Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread David Rysdam
Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@hackerposse.com writes: Can you run apt-get install -f 21 | tee apt-errors.log OT, but why not just: apt-get install apt-errors.log 21 ? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Jeffry Smith
The -f flag tells apt to try and fix errors. I run Debian. Sometimes either apt-get -f install works. Also, running dpkg --configure -a (which tells dpkg to try configure all the partially installed packages) will unbork it. Without seeing the exact error, I also can't give you better

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread David Rysdam
Jeffry Smith jsm...@alum.mit.edu writes: Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@hackerposse.com writes: Can you run apt-get install -f 21 | tee apt-errors.log OT, but why not just: apt-get install apt-errors.log 21 The -f flag tells apt to try and fix errors. I left the -f out accidentally. I

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Bruce Labitt
Thanks. Will try tomorrow. Bruce Please excuse any typos, sent by my iPhone. On May 10, 2015, at 22:04, Jeffry Smith jsm...@alum.mit.edu wrote: Run ls /dev/sd* before after inserting stick. Then point /dev/sdnew disk Will show up in /media Jeff On May 10, 2015 9:42 PM, Bruce

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Jeffry Smith
The tee means the output goes to both file and screen. Either should work for getting the log file. Jeff On May 10, 2015 9:50 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: Jeffry Smith jsm...@alum.mit.edu writes: Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@hackerposse.com writes: Can you run apt-get install

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Brian St. Pierre
On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Bruce Labitt bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net wrote: There is some sort of directory issue, which generates an error message if I attempt to apt-get remove octave3.2-info. I think, if I can remove or delete this file (and remove references to it) perhaps the rest

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 05/10/2015 03:26 PM, David Rysdam wrote: Bruce Labitt bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net writes: Any suggestions? apt-get -f install returns the error message. apt-get remove returns the same error. Looking for a few ideas. I'll try to use some of them tonight to attempt a fix. Got to visit

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Bruce Labitt
Ok. Seemed to have lost the ability to log into x. I can login. I ran the command and it created the log file. How do you mount a usb stick when you don't know its name? Then I can copy the file. It's getting to the point of removing the drive, copying /home and doing a new installation.

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Mark Komarinski
On May 10, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Bruce Labitt bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net wrote: […] There is some sort of directory issue, which generates an error message if I attempt to apt-get remove octave3.2-info. I think, if I can remove or delete this file (and remove references to it) perhaps the

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Jeffry Smith
On May 10, 2015 9:17 PM, Jeffry Smith jsm...@alum.mit.edu wrote: The -f flag tells apt to try and fix errors. I run Debian. Sometimes either apt-get -f install works. Also, running dpkg --configure -a (which tells dpkg to try configure all the partially installed packages) will SOMETIMES

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Jeffry Smith
Run ls /dev/sd* before after inserting stick. Then point /dev/sdnew disk Will show up in /media Jeff On May 10, 2015 9:42 PM, Bruce Labitt bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net wrote: Ok. Seemed to have lost the ability to log into x. I can login. I ran the command and it created the log file.

Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread Bruce Labitt
Been quiet on the list. Upgrade from Ubuntu 14.10 to 15.04. Apt seems to be hung up with removing a single file - which is old and not needed. But because of this the upgrade is severely screwed up. Not sure if it will boot again properly. I just downloaded an 15.04 iso to burn to a

Re: Need some suggestions on a borked upgrade

2015-05-10 Thread David Rysdam
Bruce Labitt bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net writes: Any suggestions? apt-get -f install returns the error message. apt-get remove returns the same error. Looking for a few ideas. I'll try to use some of them tonight to attempt a fix. Got to visit Mom now... I'm always a nuke it from orbit