"Restart to complete updates" message remains after reboot

Question

No matter how many times I restart my computer I keep getting this message "Restart to complete updates".

Can you please suggest what to look for and how to fix the problem?

Please confirm which Ubuntu version. Have you opened a terminal session and run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade ? What (if any) errors are shown? — david6, Jun 11 '12 at 03:33

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 16 '12 at 02:20

There is a magic file. If it exists, this signals that a reboot is needed. Its path is: /var/run/reboot-required

Try to delete that file as root and tell us whether it is possible to delete it. If it is possible to delete it, check whether the problem is gone.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 25 '12 at 20:00

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Try sudo apt-get clean first. Then do sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade.

answered Jul 25 '12 at 20:00

spaceghost

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 10 '12 at 07:05

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Install Synaptic Package Manager then search there for "update manager" and reinstall it.

edited Aug 10 '12 at 07:05

Eliah Kagan

answered Aug 07 '12 at 11:11

Indronil Mondal

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