Ubuntu Installation :: System Crashed During 11.04 Update
May 7, 2011
I was updating my netbook to the 11.04 when it crashed (I thought is was on the grid, what do you think? it wasn't!) Now if I try to do it again I get a notification and then it stops.
These are the last few lines of/var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log:
2011-05-07 11:15:47,352 DEBUG entry 'deb [URL] natty main #Third party developers repository' is already set to new dist
2011-05-07 11:15:47,353 DEBUG examining: 'deb [URL] natty partner'
2011-05-07 11:15:47,353 DEBUG entry 'deb [URL] natty partner' is already set to new dist
2011-05-07 11:15:47,354 DEBUG examining: 'deb [URL] maverick main'
2011-05-07 11:15:47,355 DEBUG entry 'deb [URL] natty main' updated to new dist
2011-05-07 11:15:47,405 DEBUG running doUpdate() (showErrors=True)
2011-05-07 11:15:48,260 DEBUG openCache()
2011-05-07 11:15:48,261 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Niet vergrendeld)
2011-05-07 11:15:48,620 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 1668
2011-05-07 11:15:48,622 DEBUG needServerMode(): run in 'desktop' mode, (because of key deps for 'ubuntu-desktop')
2011-05-07 11:15:48,623 ERROR No 'ubuntu-minimal' available/downloadable after sources.list rewrite+update
2011-05-07 11:16:13,016 DEBUG abort called
2011-05-07 11:16:13,027 DEBUG openCache()
2011-05-07 11:16:13,028 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Niet vergrendeld)
2011-05-07 11:16:13,440 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 1668
2011-05-07 11:16:13,442 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
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--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Protected multilib versions: 1:cups-libs-1.4.7-3.fc15.i686 != 1:cups-libs-1.4.6-15.fc15.x86_64
Error: Protected multilib versions: libuuid-2.19.1-1.3.fc15.i686 != libuuid-2.19.1-1.2.fc15.x86_64
Error: Protected multilib versions: krb5-libs-1.9.1-5.fc15.i686 != krb5-libs-1.9-7.fc15.x86_64
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
** Found 23 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
1:NetworkManager-0.8.9997-5.git20110702.fc15.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:NetworkManager-0.8.9997-4.git20110620.fc15.x86_64
1:NetworkManager-glib-0.8.9997-5.git20110702.fc15.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:NetworkManager-glib-0.8.9997-4.git20110620.fc15.x86_64
1:cups-libs-1.4.7-3.fc15.x86_64 is a duplicate with 1:cups-libs-1.4.6-15.fc15.x86_64
ibus-1.3.99.20110419-9.fc15.x86_64 is a duplicate with ibus-1.3.99.20110419-7.fc15.x86_64+ More errors of that ilk.
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