/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/18/#ubuntu-us-pa.txt

JonathanDMorning.08:13
rmg51Morning09:09
teddy-dbearMorning peoples, dogs, turkeys and everything else12:05
InHisNamegood morning to you all12:11
ChinnoDogmorning13:08
SamuraialbaGood bacon to all!16:20
InHisNameHey Guys, I have software update running and it says:  "Installing Updates"  "Running post-installation trigger dpkg-exec"   Details --> 95% completed and has been stuck there for hours/days now.   What to do about this ?17:11
SamuraialbaNot sure, man17:48
SamuraialbaI have no clue17:48
SamuraialbaThis is unfortunately, a Windows Shop :(17:48
SamuraialbaI'm running Ubuntu in aVM and I'll see if I can replicate17:48
InHisNameI doubt it.   Something's gone wrong.  Just want to know what to do the make recovery least difficult.17:49
ChinnoDogInHisName: Can you expand the dialog to see a command prompt waiting for input?17:56
ChinnoDogI see those sometimes when I update a package that is complaining about a customization I did.17:56
InHisNameThe "Details" shows only a progress bar.  No command line to type input.17:56
InHisNameTitle is "Software Updater"17:57
ChinnoDogI would kill the process tree and then run apt to fix the database17:57
ChinnoDogand then you can try the update again17:57
InHisNameCan it do a nice recovery from  a FIRM power down and then a restart ?17:57
ChinnoDogIt isn't Windows. Fix your file system before you shut down. :-)17:58
InHisNameTrue, its Ubuntu17:58
InHisNameWhat to fix ?17:59
ChinnoDogThe package database. The next time you run apt after killing the update it will tell you to run a command to repair the database17:59
ChinnoDogThen it will check your packages, run the triggers that were not run before, and help you add/remove packages so it isn't borked anymore.17:59
InHisNameI would do this right after rebooting ?18:00
ChinnoDogYou don't need to reboot18:00
ChinnoDogDo it now, without rebooting18:00
InHisNameWhat commands to run ?18:00
ChinnoDoguse killall to take down the process tree18:01
InHisNameDo now ? with this panel still open?   There is NO "X" button and "cancel" is grey.18:01
ChinnoDogThen run apt. I don't know if you need a command to get it to tell you to fix stuff.18:01
ChinnoDogDo it from a command line18:01
ChinnoDogI need to eat lunch. bbiab18:02
InHisNameCould not get a lock, Is another process using it ?18:03
InHisNameSeems that this stuck panel is blocking usage of apt-get system.18:04
ChinnoDogso kill it19:06
ChinnoDogInHisName: did you fix it?19:25
ChinnoDogOne of these days I need to learn to use busybox to recover after screwing up my fstab21:43
waltmanAlternatively, you could stop screwing up your fstab. :)22:26
ChinnoDogThat too. I should use mount options that actually exist.22:32
jthan_Seems to me that you just got burned, ChinnoDog22:32
=== jthan_ is now known as jthan
ChinnoDogjthan--22:33
jthanPennBot is a lie.22:33

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