On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]> wrote:
> As a matter of principle, I generally run apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, > and apt-get dist-upgrade regularly. > > Andy > > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> David, >> Research apt-get dist-upgrade. Read the man page and this article... >> >> >> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/apt-get-question-dist-upgrade-vs-upgrade-219920/ >> >> Andy >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 8:00 PM, David R. Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Alan, >>> >>> That looks like a good way to approach this. I will give that a spin. >>> >>> 73, >>> Dave >>> KU4B >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 2014-08-23 at 18:51 -0500, Allen Minix wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 6:42 PM, David R. Wilson <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > Hello Alan, >>> > >>> > I was somewhat hesitant to rock that boat until I had the >>> > chance to back >>> > everything up before blowing up the box. >>> > >>> > Dave >>> > KU4B >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, 2014-08-23 at 18:35 -0500, Allen Minix wrote: >>> > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 6:11 PM, David R. Wilson >>> > <[email protected]> >>> > > wrote: >>> > > Hi guys (and gals), >>> > > >>> > > Without upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04.1 I am trying to >>> > update >>> > > 12.04.1 >>> > > Ubuntu. I have an error from the package manager: >>> > > >>> > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: >>> > > >>> > > libreoffice: Depends: libreoffice-core (= >>> > > 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu1~precise1) but >>> > > 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is installed >>> > > libreoffice-base: Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= >>> > > 1:4.3.0-0ubuntu1~precise1) but >>> > 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is >>> > > installed >>> > > Depends: libreoffice-base-drivers >>> > (= >>> > > 1:4.3.0-0ubuntu1~precise1) but >>> > 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is >>> > > installed >>> > > Depends: libreoffice-core (= >>> > > 1:4.3.0-0ubuntu1~precise1) but >>> > 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is >>> > > installed >>> > > libreoffice-base-drivers: libreoffice-core: >>> > > >>> > > I have tried >>> > > apt-get remove -f libreoffice >>> > > and >>> > > apt-get install -f >>> > > and >>> > > apt-get install -f libreoffice >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > I have also tried fixing packages with Synaptic and >>> > all seem >>> > > to fail >>> > > with unmet dependencies. >>> > > >>> > > Any good ideas? If I had a big USB drive I would >>> > backup the >>> > > system and >>> > > try the upgrade, but at the moment I don't. >>> > > >>> > > Dave >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Dave - >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Have you tried apt-get dselect-upgrade or upgrading through >>> > aptitude? >>> > > I have had situations like this where either of the two >>> > would give >>> > > some useful info due to slightly different package >>> > install/upgrade >>> > > candidates. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > Allen Minix / KM4DCZ >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Check out my blog! - http://thefatpenguin.blogspot.com >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Understood... --dry-run will just print the the proposed changes. I >>> > get a bit gun shy when I don't have a good backout option as well, so >>> > I know exactly where you're coming from. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Allen Minix / KM4DCZ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Check out my blog! - http://thefatpenguin.blogspot.com >>> >> Likewise here. Keeps things like this from happening nearly as often. -- Allen Minix / KM4DCZ Check out my blog! - http://thefatpenguin.blogspot.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
