Pardon me for asking, but why the need to upgrade your kernel? On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 8:35 AM, <clug-talk-requ...@clug.ca> wrote:
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Re: Upgrade problem (Gustin Johnson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 21:36:38 -0600 (MDT) > From: Greg King <wgk...@shaw.ca> > To: CLUG General <clug-talk@clug.ca> > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] June Meeting > Message-ID: <293823614.709636.1370489798072.JavaMail.root@cds015> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Same situation for me - weekly Wednesday evening commitment unless it > rains. > > > Greg > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ralph Boland" <rpbol...@gmail.com> > To: clug-talk@clug.ca > Sent: Wednesday, 5 June, 2013 10:46:36 AM > Subject: [clug-talk] June Meeting > > > > > I have softball games to umpire for both Wednesdays and probably for most > of the rest of the > summer. > > Unless my games get rained out, see you in the fall. > > > Ralph Boland > > > > > -- > It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. -- > Epictetus > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://clug.ca/pipermail/clug-talk_clug.ca/attachments/20130605/33d74a65/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:28:46 -0600 > From: Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> > To: CLUG General <clug-talk@clug.ca> > Subject: [clug-talk] Upgrade problem > Message-ID: <51b00ffe.10...@open2space.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Trying to update my server system (Ubuntu 12.04-LTS) to hopefully > address the latest security issues making the rounds. But I keep > getting a failed dependency: > > root@terra:/home/sgrover# apt-get install -f > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > linux-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae > The following packages will be upgraded: > linux-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae > 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 58 not upgraded. > 2 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0 B/4,204 B of archives. > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-pae: > linux-image-generic-pae depends on linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae; > however: > Package linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae is not installed. > dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic-pae (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-pae: > linux-generic-pae depends on linux-image-generic-pae (= 3.2.0.41.49); > however: > Package linux-image-generic-pae is not configured yet. > linux-generic-pae depends on linux-headers-generic-pae (= > 3.2.0.41.49); however: > Version of linux-headers-generic-pae on system is 3.2.0.45.54. > dpkg: error processing linux-generic-pae (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > No apport report written because the error message indicates its a > followup error from a previous failure. > > No apport report written because the > error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. > > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > linux-image-generic-pae > linux-generic-pae > > > This problem originally started when my /boot partition filled up. I > manually deleted some files, and then ran the command(s) > > dpkg -P linux-headers-3.2.0-{27,29,31,32,33,34,35,37,40}-generic-pae > dpkg -P linux-headers-3.2.0-{27,29,31,32,33,34,35,37,40} > > This should have purged any old kernels. > > If I list the kernels with "dpkg -l | grep generic-pae" I see the > following: > root@terra:/home/sgrover# dpkg -l | grep linux-headers > ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45 3.2.0-45.70 > Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0 > ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45-generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 > Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.45.54 > Generic Linux kernel headers > root@terra:/home/sgrover# dpkg -l | grep generic-pae > iU linux-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 > Complete Generic Linux kernel > ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45-generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 > Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.45.54 > Generic Linux kernel headers > rc linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic-pae 2.6.35-22.35 > Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86 > ii linux-image-2.6.35-28-generic-pae 2.6.35-28.50 > Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86 > rc linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-pae 2.6.35-30.61 > Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86 > rc linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-pae 2.6.35-31.63 > Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86 > rc linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic-pae 2.6.35-32.65 > Linux kernel image for version 2.6.35 on x86 > ii linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae 2.6.38-13.55 > Linux kernel image for version 2.6.38 on x86 > rc linux-image-3.0.0-19-generic-pae 3.0.0-19.33 > Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86 > ii linux-image-3.0.0-20-generic-pae 3.0.0-20.34 > Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86 > ii linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51 > Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > ii linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic-pae 3.2.0-33.52 > Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > ii linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-pae 3.2.0-34.53 > Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > ii linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 > Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > iU linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 > Generic Linux kernel image > > > At this point, I *think* I should only have > linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-pae installed, so I'm not sure how to > resolve this issue. > > Any tips? The online stuff says the apt-get -f install should "just > work" now... I think it's wrong. :) > > Shawn > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:09:16 -0600 > From: Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> > To: CLUG General <clug-talk@clug.ca> > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Upgrade problem > Message-ID: <51b0359c.2040...@open2space.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I think I resolved this. > > If you look at the output of my "dpkg -l" command, you'll see > > iU linux-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Complete Generic > Linux kernel > > and > > iU linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Generic Linux > kernel image > > It says right there that these two packages are depending on > 3.2.0.41.49, but everything else is depending on a 3.2.0.45.x version. > So, I purged those two items via > > dpkg --purge linux-generic-pae > dpkg --purge linux-image-generic-pae > > And then ran the apt-get -f install command to fix any broken installs. > It didn't report errors this time. apt-get upgrade is now running. > And if I do a listing again these packages are now reporting > dependencies on the .45.x version of the kernel. > > Crisis averted. Now the real test will be to reboot the server and see > if I broke anything. I mean I did purge EVERY kernel except the latest... > > Shawn > > On 13-06-05 10:28 PM, Shawn wrote: > > Trying to update my server system (Ubuntu 12.04-LTS) to hopefully > > address the latest security issues making the rounds. But I keep > > getting a failed dependency: > > > > root@terra:/home/sgrover# apt-get install -f > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > Correcting dependencies... Done > > The following extra packages will be installed: > > linux-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae > > The following packages will be upgraded: > > linux-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae > > 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 58 not upgraded. > > 2 not fully installed or removed. > > Need to get 0 B/4,204 B of archives. > > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of > linux-image-generic-pae: > > linux-image-generic-pae depends on linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae; > > however: > > Package linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae is not installed. > > dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic-pae (--configure): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-pae: > > linux-generic-pae depends on linux-image-generic-pae (= 3.2.0.41.49); > > however: > > Package linux-image-generic-pae is not configured yet. > > linux-generic-pae depends on linux-headers-generic-pae (= > > 3.2.0.41.49); however: > > Version of linux-headers-generic-pae on system is 3.2.0.45.54. > > dpkg: error processing linux-generic-pae (--configure): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > No apport report written because the error message indicates its a > > followup error from a previous failure. > > > > No apport report written because the > > error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. > > > > > > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > linux-image-generic-pae > > linux-generic-pae > > > > > > This problem originally started when my /boot partition filled up. I > > manually deleted some files, and then ran the command(s) > > > > dpkg -P linux-headers-3.2.0-{27,29,31,32,33,34,35,37,40}-generic-pae > > dpkg -P linux-headers-3.2.0-{27,29,31,32,33,34,35,37,40} > > > > This should have purged any old kernels. > > > > If I list the kernels with "dpkg -l | grep generic-pae" I see the > > following: > > root@terra:/home/sgrover# dpkg -l | grep linux-headers > > ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45 3.2.0-45.70 Header files > > related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0 > > ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45-generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 Linux kernel > > headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > > ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.45.54 Generic Linux > > kernel headers > > root@terra:/home/sgrover# dpkg -l | grep generic-pae > > iU linux-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Complete Generic > > Linux kernel > > ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45-generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 Linux kernel > > headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > > ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.45.54 Generic Linux > > kernel headers > > rc linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic-pae 2.6.35-22.35 Linux kernel image > > for version 2.6.35 on x86 > > ii linux-image-2.6.35-28-generic-pae 2.6.35-28.50 Linux kernel image > > for version 2.6.35 on x86 > > rc linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-pae 2.6.35-30.61 Linux kernel image > > for version 2.6.35 on x86 > > rc linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-pae 2.6.35-31.63 Linux kernel image > > for version 2.6.35 on x86 > > rc linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic-pae 2.6.35-32.65 Linux kernel image > > for version 2.6.35 on x86 > > ii linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae 2.6.38-13.55 Linux kernel image > > for version 2.6.38 on x86 > > rc linux-image-3.0.0-19-generic-pae 3.0.0-19.33 Linux kernel image > > for version 3.0.0 on x86 > > ii linux-image-3.0.0-20-generic-pae 3.0.0-20.34 Linux kernel image > > for version 3.0.0 on x86 > > ii linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51 Linux kernel image > > for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > > ii linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic-pae 3.2.0-33.52 Linux kernel image > > for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > > ii linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-pae 3.2.0-34.53 Linux kernel image > > for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > > ii linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 Linux kernel image > > for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > > iU linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Generic Linux > > kernel image > > > > > > At this point, I *think* I should only have > > linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-pae installed, so I'm not sure how to > > resolve this issue. > > > > Any tips? The online stuff says the apt-get -f install should "just > > work" now... I think it's wrong. :) > > > > Shawn > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:34:33 -0600 > From: Gustin Johnson <gus...@meganerd.ca> > To: CLUG General <clug-talk@clug.ca> > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Upgrade problem > Message-ID: > <CAPM=hj64JHbCiy= > d+xby9tpke6pcftttnsg5qceaa1yqerm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > With Ubuntu 12.04, you might want to consider going with the 3.5 kernel > (the current default of new 12.04.x installs). > > Also, I assume that this is a 32 bit install on a machine with more than 4 > GiB of memory? If not you probably do not need the PAE kernel (just the > generic should suffice). > > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> wrote: > > > I think I resolved this. > > > > If you look at the output of my "dpkg -l" command, you'll see > > > > > > iU linux-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Complete Generic > > Linux kernel > > > > and > > > > > > iU linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Generic Linux kernel > > image > > > > It says right there that these two packages are depending on 3.2.0.41.49, > > but everything else is depending on a 3.2.0.45.x version. So, I purged > > those two items via > > > > dpkg --purge linux-generic-pae > > dpkg --purge linux-image-generic-pae > > > > And then ran the apt-get -f install command to fix any broken installs. > > It didn't report errors this time. apt-get upgrade is now running. And > if > > I do a listing again these packages are now reporting dependencies on the > > .45.x version of the kernel. > > > > Crisis averted. Now the real test will be to reboot the server and see > if > > I broke anything. I mean I did purge EVERY kernel except the latest... > > > > Shawn > > > > > > On 13-06-05 10:28 PM, Shawn wrote: > > > >> Trying to update my server system (Ubuntu 12.04-LTS) to hopefully > >> address the latest security issues making the rounds. But I keep > >> getting a failed dependency: > >> > >> root@terra:/home/sgrover# apt-get install -f > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree > >> Reading state information... Done > >> Correcting dependencies... Done > >> The following extra packages will be installed: > >> linux-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> linux-generic-pae linux-image-generic-pae > >> 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 58 not upgraded. > >> 2 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0 B/4,204 B of archives. > >> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > >> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > >> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of > >> linux-image-generic-pae: > >> linux-image-generic-pae depends on linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-**pae; > >> however: > >> Package linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-**pae is not installed. > >> dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic-pae (--configure): > >> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > >> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-pae: > >> linux-generic-pae depends on linux-image-generic-pae (= 3.2.0.41.49); > >> however: > >> Package linux-image-generic-pae is not configured yet. > >> linux-generic-pae depends on linux-headers-generic-pae (= > >> 3.2.0.41.49); however: > >> Version of linux-headers-generic-pae on system is 3.2.0.45.54. > >> dpkg: error processing linux-generic-pae (--configure): > >> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > >> No apport report written because the error message indicates its a > >> followup error from a previous failure. > >> > >> No apport report written because the > >> error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. > >> > >> > >> > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> linux-image-generic-pae > >> linux-generic-pae > >> > >> > >> This problem originally started when my /boot partition filled up. I > >> manually deleted some files, and then ran the command(s) > >> > >> dpkg -P linux-headers-3.2.0-{27,29,31,**32,33,34,35,37,40}-generic-pae > >> dpkg -P linux-headers-3.2.0-{27,29,31,**32,33,34,35,37,40} > >> > >> This should have purged any old kernels. > >> > >> If I list the kernels with "dpkg -l | grep generic-pae" I see the > >> following: > >> root@terra:/home/sgrover# dpkg -l | grep linux-headers > >> ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45 3.2.0-45.70 Header files > >> related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0 > >> ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45-**generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 Linux kernel > >> headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > >> ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.45.54 Generic Linux > >> kernel headers > >> root@terra:/home/sgrover# dpkg -l | grep generic-pae > >> iU linux-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Complete Generic > >> Linux kernel > >> ii linux-headers-3.2.0-45-**generic-pae 3.2.0-45.70 Linux kernel > >> headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > >> ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.45.54 Generic Linux > >> kernel headers > >> rc linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic-**pae 2.6.35-22.35 Linux kernel > >> image > >> for version 2.6.35 on x86 > >> ii linux-image-2.6.35-28-generic-**pae 2.6.35-28.50 Linux kernel > >> image > >> for version 2.6.35 on x86 > >> rc linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-**pae 2.6.35-30.61 Linux kernel > >> image > >> for version 2.6.35 on x86 > >> rc linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-**pae 2.6.35-31.63 Linux kernel > >> image > >> for version 2.6.35 on x86 > >> rc linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic-**pae 2.6.35-32.65 Linux kernel > >> image > >> for version 2.6.35 on x86 > >> ii linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-**pae 2.6.38-13.55 Linux kernel > >> image > >> for version 2.6.38 on x86 > >> rc linux-image-3.0.0-19-generic-**pae 3.0.0-19.33 Linux kernel > image > >> for version 3.0.0 on x86 > >> ii linux-image-3.0.0-20-generic-**pae 3.0.0-20.34 Linux kernel > image > >> for version 3.0.0 on x86 > >> ii linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-**pae 3.2.0-32.51 Linux kernel > image > >> for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > >> ii linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic-**pae 3.2.0-33.52 Linux kernel > image > >> for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > >> ii linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-**pae 3.2.0-34.53 Linux kernel > image > >> for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > >> ii linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-**pae 3.2.0-45.70 Linux kernel > image > >> for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP > >> iU linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Generic Linux > >> kernel image > >> > >> > >> At this point, I *think* I should only have > >> linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-**pae installed, so I'm not sure how to > >> resolve this issue. > >> > >> Any tips? The online stuff says the apt-get -f install should "just > >> work" now... 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