Mike Peterson's questions

When I open package updater I get the error message:

Spawn of helper '/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/aptcc/get-distro-upgrade.py' failed: failed to spawn /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/aptcc/get-distro-upgrade.py: Failed to execute child process “/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/aptcc/get-distro-upgrade.py” (No such file or directory)

I see A similar question where one answer indicates a solution on an official site. Where is the solution? I cant make any sense out of the site at all. Is there even a solution yet or are they still working on that bug?

Opera Browser failed to appear in Ubuntu software (it was there 6 months ago!) so I found a download elsewhere. In configuring Opera I was prompted to upgrade to activate vpn. Doing so only installed another version or basically caused a multiple configuration. I noticed this in the terminal when completing sudo apt-get update. I have tried autoremove, which does not change multiple configuration. How can I fix this? Please be patient I am after all only a novice to Linux and Ubuntu.

I am trying to make use of OGMrip, a dvd encoder. I get an error every time that states I need to install MEncoder. How do I go about doing that?

I have tried updating and this does not resolve the issue. Do I need to manually download something from the terminal? Also this program is dependent on ogmtools mplayer mkvtoolnix oggenc lame and faac.

I am not sure if I have these packages. How can I tell?

I can not get any sound from audio out or HDMI. There is no option to set the output at the top right of screen.

$ pulseaudio

E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.

I am now attempting to install Ubuntu 18.04.2 alongside Windows 10. I am unsure of how much space should be set aside for the bootloader partition and swap space partition. Can anybody help me?