Re: Unhelpful error messages seem to haunt me. Kubuntu Upgrade to 9.10
Dumitru Ciobanu <[email protected]>
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Possible solution here http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3108676.0 However I would first at least backup the /etc/source.lst. Not sure if that will work but it looked ... interesting. On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Charles MacDonald <[email protected]> wrote: > Error Code 127, what a wonderfully helpful message. > > I backed up my home directory yesterday, and decided to go for Kubuntu 9.10 > for the new year. I upgraded my Wife's laptop the other day and it seemed to > go smoothly and so far no issues - even the web cam now suddenly works. > > Try to upgrade mine and Kpackagekit gives me error 127. > > I try apt-get and make some progress, the Blocked updates I have been seeing > are now in place. > > I think I should stop fiddling today in case I make it worse. > > Searching the web I can't even find a definition of "error 127" and the help > pages show the next step as though it can't help but happen. > > sudo apt-get upgrade and sudo spt-get dist-upgrade now say everything is up > to date. Kpackage kit still offers to get 9.10 but stalls in about 2 > seconds with the error 127 andter I agree that this is a long process. > > I don't realy know all the ins and outs of apt as I have turned into a GUI > user since I retired. > > -- > Charles MacDonald Stittsville Ontario > [email protected] Just Beyond the Fringe > http://www.TelecomOttawa.net/~cmacd/ > No Microsoft Products were used in sending this e-mail. > -- > OCLUG general discussion list > [email protected] > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug > -- ===================== Dumitru Ciobanu [email protected] -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug