Questions tagged [software-updater]
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Why are some checkboxes in Software Updater disabled?
In Ubuntu 13.04, the Software Updater shows some apps as having updates, but they're non-selectable:
It's not clear why they're greyed out.
On the command line:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree …
Drew Noakes
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Software Updater window not displaying, though open in 13.04
I have a very interesting problem that has just recently developed.
I am routinely getting software updates and I can see the software updater window is available to be displayed on the task bar in unity, but when I click on it I cannot get it to…
jmacwill
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Is there a way to make Software Updater use apt-fast as a backend?
I've been using apt-fast in the command line for some time now and have enjoyed how it speeds upgrades by downloading packages in parallel.
It would be great if Software Updater could also gain the update/upgrade download speed boost from…
Insperatus
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software updater failed to download repository information
When I run software updater it says that it failed to download repository information and to check Internet connectivity.
I have Internet connectivity.
How do I fix this?
editing to add content of sources,list:
sorry I can't figure out how to paste…
bruce
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Software can not be verified warning
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 with KDE. Today, Software update notification indicated security updates containing updates to libfs6, libx11-6, libx11-data, etc.
When proceed with the updates, it asks for my password and then gives a message:
The…
deshmukh
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Ubuntu Software Updater randomly popping up
I don't know why but it randomly pops up sometimes every hour sometimes every 30 minutes with the message "The software is up to date"
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How to take control over update action?
I have message (motd - message of the day) that there's some updates for my server.
Now, if I don't want simply to do what they told me (apt-get update, apt-get upgrade) and to have some control over the further update, what exactly should I do?
By…
Miloš Đakonović
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"The update information is outdated." error in ubuntu 13.04
I use Ubuntu 13.04 32bit in a dell studio 1537. Its been a couple of days, I see a error/warning sign (a red triangle with exclamation sign in it) on the top bar. Clicking on it the message says, "The update information is outdated. This may be…
gunjan parashar
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I can't update, upgrade and remove my app from kubuntu
I have a problem upgrading software. I can't update, upgrade or remove my software.
The notification of update manager signs 46 security packets and 83 other packets
and when I click on it to install them another window comes up and is written:…
DarkCoffee
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Software Updates from terminal without sudo
Software Updates is capable of checking for updates and installing them without asking for a password except for kernel updates.
The same is not true for apt-get in a terminal. If you try to apt-get update without sudo you get an error: Could not…
To Do
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Ubuntu 13.04 can't open software & updates / software sources
I am using MacBook Air Mid 2012 running Single OS which is Ubuntu (Raring Ringtail). Its been a month I'm using Ubuntu and everything works fine, recently i can't open software & updates, when i click it does not shows up/open. When I open Ubuntu…
Andzt
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How is Software updater installing updates without my password?
I've noticed Software updater in 12.10 installs updates without asking for my password the way it used to.
My question is, how is it doing this and what is to prevent a malicious script/program using the same technique executing privileged commands…
zcourts
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Software update fails
Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release amd64 (20121017.5)/dists/quantal/main/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
W: Failed to…
Arun
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Xubuntu software update not working?
When running a software update, I got a message telling me that either my network connections aren't working anymore, or that the repositories are no longer available. I already tried restarting my computer and running the software updater from the…
myessail
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I am unable to update ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Says check internet connection
I cannot install my updates. I used the following information How do I fix a "Failed to download package files" error? but it didn't work.
In the software sources window under the "ubuntu software" tab everything except the source code is…
user130704
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