Stalls while preconfiguring packages

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I is hanging there while pre-configuring the packages.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.185
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-15.25-generic 3.8.4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 3 10:27:07 2013
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1364996724'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-29 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130328)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Hector Sansores (mail-hectorsq)]

I selected and installed groups of related files (vim, python, desktop, etc), leaving at the end those related to the linux kernel and headers.

Finally I managed to install everything and now my system is up to date.

[Kill Animals (kill-animals)]

akiva@Akiva-ThinkPad:~$ sudo update-manager
[sudo] password for akiva:
gpg: /tmp/tmpabh5tj/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created

(update-manager:2099): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of /home/akiva/.config/ibus/bus is not root!

Restarted the manager without sudo, ticked off the ibus update, kept getting this warning:
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied

however, was able to complete the update after that, including the ibus.

so....
My solution:
1) terminal > update-manager
2) unselect ibus
3) install updates
4) select ibus
5) install the rest of the updates.

[Don Levin (don-m-levin)]

I have two desktops that stop updating. On step (1) above, update-manager stalls. I open a new terminal, but don't know how to do step (2) unselect bus. Can someone please explain how to do steps 2 thru 5? If I can't fix this, can I wait a few days and try running the updater (hoping it's fixed)?

[[e-mail] (deltasync)]

i have the same problem, try methods above and it didn't work

[[e-mail] (deltasync)]

i know that is no the most professional way but i solved the issue in this way:

1. Cleaning using two ways command.
sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update

2. dpkg --configure -a

3. apt-get install -f
The last command will help you to remove all broken package.

4. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

5. reboot pc

6. Install the rest of the package through update-manager.

hope it helps