been keeping track)) prior
to doing anything else?

 
Answer #2    Answered On: Dec 17    

I was open in detail mode witch is why I know was package it died on,
but the process just stopped. It gave me NO message to reboot or
anything. While it sat there, I could still do other things like surf
or play games while waiting.

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Dec 17    

I'm not sure what "detail mode" is, but I've found that it's good to have
the changes applied in a terminal window. It's an option under
Settings-Preferences in Synaptic: "Apply changes in a terminal window". I
think it carries over to update manager, thought it might be an option there
too. Often there are prompts to continue or choose from alternatives. In the
terminal it is immediately obvious but otherwise might appear to stall
indefinitely while awaiting those keystrokes.

 




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