How to repair a bad upgrade on Ubuntu! November 29, 2009
Posted by galigio in Computers & Internet, GNU/Linux, Linux, Linux & OpenSource, repair, Tech, Technology, Technology and Software, Technology News, Tecnologia, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu command line, Ubuntu Documentation, Ubuntu tips.Tags: 9.10, bad upgrade, broken package, fix, repair, Ubuntu, Ubuntu tips, update manager, upgrade installation, wrong upgrade
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This week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we posted some tips about repairing a bad Linux upgrade. In fact, it is rare but sometimes, unfortunately, it happens. I mean one or more error during an upgrade installation on Ubuntu. In my case the problem was caused by a blackout and a battery which did not worked properly. When I restarted the PC it worked only in text mode and it asked me the login and the password to enter into the Ubuntu root mode. Obviously, as usual, I typed the requested data and then, after reading how to solve similar problems on internet, I decided to go forward with sudo apt-get update. At this point Ubuntu advised me that something had been wrong during the last update and suggested to try with sudo dpkg –configure -a. I followed the suggestions and I concluded the “repair session” with sudo apt-get upgrade –fix-broken. Fifteen minutes later and after rebooting all the “bad upgrade” problems were solved. Recommended!
its worked man thanksssssssssssss
You are a genius…my eyes are so red..thanks man…it works!!
it works…great!
what version you are working on. cause I have 9.10 and none on the commands you said worked.
Try :
dpkg –configure -a
apt-get upgrade –fix-broken
I’m about to look for online pc services to help me out….
MAN U ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thankz!!!
thanks man..!!!!
will this work with 11.04
unless you don’t have networking =/
<– got no networking after fail on upgrade to 11.10