[SOLVED] Google Chrome keeps giving a message about an update

009jim · 03-15-2022, 07:15 PM

hi Folks, I run Zorin 15.2 Ultimate OS and Google Chrome keeps giving a message about needing to update. I've been to the software updater and there is no update. I have auto updates turned on. Any clues?

enigma9o7 · 03-15-2022, 10:43 PM

What is the output of

Code:

apt policy google-chrome-stable

If setup right and current version installed it should look something like:

Code:

$ apt policy google-chrome-stable
google-chrome-stable:
  Installed: 99.0.4844.74-1
  Candidate: 99.0.4844.74-1
  Version table:
 *** 99.0.4844.74-1 500
        500 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

009jim · 03-15-2022, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma9o7

What is the output of

Code:

apt policy google-chrome-stable

If setup right and current version installed it should look something like:

Code:

$ apt policy google-chrome-stable
google-chrome-stable:
  Installed: 99.0.4844.74-1
  Candidate: 99.0.4844.74-1
  Version table:
 *** 99.0.4844.74-1 500
        500 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

dude@dude-Latitude-E6400:~$ apt policy google-chrome-stable
google-chrome-stable:
Installed: 96.0.4664.93-1
Candidate: 96.0.4664.110-1
Version table:
96.0.4664.110-1 500
500 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
*** 96.0.4664.93-1 100
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ondoho · 03-16-2022, 12:30 AM

Interesting. And now

Code:

sudo apt update

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enigma9o7 · 03-16-2022, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Code:

dude@dude-Latitude-E6400:~$ apt policy google-chrome-stable
google-chrome-stable:
Installed: 96.0.4664.93-1
Candidate: 96.0.4664.110-1
Version table:
96.0.4664.110-1 500
500 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
*** 96.0.4664.93-1 100
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

That reveals you are setup with google's repository, and APT thinks there's a newer version there than you have installed, but even that version isn't the latest. So after you update your package database as ondoho suggested, apt policy should report the version 99 like mine available. Then, you should be able to upgrade to it.

After sudo apt update as suggested above, also run and share output from

Code:

sudo apt upgrade

009jim · 03-17-2022, 11:24 PM

Fetched 18.1 MB in 14s (1,294 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
110 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
dude@dude-Latitude-E6400:~$ sudo apt upgrade
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
dude@dude-Latitude-E6400:~$

I ran "apt list" and there appears to be a heck of a lot of upgrades required.

Can somebody advise me please how to configure "you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem." EDITED:- I figured this out, just needed to use the command as stated.

PROBLEM SOLVED - thanks everybody for the assistance. :-)

ondoho · 03-20-2022, 03:56 AM

^ This is a bit confusing, but it contains the actual solution. Well done.
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