SOLVED - Blocked updates revisited

[Oceanwatcher]

For some time now, the blocked updates consists of linux kernel, flash and a couple of other things. Is there a way to resolve the problems and get it installed?

BTW - I am talking about a recommended way of resolving it, not forcing it via a hack or something like that. I want to stay with the recommendations of the devs and package maintainers.

[flarson]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

I have not had a blocked package for at least a week, probably 2. Is your apt system updating?

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

I think so. But I am doing an apt-get update now to check. Will let you know what happens.

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

Here is the result. I got some errors at the end that I need help to understand:

Hit [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-security Release.gpg                     
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Hit [url]http://archive.canonical.com[/url] jaunty Release.gpg                        
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Get:1 [url]http://ppa.launchpad.net[/url] jaunty Release.gpg [307B]                      
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Hit [url]http://packages.medibuntu.org[/url] jaunty Release.gpg                        
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Get:2 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty Release.gpg [189B]                    
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Hit [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-updates Release.gpg                    
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Ign [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US            
Get:3 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty Release [74.6kB]                     
Hit [url]http://packages.medibuntu.org[/url] jaunty Release                          
Ign [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_US            
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Hit [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-security Release                       
Hit [url]http://archive.canonical.com[/url] jaunty Release                          
Get:4 [url]http://ppa.launchpad.net[/url] jaunty Release [52.9kB]                       
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Hit [url]http://packages.medibuntu.org[/url] jaunty/free Packages                       
Hit [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-security/main Packages                    
Ign [url]http://archive.canonical.com[/url] jaunty/partner Packages                      
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Hit [url]http://packages.medibuntu.org[/url] jaunty/non-free Packages                     
Hit [url]http://archive.canonical.com[/url] jaunty/partner Packages                      
Hit [url]http://ppa.launchpad.net[/url] jaunty/main Packages                         
Hit [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-updates Release                      
Get:5 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/main Packages [1251kB]                  
Hit [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-security/restricted Packages                 
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Get:6 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/main Packages [1251kB]                  
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Get:10 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/universe Packages [4760kB]               
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Get:15 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/multiverse Packages [199kB]               
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Ign [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/multiverse Sources
Hit [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-updates/main Packages
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Hit [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-updates/main Sources
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Get:17 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/universe Sources [3041kB]
Get:18 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/universe Sources [3041kB]
Get:19 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/universe Sources [3041kB]
80% [19 Sources gzip 0] [Connecting to br.archive.ubuntu.com (200.17.202.1)]  482B/s 1h 25min 47s
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
Err [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/universe Sources
 Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Get:20 [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/multiverse Sources [132kB]
Ign [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/multiverse Sources
Err [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty/multiverse Sources
 404 Not Found [IP: 200.17.202.1 80]
Fetched 4134kB in 36min 46s (1874B/s)
W: GPG error: [url]http://ppa.launchpad.net[/url] jaunty Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A47958D42B7E03A7
W: Failed to fetch [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/universe/source/Sources.gz[/url] Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)

W: Failed to fetch [url]http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/multiverse/source/Sources[/url] 404 Not Found [IP: 200.17.202.1 80]

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Maybe there is a problem in the Brazilian mirror? Should I change to another mirror?

[gutty96]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

Try removing and reinstalling the package. Worked for me with Flash.

[flarson]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

It does look like a problem with the mirror, but often such things are very temporary, possibly based on the traffic at the moment. I think I would comment the ppa line so you do not have to contend with it until you get the basic system updating. Then I would try to update a few more times to see if it works. Knowledge of use patterns for the network or server might be useful here.

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

ppa line?

Tried a Google on it and got something about hindu business etc :-)

What is it and what do I do?

[flarson]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

In the errors among the failed to retrieve was

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A47958D42B7E03A7

You have an entry in your sources (either /etc/apt/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xxx) that refers to http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty and you do not have the GPG key installed for it. You should comment it in the file or you can probably disable it in Kpackagekit, or whatever you use.

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

Ok. I have changed to the main source instead of the Brazilian and the problems are gone except for the one that do not have a GPG key. I do not know how to set that in the file (could not find anywhere to set it in KpackageKit - maybe they should add an option when you edit sources there), but as long as it do not make any trouble, I do not mind the error message.

But I still have these packages that are held back. It is the same ones in both KpackageKit and apt-get. At least they agree on this :-)

Also, while I am at it - do I have to do anything special to upgrade to the RC version, or is it enough just to follow all the updates? Is there a way to clean out the files that do not belong there anymore?

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

Seems like this is a bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ja...it/+bug/343124

Some people say that it is possible to use Synaptic to fix it (if I install Synaptic, will it conflict with something else? Will it require a ton of other things?) or you can do a dist-upgrade or something like that.

So first of all - what is a dist-upgrade?

Edit: Finally managed to find something on my own

I am doing a dist upgrade now using

sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade

and it seems to take care of all the held back packages. Easy enough when you know what to look for. This is always the problem when there is something you do not know. You even do not know what to ask for...

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

Done. And nothing more to upgrade No held back. So the solution is simply to do a dist-upgrade.

[dochawk]

Re: SOLVED - Blocked updates revisited

If it's an upstream glitch, see above.

If a package was set to "hold," use aptitude or dselect. Use / to search for the package name, which will show something like "hi" or "=i" at the left of the screen, rather than "ii". use "+" to set it to regular install and update.

If you're caught in the must-but-can't-reinstall dance, you may have no choice but to play with fire.

dpkg -r --force-remove-reinstreq packagename

is supposed to remove such packages, and usually does.

When that fails, edit /var/lib/dpkg/status and change the package status to "uninstalled"--after which, it's probably a good idea to install, uninstall, reinstall (assuming that .deb is available--sometimes, it's being missing is tied into this problem).

hawk, who learned this stuff running debian "unstable" before "testing" was created [and who just dated himself]

[ap.novais.vale@hotmail.co]

Re: Blocked updates revisited

Thank you. I have 4 security packages held from 4 or 5 days.
It works for.
8)

Seems like this is a bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ja...it/+bug/343124

Some people say that it is possible to use Synaptic to fix it (if I install Synaptic, will it conflict with something else? Will it require a ton of other things?) or you can do a dist-upgrade or something like that.

So first of all - what is a dist-upgrade?

Edit: Finally managed to find something on my own

I am doing a dist upgrade now using

sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade

and it seems to take care of all the held back packages. Easy enough when you know what to look for. This is always the problem when there is something you do not know. You even do not know what to ask for...

[Oceanwatcher]

Re: SOLVED - Blocked updates revisited

Happy to hear that!

[Teunis]

Re: SOLVED - Blocked updates revisited

This computer was for some 10 days used without internet access and there were 70 updates of which 4 were 'held back'.
Only after using Adept I could actually update them.