Update-Notifier strangeness and Synaptic crash

[vger7]

I know that the update-notifier was recently updated and works better than before,
(it shows updates and now I don't have multiples running).

However, today it told me that there were 7 updates and 4 new new packages available.
I click on it and chose to update through Synaptic, as I like to see just what is
coming my way.

After Synaptic loaded, it clicked on 'upgradeable (upstream)' and Synaptic immediately crashed.
Then the update-notified came back up and informed me I'm all up to date with 0 updates available and
0 new packages available.

Ok, so I thought maybe the updates came through without me asking for them, but when
I checked history, it showed no update activity from today.
I restarted Synaptic, hit reload... still nothing.

So... what happened to the updates? Or were there any to begin with?

I'm running the LXDE edition on this machine.

Thanks

[rubentje1991]

Can you also mention which repository is activated?

[vger7]

repos are:

http://ftp.vim.org/ibibilio/distributions/pclinuxos/megagames/apt/
and
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/apt/

[daniel]

Open terminal
type

Code: [Select]

suenter root password
type

Code: [Select]

synapticpost result from terminal

[vger7]

ok, launched from terminal.

Terminal outputs:
Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_widget_hide: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

then synaptic starts.
At bottom of synaptic screen:
13173 packages listed, 1571 installed, 0 broken, 0 to install/upgrade, 0 to remove

no other output to terminal when quitting the program.

[rubentje1991]

ok, launched from terminal.

Terminal outputs:
Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_widget_hide: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

then synaptic starts.
At bottom of synaptic screen:
13173 packages listed, 1571 installed, 0 broken, 0 to install/upgrade, 0 to remove

no other output to terminal when quitting the program.

I think it will maybe be interesting to keep the output open, and try to reload (hoping on updated/new packages) and then clicking the tab upgradable....

[vger7]

Yeah, I thought about that, so I went back and did exactly that
using the same procedure as before.

Same results.

[rubentje1991]

Yeah, I thought about that, so I went back and did exactly that
using the same procedure as before.

Same results.

So it was just a glitch or so..... if it happens more frequently in the future / if you don't receive any updates anymore in the future, please let it know....
=> if it isn't possible to reproduce it, it will be very difficult (and I think impossible) to solve it 

[vger7]

Ok, I fired about a laptop with the same install.
It had 7 updates, mostly samba, which I updated.
(versions match 1st machine.)

Now that both machines are 'current', I'll see if there is
any difference between the two getting updates.
Even though they may have different packages, I can
compare the installed version of common packages
between the two.

Thanks for the help, and I'll repost if this persists
or I have other issues with it.