Upgrade Problem

[dhinds]

After the last upgrade of 64 bit Sparky Multimedia Testing Edition:

I can't open my external data and apps partitions (both are ntfs).  They are invisible in pcmanfm, even as root.

And when I tried to open gparted, I received the following error message:

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Unit -.mount does not exist, proceeding anyway.


I then tried to reinstall mount using synaptic but received the following error message:

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E: /var/cache/apt/archives/libmypaint-1.3-0_1.3.0-dmo2_amd64.deb: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/libmypaint.mo', which is also in package mypaint-data 1.2.0-4.1


What now?  TIA

Would using the Rescue DVD be likely to help?

[pavroo]

Try:

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sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq mypaint
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq mypaint-data
then:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade

[dhinds]

Thanks, pavroo.

I'll reboot back into Sparky and try that now.

[dhinds]

Try:

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sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq mypaint
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq mypaint-data
then:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade

After the first part I couldn't proceed without reinstalling what was removed with

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apt --fix-broken install

Then I could proceed and everything continued normally and I rebooted.

However after rebooting I still can't access my external partitions, of any kind.

This is what I get when I try:

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Not authorized to perform operation

I am using the liquorix kernel and may reboot into the debian/sparky kernel to see what happens.

[pavroo]

Looks like you have Openbox desktop as default, do you?
If not, let me know what it is.

[dhinds]

Looks like you have Openbox desktop as default, do you?
If not, let me know what it is.

Yes, that is correct.  (I add other things -like the xfce4-panel- as needed).

I rebooted into the Sparky Kernel but the condition persists (even a new btrfs partition can't be accessed).

What next?

All Operating Systems break sometimes (especially the most advanced ones).

Sparky is the best Debian derivative and has given me a lot of service.  With time I'll learn more about how to fix it (but meanwhile this problem prevents me from accessing my data).

[pavroo]

Show me:

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apt-cache policy sparky-polkit
cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
pidof polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
pidof lxpolkit

[dhinds]

Show me:

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apt-cache policy sparky-polkit
cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
pidof polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
pidof lxpolkit

I'll try that now

[dhinds]

Show me:

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apt-cache policy sparky-polkit
cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
pidof polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
pidof lxpolkit

$ apt-cache policy sparky-polkit

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sparky-polkit:
  Installed: 0.1.2
  Candidate: 0.1.2
  Version table:
*** 0.1.2 1001
       1001 https://sparkylinux.org/repo testing/main amd64 Packages
       1001 https://sparkylinux.org/repo testing/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

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#! /bin/bash

nitrogen --restore && \
tint2 &
xscreensaver --nosplash &


$pidof polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1

Nothing was returned (the upgrade ended with some gnome code being removed with auto-remove).

$ pidof lxpolkit

Nothing was returned.

[dhinds]

Should I reinstall both or one of those?

lxpolkit

and

polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1

[pavroo]

Ok, show me:

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apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome
apt-cache policy lxpolkit
and:

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pidof lxqt-policykit-agent
apt-cache policy lxqt-policykit

[dhinds]

Ok, show me:

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apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome
apt-cache policy lxpolkit
and:

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pidof lxqt-policykit-agent
apt-cache policy lxqt-policykit

$ apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome

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apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome

$ apt-cache policy lxpolkit

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lxpolkit:
  Installed: 0.5.3-2
  Candidate: 0.5.3-2
  Version table:
*** 0.5.3-2 500
        500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


$ pidof lxqt-policykit-agent

Nothing

$ apt-cache policy lxqt-policykit

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lxqt-policykit:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.12.0-3
  Version table:
     0.12.0-3 500
        500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages


[dhinds]

Synaptic shows nothing when I search on "lxqt-policykit-agent"

[pavroo]

ok, what about:

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apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome
it's not completed

[dhinds]

ok, what about:

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apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome
it's not completed

$ apt-cache policy policykit-1-gnome

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policykit-1-gnome:
  Installed: 0.105-6
  Candidate: 0.105-6
  Version table:
*** 0.105-6 500
        500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status