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Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - mezzmer - 02-15-2018
Is there any way to force a reinstall to clean up a system when an update goes bad, or is the only way to fix things to wipe and start from scratch?
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - bitsnpcs - 02-15-2018
Hello mezzmer,
if your system is running well currently you can do -
Menu>System>Systemback
to make restore points, and/or backups.
Many time on Linux Lite the update or install that goes bad can be fixed, it is not so fragile like Windows etc.
It may need help, or to find specifics for the fix.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - mezzmer - 02-16-2018
Unfortunately I wasn't smart enough to have a recent restore point. My restore point is an almost virgin 3.4 install.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - bitsnpcs - 02-16-2018
Hello mezzmer,
which update went bad and what are the errors being reported ?
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - mezzmer - 02-16-2018
(02-16-2018, 12:48 PM)bitsnpcs link Wrote: Hello mezzmer,Thanks for the response [member=411]bitsnpcs[/member] - I'm working on a couple of upgrades, the most significant one is here:
which update went bad and what are the errors being reported ?
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/installing-linux-lite/problem-upgrading-linux-lite-3-4/
I'm also looking at installing on top of the old failed installation to see if that will work and I've posted what is happening with that here:
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/installing-linux-lite/problem-with-source-list-updating-v3-4-to-v3-8/
I'm fairly new to linux, and I want to learn how to get out of trouble before it happens with something really important. Obviously better backup needs to be part of that strategy.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - bitsnpcs - 02-16-2018
I'll have a look and see if I can follow them.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - mezzmer - 02-18-2018
(02-16-2018, 09:52 PM)bitsnpcs link Wrote: I'll have a look and see if I can follow them.Thanks for looking... Getting back to the initial question... Isn't there some way I can get apt/apt-get/dpkg to go and reconfigure everything? I know it's a bit of a long shot, but it may be a good work around. I've got fast unmetered bandwidth, so I don't even mind pulling a lot of packages again.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - bitsnpcs - 02-18-2018
You could try
updates the list of packages and versions -
Code:
sudo apt-get updateand then, installs the newer version of the packages as found in the first command.
Code:
sudo apt-get upgradeOther than these I am not sure what else to try.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - mezzmer - 02-20-2018
(02-18-2018, 09:35 PM)bitsnpcs link Wrote: You could try
updates the list of packages and versions -
Code:sudo apt-get update
and then, installs the newer version of the packages as found in the first command.
Code:sudo apt-get upgrade
Thanks... did both of those. At some point I got asked to do dpkg --configure -a .... Not sure exactly what this does, but it seems to d a lot of installing.
Other than these I am not sure what else to try.
Re: Is there a Repair/Refresh Install - Valtam - 02-20-2018
Please use dist-upgrade not upgrade. Cheers.
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