12-09-2016, 12:18 PM
It's happened again - seems to be a recurrent problem!!!
Should I return to Windows OS as my main operating system? Despite some of its shortcomings, I have to say I never seemed to have any difficulties with Windows XP, 7 or 8.1 - it just worked, provided it was set up securely which I was always careful to do. I know Windows OS has privacy/security issues but, to circumvent that, I have always kept my financial stuff on a pendrive rather than on an HDD and always view it offline. Windows OS attractiveness is its ease of operation & maintenance (e.g. I can install an Epson scanner in a straightforward fashion) for folk like me who are not computer specialists. You need very little computing knowledge beyond the basics of how a computer works (if that) to run Windows OS - that's not the case with Linux. Though LL is a superb operating system, and I always recommend it as the no.1 OS for anyone, beginners or expert, a lot of time and effort is still needed when things go wrong, even slightly wrong, especially if, like me, you feel you're not a Linux expert...
Returning to Windows is not an option I want to entertain as I've invested a lot of time in Linux generally (since April 2014), including donating to LL's very worthy cause. I've always said that LL has a great development team and folk are really helpful or certainly try to do their very best for everyone, but sometimes when I have difficulties to resolve (e.g the present one, installing an Epson Scanner, etc) they seem to take forever to fix, or no-one in the forum is quite sure how to fix it, which I think demonstrates the vastness & complexity of Linux generally, and particularly to eternal Linux newbies such as myself. Though I have bought books on Linux (I thoroughly recommend 'Ubuntu Linux Toolbox' by Christopher Negus, the most useful reference book I've seen) and have learnt a huge amount from this forum, I don't think I'll ever master Linux fully as it seems so vast...
Well, that's enough of me having a rant... how do I fix this sudo dpkg --configure -a issue which has reared its ugly head again?
I didn't try your idea TC in #18 - it sounded too speculative and by your own admission pretty risky...
My apologies if I'm sounding a bit downbeat today...
Regards
Mike
Should I return to Windows OS as my main operating system? Despite some of its shortcomings, I have to say I never seemed to have any difficulties with Windows XP, 7 or 8.1 - it just worked, provided it was set up securely which I was always careful to do. I know Windows OS has privacy/security issues but, to circumvent that, I have always kept my financial stuff on a pendrive rather than on an HDD and always view it offline. Windows OS attractiveness is its ease of operation & maintenance (e.g. I can install an Epson scanner in a straightforward fashion) for folk like me who are not computer specialists. You need very little computing knowledge beyond the basics of how a computer works (if that) to run Windows OS - that's not the case with Linux. Though LL is a superb operating system, and I always recommend it as the no.1 OS for anyone, beginners or expert, a lot of time and effort is still needed when things go wrong, even slightly wrong, especially if, like me, you feel you're not a Linux expert...
Returning to Windows is not an option I want to entertain as I've invested a lot of time in Linux generally (since April 2014), including donating to LL's very worthy cause. I've always said that LL has a great development team and folk are really helpful or certainly try to do their very best for everyone, but sometimes when I have difficulties to resolve (e.g the present one, installing an Epson Scanner, etc) they seem to take forever to fix, or no-one in the forum is quite sure how to fix it, which I think demonstrates the vastness & complexity of Linux generally, and particularly to eternal Linux newbies such as myself. Though I have bought books on Linux (I thoroughly recommend 'Ubuntu Linux Toolbox' by Christopher Negus, the most useful reference book I've seen) and have learnt a huge amount from this forum, I don't think I'll ever master Linux fully as it seems so vast...
Well, that's enough of me having a rant... how do I fix this sudo dpkg --configure -a issue which has reared its ugly head again?
I didn't try your idea TC in #18 - it sounded too speculative and by your own admission pretty risky...
My apologies if I'm sounding a bit downbeat today...
Regards
Mike
I will try a minimum for monthly or every other... If I'm "trying" to fix, set up a new I will make a backup prior to entering the 1st line of code then once again after whatever is running. I'm not a Linux guru by no means but a good back will fix any mistake.