Ø Your package index files are stale. Always run "apt-get update" before "apt-get upgrade".

Trouble is, as was in the original (ornate) message, this was an AUTOMATIC update.  I did not run anything.  I am not sure what to run to do an update yet.  I have not gotten to that part of the book yet.  This window came up and I let it run and that’s what it said (http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu/pool/main/c/chirp-daily/chirp-daily_20130822~precise~1_amd64.deb

404  Not Found)

I did try the two command (with the required SUDO added in front) and they did stuff. 

What I was trying to report that the automatic update failed. 

Thanks for the manual entries.  I can fall back on these when the automatic fails again.

Mike