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sudo apt-get upgrade
Lots of text (Reading database. dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: unable to open files list file for package `grub-common': Input/output error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
Whenever I try to install or remove a program, I get the following error
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dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libavahi-common-data' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libgtk2.0-common' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libxres1' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed. (Reading database ... 55%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package 'ubuntu-mono' is missing final newline E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
When i try installing anything i get errors, for example when i try to install somthing from ubuntu software center i get this.
Code: installArchives() failed: Preconfiguring packages ... Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package ttf-symbol-replacement. (Reading database ... dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libsdl-image1.2' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
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I have recently taken delivery of a Dell Inspiron mini netbook with Ubuntu on, and I am new-fangled .install updates, I clicked the (orange down-arrow) button, and it compalined "E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-22-lpia_2.6.24-22.45netbook9_lpia.deb: files list file for package `libxcb-shape0' is missing final newline"
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Full error dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: Input/output error
Runing 10.10 on USB.All was fine until a week ago then when trying to update I get that error.
Ive followed instructions in many threads to no avail. Heres what ive done and the result.
sudo apt-get update No error,all download fine sudo apt-get upgrade
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: Input/output error
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
sudo apt-get install -f
dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: Input/output error
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
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E: Malformed line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse) E: The list of sources could not be read. Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem. E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
these are are errors i got when i try to open synaptic package manager! this is the list:
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whether the command-line tool "mysql" comes with mysql-server or mysql-client (I installed both at once, so I have no idea). It occurs to me that this is a good opportunity to learn more about linux package management.
I've tried saying "dpkg -L mysql-server", but it only lists the files in /usr/share/docs files for some reason. I'm sure there's got to be files elsewhere. Am I way off base?
I ran this line: aptitude purge x11-common and all common files, all the tools I need are gone from my desktop. I have an amd64 with ubuntu +gnome on it.
Is there a way to reverse this --other than installing 1gb of packages one by one?
I have been trying to apt-get update and it fails :
sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=True
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
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i am using a 64-bit machine. i have juggled between the us server, main server, and a few other servers also....still it fails.
i tried deleting everything in /var/cache/apt/archives/ ....was of no use.
I'm pretty sure that I have some unneeded files laying around on my system. Most of them are created with "make install" command.
To remove them, I need to get list of files which are not owned by any package. How can I do that?
There is a way in Arch Linux: [URL]
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Could Not Initialize Package Information
An unresolvable problem occured while initializing the package information.Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
'E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/screen-resolution-extra/nvidia-polkit.py", line 75, in <module>
operation_status = main(options)
File "/usr/share/screen-resolution-extra/nvidia-polkit.py", line 51, in main
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E: Type 'n' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bisigi-ppa-karmic.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
If anyone has a remedy for this, i will open my Synaptic Package manager.
I cannot get my Synaptic Package Manager to open AT ALL. Anything associated with it doesnt work either.
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This morning when attempting to upgrade (aptitude update; followed by aptitude safe-upgrade) my system I started receiving the following error:
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unable to open files list file for package `apache2-doc': Stale NFS file handle
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
It doesn't seem to matter what repository I use or what particular package that I attempt to upgrade (all or just a single package). (In particular, apache2-doc is not even a package being upgraded, although it is installed on the system.) I have rebooted, run apt-get clean, run apt-get check, etc. to no avail. I am running a standard Debian (5.0.2/Lenny) desktop PC and am not running any NFS processes, client or server.
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Following are the error details..
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C174A7B143CBFCC0
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY CE90D8983E731F79