Comment 4 for bug 444209

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Maestro Steven (maestro1115) wrote : Re: [Bug 444209] Re: package update-manager 1:0.87.31 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): installArchives() failed

Michael

steve@steve-desktop:~$ sudo update-manager -c
sudo: unable to resolve host steve-desktop
[sudo] password for steve:
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
current dist not found in meta-release file

then it opens the GUI update manager says I can install 28 updates but then
the forefront window says not all updates can be installed, to run partial
upgrade, which I do..
Can Not Upgrade.. An upgrade from 'karmic' to 'hardy' is not supported with
this tool.

here is cmd window txt

current dist not found in meta-release file
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
ERROR:root:Bad upgrade: 'karmic' != 'gutsy'

Hope this helps..

THanks

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Maestro Steven <email address hidden>wrote:

> Michael
>
> sure, I can tell you verbatim, when I get home, but basically I get an
> error that it cant authenticate on of the download sites on My list and it
> closes, I tried to add that site based on some commands I found in a forum
> but it reports that there is no token to update. I also tried the command u
> requested, but it still pulls up the pkg manager or else it reports a
> similar error that it cant run the updates, and then it will just quit out.
> Or it tells Me that it cant upgrade from 9.10 to 9.04 which seems a little
> backwards. is there any way, short of a fresh install to back out or back
> down to 9.04?
>
> thanks for your time!!
>
> Steven
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Michael Vogt <email address hidden>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your bugreport.
>>
>> It looks like the upgrade you performed went ok, so the hardy version of
>> u-m is now having problems?
>> Can you please run udpate-manager manually in a termianl and let me know
>> what that prints?
>>
>> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>
>> --
>> package update-manager 1:0.87.31 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage:
>> SystemError in cache.commit(): installArchives() failed
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/444209
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Binary package hint: update-manager
>>
>> update manager tells Me I have @ 503 updates available, it seems to go
>> through downloading them all, crashed once now if I try to rerun, it thinks
>> for a bit, checks cache and then crashes. not sure how to proceed.
>>
>> ProblemType: Package
>> Architecture: i386
>> Date: Mon Oct 5 22:36:14 2009
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
>> ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit():
>> installArchives() failed
>>
>> Package: update-manager 1:0.87.31
>> PackageArchitecture: all
>> SourcePackage: update-manager
>> Title: package update-manager 1:0.87.31 failed to install/upgrade:
>> ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): installArchives() failed
>> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-generic i686
>>
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