I actually think one of them is supposed to be sudo apt install —fix-missing
Happy to hear sudo apt —fix-broken install cleared you up. Respectfully, Joshua T. Sieber > On Jan 18, 2019, at 7:28 AM, <sci...@vex.net> <sci...@vex.net> wrote: > > Many thanks for your sugggestions. See pastebin: https://pastebin.com/u8nDyUSP > > sudo apt —fix-broken install > This command didn’t work. > sudo apt install —fix-broken > This command did, and suggested to remove packages that I > later tried to remove using apt. This succeeded, and: > apt install -f > didn’t do much. > > The weird package problems I have been having have not been fixed, and the > the suggested packages with apt install –fix-broken were not the same ones > that were “blocked from update.” > > Paul > > > From: ubuntu-studio-users <ubuntu-studio-users-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com> On > Behalf Of webmas...@jtbadn.com > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 2:24 AM > To: Ubuntu Studio Users <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed > > Paul, > > OK it looks like because of some dependencies that haven’t been met > there are some programs that need to be there in order to continue. > > Try these; > > sudo apt —fix-broken install > sudo apt install —fix-broken > apt install -f > > > > Respectfully, > > Joshua T. Sieber > > > On Jan 17, 2019, at 12:30 AM, <sci...@vex.net> <sci...@vex.net> wrote: > > I have tried this, and I keep getting reminded about the blocked updates, and > the refusal to upgrade to the latest version. > > Here is my latest effort: > > Script started on Wed 16 Jan 2019 08:36:02 PM EST > paul@rivendell $ sudo apt update > [sudo] password for paul: > paul@rivendell $ sudo apt update -y > [sudo] password for paul: > [Working] Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial > InRelease > [Waiting for headers] [Connecting to ppa.launchpad.net (91.189.95.83) [1 > InRelease gpgv 11.5 kB] [Waiting for headers] [Connecting to ppa.launchpa > 0% [Waiting for headers] [Waiting for > headers] Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease > 0% [Waiting for headers] 0% [2 InRelease gpgv 247 kB] [Waiting for headers] > [Waiting for headers] Hit:3 > http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customizer/ubuntu xenial > InRelease 0% [2 InRelease gpgv 247 kB] [Waiting for 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Done > Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 0%Building > dependency tree... 1%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency > tree... 50%Building dependency tree > Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... 0%Reading state > information... Done > 3 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them. > paul@rivendell $ apt list --upgradable > Listing... 0%Listing... 0%Listing... 1%Listing... Done > python-laditools/xenial,xenial 1.1.0-2 all [upgradable from: 1.0.1-2] > python-oauthlib/xenial,xenial 1.0.3-1 all [upgradable from: 0.6.1-1] > python-openssl/xenial-updates,xenial-updates,xenial-security,xenial-security > 0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 amd64 [upgradable from: 0.13-2ubuntu6] > paul@rivendell $ sudo apt upgrade -y > Reading package lists... 0%Reading package lists... 100%Reading package > lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 0%Building > dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... 0%Reading state > information... Done > Calculating upgrade... 0%Calculating upgrade... 10%Calculating upgrade... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > The following information may help resolve the situation: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > python-enum : Conflicts: python-enum34 but 1.1.2-1 is to be installed > E: Broken packages > paul@rivendell $ sudo dist-upgrade -y > sudo: dist-upgrade: command not found > paul@rivendell $ sudo dist-upgrade -y > Reading package lists... 0%Reading package lists... 100%Reading package > lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 0%Building > dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... 0%Reading state > information... Done > Calculating upgrade... 0%Calculating upgrade... 10%Calculating upgrade... Done > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > required: > python-blinker python-cffi-backend python-ipaddress python-jwt > Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. > The following packages have been kept back: > python-laditools python-oauthlib python-openssl > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. > paul@rivendell $ sudo do-release-upgrade > Checking for a new Ubuntu release > Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading. > paul@rivendell $ exit > > Script done on Wed 16 Jan 2019 08:38:20 PM EST > > From: ubuntu-studio-users <ubuntu-studio-users-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com> On > Behalf Of webmas...@jtbadn.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 9:11 AM > To: Ubuntu Studio Users <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed > > Heya Paul, > > It sounds like there were some upgrades that hadn’t been processed yet. > > sudo apt update > sudo apt upgrade -y > sudo dist-upgrade -y > > At the run those command you should be able to do the > > sudo do-release-upgrade > > Best of luck to you! > > Respectfully, > > Joshua T. Sieber > > > On Jan 16, 2019, at 7:43 AM, <sci...@vex.net> <sci...@vex.net> wrote: > > I have tried the command “sudo do-release-upgrade", and it wanted me to do an > upgrade first. I did one through the software updater. After an initial > upgrade, it reported “all packages are up to date.” > > Do-release-upgrade still wanted me to update my packages first. With the > package updater, I got the names of three packages that were “blocked from > update”. > > On the > > > command line, this is what I got when I tried to remove the “blocked” > packages: > > Script started on Wed 16 Jan 2019 07:00:48 AM EST > paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ sudo do-release-upgrade > [sudo] password for paul: > Checking for a new Ubuntu release > Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading. > paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ apt-get remove python-laditools-1.1.. > E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: > Permission denied) > E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), > are you root? > paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ apt-get remove python-laditools-1.1.0-2 > Reading package lists... 0% > Reading package lists... 100% > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0% > Building dependency tree... 0% > Building dependency tree... 50% > Building dependency tree... 50% > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... 0% > Reading state information... 0% > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package python-laditools-1.1.0-2 > E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'python-laditools-1.1.0-2' > E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'python-laditools-1.1.0-2' > paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ apt remove python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1 > Reading package lists... 0% > Reading package lists... 100% > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0% > Building dependency tree... 0% > Building dependency tree... 50% > Building dependency tree... 50% > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... 0% > Reading state information... 0% > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1 > E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1 > E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1 > paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ sudo apt remove > python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 > Reading package lists... 0% > Reading package lists... 100% > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... 0% > Building dependency tree... 0% > Building dependency tree... 50% > Building dependency tree... 50% > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... 0% > Reading state information... 0% > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 > E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 > E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 > paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ exit > > Script done on Wed 16 Jan 2019 07:06:30 AM EST > > This is all I have. Let me know if this helps. > > Paul > > From: ubuntu-studio-users <ubuntu-studio-users-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com> On > Behalf Of Ross Gammon > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 2:41 PM > To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed > > Hi Paul, > > There are some instructions for upgrading from 16.04 & 17.10 to 18.04 here > (which seems to be what you have done): > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes#Upgrading_from_Ubuntu_16.04_LTS_or_17.10 > > As you have hit errors, it might be better to follow the Ubuntu Server update > instructions and do a "sudo do-release-upgrade" on the command line. Then it > might be easier to copy and paste any error messages on an email to the list. > > There are places you can retrieve the apt logs, but you probably won't need > to if the error is obvious to us here. > > Regards, > > Ross > > On 14/01/2019 11:58, sci...@vex.net wrote: > Hi, > > I am using Ubuntu Studio 16.04.xx, and I noticed that I was offered, through > the “software updater”, an opportunity to upgrade to the next LTS version. I > cliked the button that said “Update …”, and all the window does is disappear, > with no further response. I have tried this several times. > > I have had what I call minor problems with the software updater in the past, > where it would say that update has failed for some unknown reason, I > dutifully click “send report”, but in fact, the system was updated, but for a > few Python packages which look old, and “blocked” from update. > > It appears as if the “minor” problems may be causing update to fail. I cannot > find any system log that tells me what crashed, although I managed to read > one of my reports that Software Updater would send, and I remember seeing a > message that apt had crashed (I recall it was apt and not aptd). I did not > see information there that gave a reason. > > Paul King > > > > > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
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