Install upgrade from 2.6.1 to any other verison fails
Neal Lithwick
nlithwick at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 16 09:37:36 EST 2016
As requested
neal at Lith-Serv:~$ which gnucash
/usr/local/bin/gnucash
On 16-01-16 06:34 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 16 January 2016 at 14:12, Neal Lithwick <nlithwick at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry Colin, I thought I responded to that one previously.
>>
>> Here is the output
>>
>> neal at Lith-Serv:~$ apt-cache policy gnucash
>> gnucash:
>> Installed: (none)
>> Candidate: 1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1
>> Version table:
>> 1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1 0
>> 500 http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/ trusty-getdeb/apps amd64
>> Packages
>> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>> 1:2.6.1-2 0
>> 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
> and, please, the result of
>
> which gnucash
>
> that I also asked for. That is so that we can see where the gnucash
> you are currently using is located, in order to see how it manages to
> run when it is not, apparently, installed.
>
> Colin
>
>>
>>
>> On 16-01-15 11:52 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 16 Jan 2016 05:08, "Neal Lithwick" <nlithwick at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ok, I have done a little more work on this and I believe I have narrowed
>>> down the issue to the following:
>>>
>>> I can now install gnucash 2.6.11 however, you may notice I did not use the
>>> word successfully.
>>>
>>> Here is the issue. No matter what I do, I cannot uninstall gnucash 2.6.1
>>> even though the utilities all say it is not installed. It is not listed in
>>> the Unbuntu Software Centre, the package is not listed in the Synaptic
>>> Package Manager but when I launch gnucash, it comes up successfully as 2.6.1
>>> (and still behaves at 2.6.1) whether 2.6.11 is installed or not.
>>>
>>> I know this sounds weird but this is what is happening. Now, I have no
>>> idea if the Ubuntu Software Centre is improperly reporting a successful
>>> install or what is happening but 2.6.1 will continue to launch and bring up
>>> my books successfully no matter whether 2.6.11 is installed or not.
>>>
>>> What I want to put out there is that I believe I need to be able to
>>> manually uninstall 2.6.1 in order to successfully install 2.6.11. I have
>>> tried installs with deb package (dpkg, gdebi and apt-get). There may be a
>>> parameter you can suggest for any of these commands that might make this
>>> work for me but I don't see it myself. Would, for instance, me deleting
>>> /usr/local/bin/gnucash and then reinstalling 2.6.11 work? Any assistance
>>> would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Again, I am very happy with 2.6.1 except for the fact that I cannot adjust
>>> the columns on the right hand side so I cannot see the entire total amounts
>>> when working on my books. At any rate, I would like to be able to update the
>>> app like most other users seems to be able to do.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any assistance you could provide me. Anyone else run
>>> into this situation?
>> As I asked previously, to help analyse this please uninstall gnucash then
>> tell us what you get for
>> apt-cache policy gnucash
>> And
>> which gnucash
>>
>> We can't help if you don't answer the questions
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>>
>>> -Neal
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16-01-15 12:47 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
>>>> forgot to copy the list
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:tommy.trussell at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Neal Lithwick
>>>> <nhlithwick at gmail.com <mailto:nhlithwick at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Tommy
>>>>
>>>> I am running on an AMD64 machine.
>>>>
>>>> Output from sudo apt-get update (no errors):
>>>>
>>>> Ign http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty InRelease
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates InRelease
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports InRelease
>>>> Ign http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2 InRelease
>>>> Hit http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2 Release.gpg
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security InRelease
>>>> Hit http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2 Release
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty Release.gpg
>>>> Hit http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2/contrib amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/main Sources
>>>> Hit http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2/contrib i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/restricted Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/universe Sources
>>>> Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty InRelease
>>>> Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/multiverse Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/restricted amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/universe amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
>>>> Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release.gpg
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/multiverse amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb InRelease
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/restricted i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release
>>>> Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/multiverse i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/main Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/multiverse
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/restricted
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-updates/universe
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
>>>> Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/main Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/restricted Sources
>>>> Hit http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/universe Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/multiverse Sources
>>>> Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/main amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/restricted amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/universe amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/multiverse amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/main i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/restricted i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/universe i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Ign http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2/contrib Translation-en_CA
>>>> Hit http://www.openprinting.org lsb3.2/contrib Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/multiverse i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/main Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/multiverse
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/restricted
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-backports/universe
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/main Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/restricted Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/universe Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/multiverse Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/restricted amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/universe amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/multiverse amd64
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/main i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/restricted i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/universe i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/multiverse i386
>>>> Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/main Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/multiverse
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/restricted
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty-security/universe
>>>> Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty Release
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/main Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/restricted Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/universe Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/multiverse Sources
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/main amd64 Packages
>>>> Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_CA
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/universe amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/main i386 Packages
>>>> Ign http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps Translation-en_CA
>>>> Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/restricted i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/universe i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/multiverse i386 Packages
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/main Translation-en_CA
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/main Translation-en
>>>> Ign http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/multiverse Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/restricted Translation-en
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/universe Translation-en_CA
>>>> Hit http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/universe Translation-en
>>>> Ign http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/multiverse Translation-en_CA
>>>> Ign http://mirror.it.ubc.ca trusty/restricted Translation-en_CA
>>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This explains it! You seem to be using the wrong getdeb
>>>> repository -- it should be trusty, NOT wily
>>>>
>>>> 1) open this file (using sudo and your favorite editor)
>>>>
>>>> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list
>>>>
>>>> 2) and change wily to trusty
>>>>
>>>> then after you save it
>>>>
>>>> sudo apt-get update
>>>>
>>>> After that, hopefully you won't have a problem with any other
>>>> packages that were installed using the wrong repository.
>>>>
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