Comments on: Configuring the Update Manager in Ubuntu Linux

By: daniel

daniel — Fri, 06 May 2011 22:44:36 +0000

I have a DELL Mini with a 2Gig hard disk which is not enough to upgrade Ubuntu due to the Update Manager needing temporary storage. I do have a 4Gig media card install which should be enough. How do I specify that I want to use the media card storage for temp space?

I only use the Mini for email and I want to use it with Google Talk via WiFi. Should I be looking at a diff. distro to reduce my storage limitation?

By: dan

dan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:48:43 +0000

Upgraded to 10.4 and now I don’t have the Update Manager what can I do to get it back

By: Kayes

Kayes — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:41:53 +0000

use synaptic software manager on your linux and click whateva u want to uninstall.
the update manager just realises that they are there to be updated.:)

By: Jonathan DePrizio

Jonathan DePrizio — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:43:00 +0000

Hi Newt, you might try posting your question on the Ubuntu Forums (http://ubuntuforums.org); I’m sure someone there can help.

By: Newt Love

Newt Love — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:31:31 +0000

I have Ubuntu 10.4 installed on a RAM drive netbook (small RAM-disk space). To save room, I uninstalled all of the printer stuff, and anything related to social networking and MS Exchange. I use this machine for scientific software development, and have other machines that do email and all that.

Problem: Every day, Update Manager offers to update the packages I marked remove completely, and I have to uncheck them all before I can update the packages I have installed.

Can’t Update Manager be aware of what I have installed and not offer to update the many packages I’m not interested in?

By: benkamin

benkamin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:59:58 +0000

In GUI:
The Update manager works like “apt-get upgrade”, this means: upgrading packages, and if necessary, installing additional packages, but not upgrading packages that needs removing some installed packages.
Upgrading in Synaptic (mark all upgrades) works like “apt-get dist-upgrade”, this means: upgrading packages, and if necessary, installing additional packages, or removing some installed packages to satisfy it (you will see packages marked to be removed).

By: hafis

hafis — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:45 +0000

why my ubuntu update manager not running correctly..and only some of software can be installed…..for you information i already use ubuntu 9.10 and i cannot solve this problem

By: CJ

CJ — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:34:40 +0000

I’m having the same issue and it’s been this way since 8.04. In previous versions I’d get a popup notifying me when there were updates which doesn’t happen anymore.

By: Alec

Alec — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:19:42 +0000

I’m not sure about this…I’ve set it to automatically install updates as you suggest, but always seem to have to manually tell the update manager to install some updates.