Updates crash my System....

[luckyshot]

Hi Everyone !!
I'm very new to Linux, my choice of distribution is the Linux Ubuntu 10.04 x86_64bit OS. I'm still having problems with getting NVIDIA drivers to install properly, but that's another thread (see; "Are All Upgrades so Problematic")
Today it's the Update Manager that's giving me grief! The package says there are 100 (last known, probably more now) updates ready for download. Did it twice now, and after downloading/installing them, and re-booting...? The OS would not come back up into the DESKTOP, but instead would go nuts with dribble and patterns of lines and dots, basically garbage.
I would try re-booting to see if that would help, finally ending up reformatting the HD-drive and re-installing the OS. All data gets lost. I'm into my third install and I would like to update the SYSTEM, but I'm afraid it will cook the OS yet again. Does anyone have a way of detecting which update might be causing these crashes so I could take and use the rest, avoiding the problem child? Thank you for any help you can provide.

[ved]

i think your xorg or x11 update is not suitable for your system . There is no requirement to install all update first you install security update only then you update other group as required

[devils casper]

Does anyone have a way of detecting which update might be causing these crashes so I could take and use the rest, avoiding the problem child?

If you are using proprietary driver ( Nvidia/ATI Drivers ), you have to re-install Graphics Card driver on every kernel upgrade.

It's really easy to fix Driver problem.

* Use "vesa" or "nv" driver before starting update.
Or
* Set driver after upgrade. Press Alt+Ctrl+F3, login at command line mode and open xorg.conf file. Set Driver "vesa" or "nv" in Video Card section.

[luckyshot]

If you are using proprietary driver ( Nvidia/ATI Drivers ), you have to re-install Graphics Card driver on every kernel upgrade.

It's really easy to fix Driver problem.

* Use "vesa" or "nv" driver before starting update.
Or
* Set driver after upgrade. Press Alt+Ctrl+F3, login at command line mode and open xorg.conf file. Set Driver "vesa" or "nv" in Video Card section.

Thank you D Casper, I'm becoming your Linux problem child !! The system uses vesa as a default driver, but if I want full access to the chip-sets capabilities then I must go with the NVIDIA 260.19.12, and yes the driver needs to be re-installed with each new kernel thing....but that is another issue.
This thread is to assist me in gaining some control over the UPDATE MANAGER. As of yesterday, because I have not yet delt with the newest Linux OS crash. I tried to just load the newest version of FLASH (10.1) so I could view some UTUBE clips, but when I tried to get the UM to download just those dirvers it grabbed all the security patches and packages too. When I re-booted the system it was garbage....gibbrish yet again. Something in those upgrades is poisoning my OS and I don't know what I'm doing.....not a clue !!

[ved]

this may give gaining some control over the UPDATE MANAGER
To upgrade individual software called foo type command:

$ sudo apt-get install foo

How do I update Ubuntu Linux softwares?

[luckyshot]

couldn't find "package foo" but the command did do this...
read package lists
build dependency tree
read state information

Thank you for trying, when I get more time I'll read the link you have for "How to UPdate Ubuntu Linux softwares"

[devils casper]

ved has used foo as an example only. Replace foo with package name that you want to install.

Synaptic Package Manager is Graphical Interface of apt-get only.

[ved]

couldn't find "package foo" but the command did do this...
read package lists
build dependency tree
read state information

Thank you for trying, when I get more time I'll read the link you have for "How to UPdate Ubuntu Linux softwares"

again asking a good question : first search in google
then forum

[tyho]

I'm very new to Linux, my choice of distribution is the Linux Ubuntu 10.04 x86_64bit OS.

Are you sure you want to use 64bit? Even Ubuntu itself recommend using the 32bit version if you want to have a stable system. 64bit is still more like 'testing' and might cause trouble (which you obviously have).

[ved]

Are you sure you want to use 64bit? Even Ubuntu itself recommend using the 32bit version if you want to have a stable system. 64bit is still more like 'testing' and might cause trouble (which you obviously have).

this will be more helpful
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/new...e-posting.html