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Nope - the GUI route for updating (i.e. 'Install Updates' in Menu/Favourites) is still not working,
as still get the error message  'couldn't fetch the package cache information lists'

Also no new /var/log/llupdates.log file has been created after deleting the existing one,
as Jerry suggested, so I can't report the contents for that file as there now isn't one.

The above doesn't bother me too much as instead I have been using the 'sudo apt-get'
command in terminal for updating/upgrading software.

Mike

Out of interest... Not sure if it will shed any more light on the issue.??
Open a terminal, and do:
See if it say's any more in the terminal window.?

Quote:

Code:

gksudo /usr/scripts/updates-gui

Thanks Wirezfree - I tried what you suggested above : LL searched for updates but then
the same error message was returned.

Have you ever edited the /usr/scripts/updates-gui file?

Whats is the outust of: grep '^deb' -c /etc/apt/sources.list

Please post the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list

Quote:Have you ever edited the /usr/scripts/updates-gui file?

Not that I know of - at least not intentionally.

Quote:Whats is the output of: grep '^deb' -c /etc/apt/sources.list

mike@LL-G750JS:~$ grep '^deb' -c /etc/apt/sources.list
21

Quote:Please post the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list

The contents of /etc/apt/sources.list is merely a link to a window that pops
up, named 'Software & Updates' which has various boxes ticked, and 5 tabs at the top of
it labelled: Ubuntu Software; Other Software; Updates; Authentication;
and Additional Drivers.

However the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.d is as follows, using the terminal...

Open /etc/apt/sources.list with Leafpad (Text Editor)

Thanks Jerry.  This is the output from /etc/apt/sources.list  , when I used leafpad: