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[Holistic Computing Edinburgh Ltd]

Thanks, I'll check it out! This is for a client's machine so I will need to
return and check that out.

Thank you
Georgi

On Wed, 6 Sept 2023, 16:39 Colin Shorts, <colin.shorts at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Georgi,
>
> Following on from Tai, I hit the same thing yesterday/day before with the
> latest mainline kernel (going from 6.5.0 to 6.5.1) as it could not find the
> correct version of GLIBC (needs an update to 23.10 beta), and hence was
> unable to build the dkms drivers.
>
> I doubt this is the same scenario, but run the following and grab the
> output;
>
> $ cat /etc/*release
> $ sudo apt update
> $ sudo apt -f install
>
>
> Do not say yes, hit ctrl-c.
>
> The above will tell you what it wants to do, but there is a good chance
> that things will break spectacularly if you were to say yes. In any case,
> post the output back (after signing up) so that you get all the replies.
>
> Again, do not let apt (or other package manager) remove packages.
>
> If the system has recently been updated from an older version, some of the
> sources may need to be adjusted as things have moved around.
>
> -Colin
>
> On Wed, 6 Sept 2023, 15:17 Tai Kedzierski, <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> As the last responder indicated (you may not have received that
>> notification?), there is a signup page for the mailing list :
>> https://edlug.gitlab.io/mailing-list/ (choose "Subscribe to the mailing
>> list")
>>
>> +++
>> Regards your question:
>>
>> Some old notes on partial upgrades are found online, saying not to do it
>> unless you know what you're doing:
>> https://askubuntu.com/questions/443788/what-is-a-partial-upgrade-and-when-is-it-necessary
>>
>> It also notes a situation that I would reckon unlikely but enitrely
>> possible:
>>
>> """
>> Most *Partial Upgrade* situations occur due to package archive
>> inconsistencies, which will typically be resolved within a few hours. If
>> your package manager is confused, and so are you, simply wait and hold off
>> the updates until things settle down.
>> """
>>
>> Have you tried looking at the current state to see if it has resolved?
>>
>> Do you have the ability to run commands on your client's machine? In
>> which case you might be able to `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get
>> install` , if that seems to operate normally, then proceed.
>>
>> If it still mentions partial upgrades, then choose to *not* continue. It
>> might be you will need a re-install, though with the little information we
>> have here, it's impossible to tell. Usual caveats about ensuring backups
>> are taken etc apply.
>>
>>
>> Hope that is of help, any further questions do say.
>>
>> Tai
>>
>> On Wed, 6 Sept 2023 at 10:57, Holistic Computing Edinburgh Ltd <
>> hcedinburgh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Sir/Madam
>>> I wish to join your mailing list.
>>>
>>> I am also trying to find a Linux experienced person who can help me. I
>>> have a client running Ubuntu and her upgrade went wrong and now it says
>>> only a partial upgrade is possible.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> GeorgiB
>>>
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