Good Day,
Been using Ubuntu 5 or so years now. I try to solve my own issues, but this one has not been addressed yet atleast not in Ubuntu 12.04. Who knows, it may be they way I Googled the issue, who knows.
I think this is the correct location for this question, if not, mods please help to move to correct. But my issue is "updates" versus "upgrades". But to some, the term can be interchangable.
Here is my issue. I am running 12.04 Precise A couple weeks ago the update manager opened up. I selected to install updates.
Here were/are the four updates.
Both groups of Two of which "seem" to be the same update. 3k in size and both are a new Kernel and as per the "description of the update" for 2 of 4 say in "Changes for the version" section of update manager:
Installed version: 3.13.0.43.37
Available version: 3.13.0.45.39
Version 3.13.0.45.39:
And the last update
The other 2 of 4 seem to be duplicates also and read. "Mesa Off- screen rendering extension" and read in "Changes for the version" section of update manager: Changes for the versions:
Installed version: 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.7
Available version: 9.2.0~git20131002+9.2.2eb55601-0ubuntu0sarvatt~precise
This update does not come from a source that supports changelogs.
Since that day I "tried" to install these 4 updates, now everytime the updats manager opens and closes, this box pops up that says, "NOT ALL UPDATES CAN BE INSTALLED" and goes on to say, "Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible. "This could be caused by:
A previous update that did not complete (but does not tell you which one, fix it or do anything to lead you in a direction to fix it)
Problems with some of the installed software (but does not tell you what software so it can be fixed)
Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
Normal changes of a pre released version of Ubuntu.
Then via buttons, asks me to "Patrial upgrade" or close.
This "Partial upgrade" is another thing that makes me feel uncomfortable. "Upgrade"? Nobody asked for an "upgrade" and what will happen if I press it? The upgrade I think it means is doing something I did not ask and that likely will be "upgrading" to 14.04 which I do not want that. Ubuntu still has not worked the bugs out of 12.04 yet, why do I want new problems?
This dumb box pops up upon opening the update manager and after updates are done and does not allow me to select, install or anything on those updates. They are just sitting there wasting space and annoying me with that error box because it pops up and does not leave your vision until you stop what your reading to exit out of it unlike the update box its self.
1/4 of me wants to "upgrade" to 14.04, but two reasons, defeats the purpose of a LTS release that is still not at EOL yet. And 14.04 is still in Beta 1 and I do not use OS's in Beta, too many issues. I do not "upgrade" atleast until Beta 2 or when EOL happens.
So I would like to fix this issue. Today, I did receive a Kernal update just before typing this. This Kernel (today) was a different Kernel then the two already in the manager and was "selectable" to be installed. However, it did not "seem" to have installed because the system did not ask for a restart and my power button is not/has not turned red indicating a restart needed.
So this is why I don't "think" it actually installed, but the 4 (unselectable) ones still show upin the update manager.
This issue does not go away when I change the servers from U.S. to main except for the two "Mesa Off- screen" updates go away when switching to main but come back after switching back to U.S.
Hwo do I either install these, get rid of these from the manager and or resolve this issue?
The currect kernel I am running is Kernel Linux 3.13.0-43-generic (as per System Monitor)
Thank you in advance for your time.
Bill
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