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@brennor when checking for available updates via tab on top,aswell as when searching for packages through search menu,infinity loop gets displayed.how can it be resolved,so that software center can be used,as supposed to?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure, I don't use the software center at all. How long have you let it run for? It is possible that there is just a bunch of processing going on to update after removing the cdrom sources list.

You might find some additional information in /var/log/apt/term.log. Watching that log file while launching the software center might provide additional insight.

tail -f /var/log/apt/term.log

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

when triggered via terminal,logfile is ending,before the center can even be launched.
so,how can that log file be watched,while the software center is launching?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

using a -F instead of -f will follow the log file even if it is truncated or rotated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

still ending,seemingly.how can it be followed,even if truncated or rotated?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

rebooting did the trick,so resolved now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I didn't understand. "Log ended" means that the run completed. I'm glad you've got a resolution. Usually Linux is pretty good about not needing a reboot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

didnt understand either.log was ending,before the sw center could get started.am glad,that rebooting,got it back running again.sometimes it is doing miracles.