The make install command is necessary to build certain software package.
This may result in an error such as:
/usr/local/lib: Permission denied
The problem can be fixed by typing:
su -c “make install”
Then enter root password when prompted
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The Update Manager may hang.
An alternate method is to use the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
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Tom Irvine