Re: mintupdate problems, was: Linux Mint 17 synoptic update manager

2016-12-18 Thread Michael
on my mint system the mint update manager is 'software manager' under the menu button while synaptic is the 'package manager'. On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 3:15 PM, wrote: > Thank you, Tom, for your very thorough response. > Now, if my aging mind can manage to sort through it

Re: mintupdate problems, was: Linux Mint 17 synoptic update manager

2016-12-18 Thread joe
Thank you, Tom, for your very thorough response. Now, if my aging mind can manage to sort through it all, I believe you probably have provided valuable assistance. Joe > [endnotes follow .sig] > > Josef Lowder[1] >> Every time I open the Synaptic update manager, > > Actually, no ... > >> Here

mintupdate problems, was: Linux Mint 17 synoptic update manager

2016-12-16 Thread Tom Roche
[endnotes follow .sig] Josef Lowder[1] > Every time I open the Synaptic update manager, Actually, no ... > Here are three successive screen shots of this problem: > From Nov 18: http://www.upquick.com/temp/updatemanager1.jpg That screenshot shows 3 problems, only one of which you discuss in

Re: Linux Mint 17 synoptic update manager

2016-12-15 Thread joe
In mid-November, I first posted a question about the subject problem, and the problem remains unresolved. Below is a copy of a follow-up question I posted Dec 1. Every time I open the Synaptic update manager, the problem has gotten worse, to the point that now the upper frame is completely closed

Re: Linux Mint 17 synoptic update manager

2016-12-01 Thread joe
Larry Lauer wrote: > Could have a look at > https://www.unixmen.com/quick-tip-fix-gpg-error-badsig-linux-mint-ubuntu/ Thanks Larry. I had found and already done all the steps described in the unixmen article ... and that did help to resolve most of the problems that I had reported. However, the