Evan, There is no red dot with a minus sign on it that says please report the bug and doesn't allow me to install any other package anymore is what I meant when I said the error is not critical. (I'm using this as an excuse to blunder my way through it all - cos I am new to ubuntu. So pl. endure my mistakes) I still get an error saying pycurl is not available in python. Is that due to some difference in the versions of python I have on my system? I think I have 2.6 version of python, although it says it is compiling UTF8 from 2.6.5.
When I ran apport as you suggested, it clearly stated that I have run out of disk space. Will keep in mind about the Ubuntu software centre link. thanks, Priya -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008786 Title: update-manager crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1008786/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs