[natty] update-manager hangs while applying updates

[xteejx]

Binary package hint: update-manager

update-manager hangs during/after applying updates in natty.
Unable to attach gdb to the process for backtrace, as gdb hangs too when I try.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.145.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-2.10-generic 2.6.37-rc1
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-2-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 11 16:25:42 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101109)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager

[Don Cristóbal (doncristobal)]

I also have this symptom (Xubuntu Natty Alpha 1). Updating is currently not possible with the Update Manager; apt-get update and apt-get upgrad work fine, however.

Specially mean: Apport does not report the crashes of Update Manager because - naturally - there are always outdated packages. There's already an (old) bug report. See #397519

[d0m (dominic-innocent)]

Hi
It also is stopping anti-virus updates are not getting through!
Have fun.
d0m.

[neutron68 (neutron68)]

I'm running Mythbuntu 12.04.2 64-bit and this bug is still occurring.

A week or so ago, I started the Update Manager and it downloaded a list of around 40 updates.
I saw a Samba update and a perl update and a at least one linux-headers (a kernal update?)
It downloaded the files and then stared applying them.

The progress bar moved in the Applying Changes window moved from left to right and all looked fine.
At around 80%, the window stopped updating.
When I dragged another window over the top of the Update Manager, it was wiped clean - nothing in it, after that.

[neutron68 (neutron68)]

To get an idea of the updates it pulled down I typed the "apt-get -s upgrade" command in a terminal window:

eric@Mythbuntu:~/Desktop$ apt-get -s upgrade
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
42 not fully installed or removed.
Conf libapt-inst1.4 (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libudev0 (175-0ubuntu9.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libgudev-1.0-0 (1:175-0ubuntu9.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libnspr4 (4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libnss3 (3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libwbclient0 (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic (3.5.0-26.42~precise1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libsmbclient (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf apt-utils (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf udev (175-0ubuntu9.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libdevmapper1.02.1 (2:1.02.48-4ubuntu7.2 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf dmsetup (2:1.02.48-4ubuntu7.2 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf apt-transport-https (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf apache2.2-bin (2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf apache2-utils (2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf perl-modules (5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [all])
Conf perl (5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf apache2.2-common (2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf apache2-mpm-prefork (2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf gir1.2-gudev-1.0 (175-0ubuntu9.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio (0.10.31-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libdevmapper-event1.02.1 (2:1.02.48-4ubuntu7.2 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf liblvm2app2.2 (2.02.66-4ubuntu7.2 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libnspr4-0d (4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libnss3-1d (3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libperl5.14 (5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf libusbmuxd1 (1.0.7-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf linux-image-generic-lts-quantal (3.5.0.26.33 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf linux-headers-3.5.0-26 (3.5.0-26.42~precise1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [all])
Conf linux-headers-3.5.0-26-generic (3.5.0-26.42~precise1 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf linux-headers-generic-lts-quantal (3.5.0.26.33 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf linux-generic-lts-quantal (3.5.0.26.33 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [amd64])
Conf linux-headers-3.2.0-39 (3.2.0-39.62 Ubuntu:12.04/precise-updates [all])
Conf linux-headers-3...

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more maintained