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Can't update from 2.6

Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 06:18
by KirbyChris
I tried to use the UPDATE button today three times, just to check the failure was consistent. Each time I received the error message
Failures found in package (dpkg) database, unable to continue with upgrade
and when I pressed the '+' sign next to it it said
iF man-db 2.5.7-8 on-line manual pager
Not being a Unix expert, I wondered what that meant or, more importantly, what I can do about it.

My system is at 2.6 for the bubba, the front end, the back end and the album and the kernel is at 1:2.6.39.4-13.

Does anyone know what I should do?

Re: Can't update from 2.6

Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 11:58
by Ubi
Would you be able to log onto the bubba ssh console? That would make things a lot easier.

Re: Can't update from 2.6

Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 12:03
by KirbyChris
Yes, I can log in via ssh

Re: Can't update from 2.6

Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 12:22
by KirbyChris
Ubi wrote:Would you be able to log onto the bubba ssh console? That would make things a lot easier.
I certainly can

Re: Can't update from 2.6

Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 03:50
by johannes
try doing:

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su
change_distribution elvin
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
it might complain about something, asking you to do dpkg -a somethign something, follow those instructions should fix the issue.

Re: Can't update from 2.6

Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 05:17
by KirbyChris
Thank you Johannes - that did the trick!