Many, many, many thanks!! It worked. I do apologize for checking the security box: I thought it was a security problem because I couldn't get the security updates installed, even though I followed all the instructions given to fix it, repeatedly, over the course of several days -- unfortunately the instructions didn't mention I needed to add "sudo" at the beginning. Anyway, it worked.
I am a 65-year-old grandmother with no formal training at all in computers although I've managed to figure out how to use them over the last 17 years. but I love Ubuntu and really appreciate your very kind assistance. Best wishes to you Le 28/02/2017 à 22:19, Steve Beattie a écrit : > Also, in order to run apt-get update, you will need to have > administrative privileges, usually gained through the sudo command, like > so: > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get upgrade > > This should prompt you for your password, if your account is considered > to be an admin on this system. > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1668451 Title: update manager reports system of packages is broken Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I tried using the terminal for "apt-get" but none of the commands works -- I keep getting a message that I need "superadministrator" permissions ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-63.84-generic 4.4.44 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-63-generic i686 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Tue Feb 28 01:24:57 2017 DistUpgraded: 2016-04-26 00:52:22,634 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:29c2] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [103c:2a6f] InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-18 (437 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422) MachineType: HP-Pavilion FK484AV-ABA m9400t ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic root=UUID=15cff27c-2c62-4856-8f12-9cff492af8d2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-25 (308 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/23/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 5.32 dmi.board.name: Benicia dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION dmi.board.version: 1.01 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.32:bd10/23/2008:svnHP-Pavilion:pnFK484AV-ABAm9400t:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnBenicia:rvr1.01:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: FK484AV-ABA m9400t dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1~ubuntu16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Feb 27 22:55:34 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input USB OPTICAL MOUSE MOUSE, id 8 input USB USB Keykoard KEYBOARD, id 9 input USB USB Keykoard KEYBOARD, id 10 xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 9894 vendor HWP xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1668451/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp