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Subject: Re: [ProLinux] Synaptic Package Manager
Author: Pete Theisen
Posted: 2008/05/31 13:43:44
 
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Bob Patterson wrote:
> It would only take that long if you had a realllly slooowww
> internet connection .... You might look at the manager - after
> updates it often opens a console window to ask for parameters
> for configuration of some packages - it could be sitting there,
> waiting for your response....
>
> You could also open another console window, and type
> "ps -ef" and look for processes with <defunct> next to
> them - that would tell you if it died during update ...
>

Hi Bob!

I can't figure anything from this:

root .AT. 0[Pete]# ps -ef
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
root 1 0 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 init [5]
root 2 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 3 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/0]
root 4 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [events/0]
root 5 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [khelper]
root 6 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kthread]
root 8 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd/0]
root 9 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kacpid]
root 95 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [khubd]
root 151 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [pdflush]
root 152 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [pdflush]
root 154 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [aio/0]
root 153 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kswapd0]
root 155 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [jfsIO]
root 156 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [jfsCommit]
root 157 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [jfsSync]
root 745 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kseriod]
root 867 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [ata/0]
root 868 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [ata_hotplug/0]
root 886 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [khpsbpkt]
root 901 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald]
root 928 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 929 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:01 [usb-storage]
root 1392 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
root 2278 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [shpchpd_event]
dhcp 2700 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 dhclient3 -pf
/var/run/dhclient DO.T eth0
root 3065 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [wrap_wq]
root 3066 6 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [ndis_wq]
root 3137 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald]
root 3450 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c
/etc/acpi/events
root 3476 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/dd bs 1 if
/proc/kmsg of /var/r
klog 3478 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/klogd -P
/var/run/klogd/kmsg
104 3493 1 0 May30 ? 00:07:58 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon
--system
108 3502 1 0 May30 ? 00:09:46 /usr/sbin/hald
root 3503 3502 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 hald-runner
108 3508 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-acpi
root 3511 3503 0 May30 ? 00:01:13
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-hid-ups
108 3560 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-keyboard
108 3570 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3571 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3573 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3574 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3576 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3577 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3579 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3580 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3582 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
108 3583 3503 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
root 3594 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/dhcdbd --system
root 3605 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
--pid-file=
root 3612 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/sbin/NetworkManagerDispatcher -
root 3640 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/hpiod
hplip 3643 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 python /usr/sbin/hpssd
root 3696 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
root 3718 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
root 3720 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
root 3725 3720 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
root 3757 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/mdadm -F -i
/var/run/mdadm.pid
root 3801 1 0 May30 ? 00:03:52 /usr/sbin/powersaved -d
-f /var/run/
root 3816 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
root 3850 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/kdm
root 3854 3850 0 May30 tty7 00:01:32 /usr/bin/X -br -dpi 96
-nolisten tcp
root 3878 3850 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 -:0
root 3940 1 0 May30 tty1 00:00:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
root 3941 1 0 May30 tty2 00:00:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
root 3942 1 0 May30 tty3 00:00:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
root 3943 1 0 May30 tty4 00:00:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
root 3945 1 0 May30 tty6 00:00:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
Pete 3970 3878 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
Pete 4067 3970 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent
/usr/bin/ssh-agen
Pete 4068 3970 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent
/usr/bin/dbus-lau
Pete 4071 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch
--exit-with-ses
Pete 4072 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon --fork
--print-pid 8 --p
Pete 4097 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit Running...
Pete 4100 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 dcopserver [kdeinit] --nosid
Pete 4102 4097 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 klauncher [kdeinit]
--new-startup
Pete 4104 1 2 May30 ? 00:28:30 kded [kdeinit] --new-startup
Pete 4106 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gamin/gam_server
Pete 4111 3970 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kwrapper ksmserver
Pete 4113 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 ksmserver [kdeinit]
Pete 4114 4097 0 May30 ? 00:00:17 kwin [kdeinit] -session
0_1212189408
Pete 4117 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:02 kdesktop [kdeinit]
Pete 4119 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:16 kicker [kdeinit]
Pete 4123 4097 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file
/var/tmp/kso
Pete 4127 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:04 kweatherservice
Pete 4151 4097 0 May30 ? 00:00:01 /usr/bin/artsd -F 5 -S
4096 -d -b 8
Pete 4194 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kaccess [kdeinit]
Pete 4203 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:02 kmix [kdeinit] -session
0_1212189408
Pete 4205 4097 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kwikdisk -session
0_1212189408_89155
Pete 4223 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 klipper [kdeinit]
Pete 4231 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:01 knotify [kdeinit]
Pete 4240 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kpowersave [kdeinit]
Pete 4277 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00
/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2 11
Pete 4446 4097 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh
/usr/bin/mozilla-thunderbird
Pete 4453 4446 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh
/usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird
Pete 4458 4453 0 May30 ? 00:03:12
/usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla
Pete 12413 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 kdesu synaptic
Pete 12418 1 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/kdesud
root 12503 12413 0 May30 pts/3 00:00:00 /bin/su root -c
/usr/bin/kdesu_stub
root 12504 12503 0 May30 pts/3 00:00:00 /usr/bin/kdesu_stub -
root 12505 12504 0 May30 ? 00:00:56 synaptic
root 15470 12505 0 May30 ? 00:00:00 gnome-pty-helper
root 15471 12505 0 May30 pts/4 00:00:00 synaptic
root 24616 15471 0 May30 pts/4 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dpkg
--status-fd 4 --config
root 25085 24616 0 May30 pts/4 00:00:00 /bin/bash -c diff -Nu
/etc/issue /et
root 25087 25085 0 May30 pts/4 00:00:00 pager
lp 14634 1 0 10:23 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
syslog 14874 1
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