Running 16.3. I've been getting an error message on the software updates for a while now. Doesn't seem to affect my applications - for example if I go into Firefox it says i'm on the latest version so the apps updated. But I always get a message that the update "failed". This time I was able to capture a screen shot:
Here is the final message saying the updated failed:
Thanks
Hmm ... it looks for me that a Process is masked. Try the following Command:
sudo systemctl unmask lvm2-lvmpolld.socket
After that try again to update the System.
I typed the command and here is the result:
Removed /etc/systemd/system/lvm2-lvmpolld.socket.
I have to wait until there are components to update. Then I will try it and let you know the outcome.
Can you explain what masking a process is about?
Thanks
That is a bit tricky. You enable, disable and stop Components with [sudo] systemctl enable/disable/start/stop [Component]
That will start or end a Component. With the mask/unmask this goes a bit further. It is more like a ... what could be a good Word ... Blockade. When You mask a Component, you can't simply control this Component; it is blocked until you unmasked it again - even when it's needed for other Processes. Then the Process doesn't work.
Did an update today and there was no errors. It wasn't a "large" update (I launched the updater instead of waiting for the system to prompt me) but I always got the error message before, so thank you. I know I didn't "mask" this process so it's a mystery as to how it happened, but I'm glad it was so easy to fix.
Good to hear that it works again. When the Command helped, could You mark it as a Solution? If others should have that Problem, too it could help them.
Done. Thanks.
For my learning curve, does he need to mask the file again ?
Good Question. I would think no; but that is more a personal Opinion and not an objective Fact. But You could mask it and look if the Error comes again. And if yes, unmask it again.
