update broken?!!! :O:O [SOLVED]

[lindaonline15]

wow... after so many problems with oneiric, now my updates do not work!!

apt-get install update
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree    
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package update

I cant even find the GUI of Update in K menu anymore!!

[SteveRiley]

Re: update broken?!!! :O:O

It appears you're mixing commands. The command you've typed says, "Hello, computer, please install the package called update for me." Since no such package exists, the computer tells you that it can't do that.

First, you need to update your computer's list of packages with this command:

sudo apt-get update

After that, you can upgrade existing packages using either of these:

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

To understand the difference, run the following command to see the documentation:

man apt-get

[lindaonline15]

Re: update broken?!!! :O:O

It appears you're mixing commands. The command you've typed says, "Hello, computer, please install the package called update for me." Since no such package exists, the computer tells you that it can't do that.

First, you need to update your computer's list of packages with this command:

sudo apt-get update

After that, you can upgrade existing packages using either of these:

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

To understand the difference, run the following command to see the documentation:

man apt-get

Thanks for the carification Steve... I just remembered I used to do it with 'install', but maybe im getting confused with 'yum' in Redhat... no idea for now
thanks anyways