Any time I try updating to the latest version of Linux Mint it gives me an error message saying to check my internet connection. Under the details, it says "An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used." My internet is completely fine. Also, most software I have just refuses to open. Steam, all my steam games, roblox as the Sober launcher, and discord. Only things that do open are Firefox and LMMS. I thought this was related to my laptop needing to update, but I can't update. I resorted to trying a reset by reinstalling Linux mint XFCE, but I haven't been able to verify anything I download. How can I fix this? How can I be able to open software again, be able to update.
#Can't update, can't open most software
silk sail
dense musk
Please show the output of
sudo apt update
in the terminal
mellow pecan
Results for df -h
dense musk
or
lsblk -f
mellow pecan
Try sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove Your root parition is full
dense musk
What is it installed on? SD card?
silk sail
mellow pecan
Can you use update manager, view, linux kernels to remove some old kernels?
silk sail
What is what installed on
dense musk
mint
silk sail
I used an external hard drive, shouldn't it not be there after installing a distro?
But be on the laptop itself
mellow pecan
sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt autoclean not sudo apt audoclean
silk sail
Ill try that
dense musk
could you also screenshot the disks app?
silk sail
Seems to be working so far
mellow pecan
try a reboot
silk sail
Ok
silk sail
could you also screenshot the disks app?
Do you want me to do anything with the disks app first
dense musk
clck on the first device and make a screenshot, then on a second one and screenshot too
dense musk
That's.... a very small drive
silk sail
Yea ik, its my laptop
Whats weird is that on windows it only said it had a max 26 gb
On linux it says 31
Its an hp stream i got in 2018
dense musk
There should be disk space analyzer pre-installed, can you run that?
dense musk
2nd from the top, astrid hp stream
silk sail
Its taking a bit to analyze
dense musk
If you have something like SD card for a hard drive, it'll be pretty slow.
mellow pecan
HP Streams were really cheap, likely had some small device soldered to the motherboard
silk sail
dense musk
I forgot how they're called properly EEC drive? it is something used in cheap laptops
silk sail
Do you need a better image the text is kinda small
dense musk
open up usr and home folders what's in there?
dense musk
Basically see what takes up space in your /home/astrid folder and see what you don't need and can delete.
You're really straped for space here
silk sail
This is all I have in there
In the documents folder I have curseforge and mincraft installed i just deleted those
dense musk
hmm.... could you show us the output of
flatpak list
from the terminal?
silk sail
dense musk
flatpak no c
silk sail
dense musk
Since you're very strapped for space, I'd recommend using as little flatpak apps as you can - they take up a lot of space
silk sail
Flatpak as in what you can download from software manager?
dense musk
Yes, you can see some are marked as flatpak there, and others aren't
silk sail
How can I uninstall flatpak apps, when I use the mint button in the bottom left to see software and right click there is no option, and I don't remember there being an option to uninstall in the software manager
silk sail
try a reboot
Ill reboot now
Oh right I forgot a problem
It wont let me reboot i have to hard shut down every time
dense musk
One problem at a time
silk sail
Right
dense musk
How can I uninstall flatpak apps, when I use the mint button in the bottom left ...
In the software manager you can press the hamburger menu and click show installed apps
and uninstall from there
silk sail
Ok
Ill try uninstalling some
How does this help with being able to update
This just showed up after I rebooted
dense musk
If you freed up some space (empty the trash as well), try
sudo apt update
again in the terminal
silk sail
Where is trash i don't see it when I search in the linux mint button
dense musk
in the file manager
dense musk
Please don't uninstall random packages
silk sail
Ok
dense musk
Is the trash clear?
silk sail
Yes I had nothing in it
dense musk
Ok, show us the result of
sudo apt update
silk sail
dense musk
ok, and then
sudo apt upgrade
silk sail
This said not to update anything is it okay to
dense musk
do not touch update manager while terminal is working
silk sail
Ok
dense musk
I'm off to bed
mellow pecan
yes
mellow pecan
See how it works