I ran the suggested script without incident (with an additional
autoremove recommended in feedback) and ran upgrade. No errors reported.
The gnome interface for updates now shows up-to-date status. As far as I
can tell, the problem is resolved for me.
Thanks,
Jan Garmany
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1701085 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701085
Public bug reported:
Attempted apt-get update/upgrade from CL. Gnome interface for Ubuntu software
updates just hangs.
Will continue to seek resolution.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Pa