Update problem x suspicious update x no password = v dodgy!

[overfiend]

I think I'm barking up completely the wrong tree. But I thought I'd verify that just incase.

This morning I was told there was a security update & bug fix. The bug fix was to update the repositories, and the security update was to the kernel. When I asked to install them, it downloaded the packages ok, but hung on the generic linux header one, finally terminating with the message "installation was abandoned as 1 transaction hung" (or similar)

Since installing 10.04, I have very rarely been asked by the system for a password to install updates. In fact most updates I can install with no password required. Is this a new feature of 10.04, or is there a problem with my install?

Anyhow, having recently read the story about Fedora having their repository servers hacked, the combination of kernel & repository update + problem installing + no password needed rang out alarm bells to me.

Can someone please tell me that I'm just being paranoid Cheers

[GreyGeek]

Re: Update problem x suspicious update x no password = v dodgy!

I accepted the update this morning, but I didn't let KNM handle it. I closed KNM and opened a Konsole and issued
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

The update when without a hitch.

I would do the same in your case, but in this order:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install
(or sudo dpkg --configure -a)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

repeat the 1st and second steps repeatedly until no errors are encountered.