[Solved] kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

[beckfield]

For the past couple of weeks, kPackageKit has been showing available updates, and appears to go through the process of downloading and installing them, but it continues to show the same available updates. Is there a known problem? Is kPackageKit broken? It is currently showing 17 available updates, including several files having to do with libxml.

[dibl]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

To update your system, open the Konsole and:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

take note of any errors and post back anything that is not obvious to you.

[beckfield]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

The entire output of the dist-upgrade command:

ken@system:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package dcp1000lpr needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

The dcp1000lpr is a driver for my Brother laser printer. It's quite possible that the problem with updates began with this installation, though I can't swear to it. I tried "sudo apt-get remove dcp1000lpr." It appeared to succeed, but then it repeated the "...needs to be reinstalled..." message.

Any ideas?

[dibl]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

Yes, I've had that same problem, unfortunately, with a Canon printer driver. The printer driver (or the un-purged remains thereof) is blocking the update process.

Try

sudo apt-get remove --purge dcp1000lpr

Then run

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

If the dist-upgrade process runs to completion, then your system will be fully updated, and you can reinstall the printer driver. Once installed, it will resume blocking package updates. Next time you want to run updates ... rinse and repeat.

There really isn't a happy ending to this story, unless you are able to find an updated .deb package for your printer driver.

I don't know whether it would be (a) technically feasible, or (b) worth your time and effort to wrap the Windows XP driver for that printer in ndiswrapper. I offer this merely for your consideration: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=17719

[beckfield]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

Try

sudo apt-get remove --purge dcp1000lpr

Then run

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Thanks. Unfortunately, this didn't work. It continues to report that the package needs to be reinstalled. Now there are 37 updates waiting to be installed.

I have a request in to Brother for help with this. Unfortunately, the last response from them was that they don't provide a Linux driver for this printer. I informed him/her that the driver I'm trying to install was downloaded from the Brother website. Waiting to hear their response to that.

I don't know whether it would be (a) technically feasible, or (b) worth your time and effort to wrap the Windows XP driver for that printer in ndiswrapper. I offer this merely for your consideration: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=17719

Not within my expertise. Anyway, thanks for the help. If I get a solution that might help others, I'll post it here.

[slush1000]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

If you have not already, see post #14 here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1064526&page=2

Just change the 'gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status' to 'kdesudo kate /var/lib/dpkg/status'

[beckfield]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

If you have not already, see post #14 here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1064526&page=2

Just change the 'gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status' to 'kdesudo kate /var/lib/dpkg/status'

That did it. Updates are now succeeding. Thanks!

[Snowhog]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

I'm glad that an appropriate answer was provided that resolved your issue, but may I ask why you posted here, in Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, when, according to your signature line, "My system is Kubuntu 10.04"? If true, this should have been posted under 10.04, and I'll happily move this entire thread there if that is the case.

[beckfield]

Re: kPackageKit shows updates, but won't install them

I'm glad that an appropriate answer was provided that resolved your issue, but may I ask why you posted here, in Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, when, according to your signature line, "My system is Kubuntu 10.04"? If true, this should have been posted under 10.04, and I'll happily move this entire thread there if that is the case.

Sorry, just an outdated signature. I've changed it.