Unable to do updates

[whateverthing]

@mrjimphelps -- I know this is an old issue and I hope you were able to successfully upgrade. I wanted to hopefully clarify why two commands are needed:


"apt-get update" -- the system gets the latest info on what software packages are available, in the repositories
"apt-get upgrade" -- the system actually downloads the newer packages and installs them to your computer


And the Install Updates tool should be able to connect and run all parts of that process. Have you tried Install Updates more recently?

[mrjimphelps]

Thank you for the information.  I'll run the 2nd command tonight when I get home from work.

As a workaround for not being able to do updates from the GUI, I'm going to create a "shortcut" (launcher) on my desktop for each of the two update commands.

[tek10]

You've updated and still need to upgrade.

Code: [Select]

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Both commands complete the process.

[mrjimphelps]

I clicked Menu / Install Updates and waited a few minutes.  I then got an error message saying, "Your computer is not connected to the internet - Linux Lite cannot check for updates.  Please check your internet connection and try again."

I was on the internet, because I had Facebook open in a browser window.  And I can get to any website I try.

As a workaround, I checked for updates via the terminal window.  It appears that I was successful, but I'm not sure.  Below is what was in my terminal window.  Does it look like I was successful?  And did the updates install, or just download?

Thanks.

Jim

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jim@Jim-LinuxLite:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for jim:
Hit:1 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite citrine InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com xenial InRelease                           
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]   
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nemh/systemback/ubuntu xenial InRelease         
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]   
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed InRelease [253 kB]   
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB] 
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease       
Fetched 560 kB in 2s (263 kB/s)                                               
Reading package lists... Done
jim@Jim-LinuxLite:~$