Input/output error on updates

[minesheep]

Try

Code:

sudo dd if=/dev/sdx of=/dev/null bs=4M status=progress

to check if your hdd have bad sector causing Input/output errors. Replace x with the actual device where OS is installed. For an example /dev/sda This is read only test and will not overwrite any existing data. (remember that failing hdds are failing ones so if the drive fails for this read only check dont blame on me). Make backup of important data especially if you dont already have.

Tip for propessional users:if you have dedicated /home partition and you know what you are doing you just need to check the "/" partition. That may be a bit faster but is NOT necessary (for updates) because the hard disk includes the / patition