(pasted from another thread about the "one-liner /etc/apt/sources.list" - but I figure this one deserves another thread of its own...) I'm getting problems like the following when doing an 'apt-get upgrade' in a guest: --- (Reading database ... 8025 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace base-files 4.0.1ubuntu5 (using .../base-files_4.0.1ubuntu5.8.04.4_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement base-files ... Setting up base-files (4.0.1ubuntu5.8.04.4) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/issue ... Installing new version of config file /etc/issue.net ... Installing new version of config file /etc/lsb-release ... find: /var/cache/fontconfig: No such file or directory find: /var/cache/fonts: No such file or directory find: /var/cache/anthy: No such file or directory find: /var/lib/gconf: No such file or directory find: /var/lib/defoma: No such file or directory find: /var/log/installer: No such file or directory find: /initrd.img: No such file or directory find: /vmlinuz: No such file or directory find: /cdrom: No such file or directory find: /media/cdrom: No such file or directory find: /usr/share/fonts: No such file or directory find: /var/lib/anthy: No such file or directory find: /var/lib/defoma: No such file or directory find: /lib/modules: No such file or directory -- And -- Setting up procps (1:3.2.7-5ubuntu3) ... * Setting kernel variables... error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "kernel.printk" error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "kernel.maps_protect" error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "fs.inotify.max_user_watches" error: "vm.mmap_min_addr" is an unknown key error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter" error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter" ...fail! -- While I reckon that these aren't critical errors, is there some sort of "recommended way" for upgrading the files in a guest? thanks, -jf -- In the meantime, here is your PSA: "It's so hard to write a graphics driver that open-sourcing it would not help." -- Andrew Fear, Software Product Manager, NVIDIA Corporation http://kerneltrap.org/node/7228