Can't update dom0?

[Loren Rogers]

I can't seem to update dom0 using the regular updater. The system keeps
telling me there are updates for dom0, but I can't get anything to
actually update. Is there something I'm missing here?

Clicking the "Update VM System" button with dom0 selected seems like it
starts, but it doesn't really go anywhere. I attached a screenshot of
the system after it gets going. Eventually, it'll just silently crash. I
can re-start the process, but it does the exact same thing.

I'm using R3.2 on a Thinkpad X201 Tablet.

Thanks!
Loren

[Fred]

On 16/11/2016 20:10, Loren Rogers wrote:
> Clicking the "Update VM System" button with dom0 selected seems like it
> starts, but it doesn't really go anywhere.

I recall reading something about this issue in the Qubes Wiki. IIRC,
they suggested to run the command manually from the command line;

qubes-dom0-update

[Andrew David Wong]

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Are you sure it's crashing instead of simply not finding any updates? There's a known issue with the update notification icon showing even when no updates are available:

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2086

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[Pawel Debski]

>
> On 2016-11-16 12:10, Loren Rogers wrote:
> > I can't seem to update dom0 using the regular updater. The system keeps telling me there are updates for dom0, but I can't get anything to actually update. Is there something I'm missing here?
> >
> > Clicking the "Update VM System" button with dom0 selected seems like it starts, but it doesn't really go anywhere. I attached a screenshot of the system after it gets going. Eventually, it'll just silently crash. I can re-start the process, but it does the exact same thing.
> >
> > I'm using R3.2 on a Thinkpad X201 Tablet.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Loren
> >
>
> Are you sure it's crashing instead of simply not finding any updates? There's a known issue with the update notification icon showing even when no updates are available:
>
> https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2086
>

I had a very similar issue: right clicking updates run for a while and shown "no updates available", while

sudo qubes-dom0-update

installed a number of updates. Apparently there is a bug in GUI. Anyway I can live with it.

[Loren Rogers]

No, I don't actually know what happens when it disappears. What would be
a good way to determine if it crashes or exits without updates? Is there
any indication that the process completed?

[Andrew David Wong]

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On 11/21/16 09:12, Loren Rogers wrote:
>
> On 11/19/2016 06:31 AM, Andrew David Wong wrote:
> On 2016-11-16 12:10, Loren Rogers wrote:
>>>> I can't seem to update dom0 using the regular updater. The system keeps telling me there are updates for dom0, but I can't get anything to actually update. Is there something I'm missing here?
>>>>
>>>> Clicking the "Update VM System" button with dom0 selected seems like it starts, but it doesn't really go anywhere. I attached a screenshot of the system after it gets going. Eventually, it'll just silently crash. I can re-start the process, but it does the exact same thing.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using R3.2 on a Thinkpad X201 Tablet.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Loren
>>>>
> Are you sure it's crashing instead of simply not finding any updates? There's a known issue with the update notification icon showing even when no updates are available:
>
> https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2086
>

> No, I don't actually know what happens when it disappears. What would be a good way to determine if it crashes or exits without updates? Is there any indication that the process completed?
>

I'm not aware of a way from the GUI. That's why I prefer using the command-line for updates. I'd recommend doing that if you're comfortable with it (and are still having problems).

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[raah...@gmail.com]

when I use gui, before it updates anything I have to select them all and then hit apply. It doesn't do that for you guys?