LL Install/Update Errors

[jjconstr]

Hello,

I need advice please. I saved LL ISO file and UUI setup utility to 16gb Toshiba Transmemory USB stick, then double clicked the utility to install the ISO to the USB stick. I tried Etcher to no avail. That seamed ok but errors abounded when opening LL.  I  rebooted, ran Memtest, IOS test and rebooted 2-3 more times with updates after each. LL ran smoothly for a while after that. Installing apps created more trouble. While loading some of LL's apps, my internet connection failed and an error occurred. "Error installing software-gnome error. In terminal, type  'dpkg --configure -a'  to correct. After many tries, it said, 'Requested operation requires superuser privilege.'  Failed attempt mostly said 'action command not found.' So, I rebooted.

LL seamed fine after rebooting. Until loading software again. Then, LL froze. I had a movable cursor and menus would open but clicking on menu items gave error messages such as 'Failed execute child process 'exo-open' (input/output error). Clicking Control Panel Icon gave 'Failure to Launch' error. All desktop icons were frozen. Whisker Menu had disappeared. Rt Click on desktop brought up menu with 'Logout' but it was inactive. I found Rt Clicking on #1 or #2 Panels  on right end of task bar would bring up menu with 'Logout'. That brought the blue screen with cursor in upper left.

I held the power button to shut down, ran 'Install Updates' and everything seemed fine. I did some browsing, setup(lost settings with each restart), and typed 'mail.yahoo.com' into Firefox address field. That froze Firefox. I minimized it and it wouldn't minimize. The desktop repeated its behaviour of the previous time. With slight difference like the whisker menu was there and would open, but contents wouldn't. Again, a Rt Click in lower Rt of taskbar produced an active menu. I clicked restart. Got another blue screen. This one the left half is filled with lines of errors. Example: (13562.368912)  SQUASHFS  error:  Unable to read fragment cache entry  (122337fa)
The numbers were actually enclosed by brackets. Now there is a blinking cursor in lower left of screen. Other error say 'unable to read page, block ...

What do you suggest at this point? 

Regards,
jjconstr

[tikiti]

I would suggest you to do a clean install of Linux Lite again. It may have been that due to your internet disconnection mid installation/downlad some of your files may have been corrupted/damaged. Better format the drive & start over again.

You don't have to save LL ISO to flash drive. You need to burn it. Download LL ISO to a Windows Computer & BalenaEtcher, then burn using BalenaEtcher & it works every time. If you have a problem with your flash drive i.e. it's showing 4MB instead of 16Gb you can format it using diskpart & your flash drive will become new. Then you can burn the ISO using BalenaEtcher & install it normally.

[Moltke]

type  'dpkg --configure -a'  to correct. After many tries, it said, 'Requested operation requires superuser privilege

Try again but this time use your sudo powers, which grant you superuser privileges (sudo=superuser do)

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Also, without quotation marks. Although, I do agree with tikiti and you'd probably be better off by making a new fresh install of LL. Back all your important data up; pictures, download, documents etc ... since you mentioned that some settings are messed up, it's probably better not to save any of those but install and start fresh, it's a pain I know but sometimes its better this way. One piece of advice, once you have re-installed LL, make a backup of your /home dir right away, should anything goes wrong you can go back to the beggining and start over,  keep  it somewhere else and safe so you can use it as many times as needed - hopefuly you wont but better safe than sorry, right? It'd also be a good idea to take notes of what you're doing; some screenshots, create a text file and type down any changes you make ... don't know, just make sure to keep track of what you do so you can revert it back,

Hope this helps!

[jjconstr]

Thank you guys for your kind advice! It makes a lot of sense to start over. I don't mind that. I don't have the expertise to search out and repair errors. This time, I am more familiar with the process, and if done late at night, I have the signal it needs. Thanks for the tips. You have been a great help. 

[Valtam]

What is UUI set up?

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