Help with Problems associated with updates

I am running this on a Dell Optiplex GX110 with a 1 Gig cpu, a 10 hd and a 20 GB hd, a DSL connection to the internet and a DVD burner that I haven't even been able to try yet.

May want to try

sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Let us know the results

Williamts99

 Williamts99:

 Wow that sure was interesting. Can you explain what I did? It didn't fix the problem but it sure gave more information on what is wrong. I copied the output of the Term session and will attach as an open office file. See attached. Can you explain what this said? It seems to boil down to the cman package not being properly installed. Some major part is missing and everything is dependent on that piece if I read it right. What do I do now?

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    Hugh G. "Sam" Ball

 And remember:

 "This too Shall Pass!
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williamts99 proposed the following answer:
May want to try

sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Let us know the results

Williamts99

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 Hi:

 Because I got a copy that didn't have the attached odt file I will try to cut and paste the text of the term session into this email. I don't know if you got the previous one that I sent with the attached file or if the file was just stripped out because of security concerns.

 First command:
   huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get up date Password: Ign http://www.mozilla.com stable Release.gpg Ign http://www.mozilla.com stable Release Ign http://www.mozilla.com stable/main Packages Err http://www.mozilla.com stable/main Packages 404 Not Found Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/multiverse Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Packages Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release.gpg Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (82.211.81.138), connection timed out Fetched 1B in 2m0s (0B/s) Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-security/Release.gpg Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (82.211.81.138), connection timed out Failed to fetch http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 404 Not Found Reading package lists... Done W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$
  Second Command:

   huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up cman (1.20060222-0ubuntu5) ... FATAL: Module cman not found. Warning unable to load cman kernel moduleFATAL: Module dlm not found. Warning unable to load dlm kernel modulecman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running Starting cluster managercman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running cman_tool: cannot connect to ccs (name=none) invoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing cman (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fence: fence depends on cman (= 1.20060222-0ubuntu5); however: Package cman is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing fence (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of redhat-cluster-suite: redhat-cluster-suite depends on cman; however: Package cman is not configured yet. redhat-cluster-suite depends on fence; however: Package fence is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing redhat-cluster-suite (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up gulm (1.20060222-0ubuntu5) ... Starting lock_gulmd:/etc/cluster/cluster.conf was not detected invoke-rc.d: initscript gulm, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing gulm (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of system-config-cluster: system-config-cluster depends on redhat-cluster-suite; however: Package redhat-cluster-suite is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing system-config-cluster (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clvm: clvm depends on cman | gulm; however: Package cman is not configured yet. Package gulm is not configured yet. clvm depends on fence; however: Package fence is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing clvm (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of rgmanager: rgmanager depends on fence (= 1.20060222-0ubuntu5); however: Package fence is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing rgmanager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: cman fence redhat-cluster-suite gulm system-config-cluster clvm rgmanager huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$
 Third Command:

     huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: linux-image-386 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 7 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Setting up cman (1.20060222-0ubuntu5) ... FATAL: Module cman not found. Warning unable to load cman kernel moduleFATAL: Module dlm not found. Warning unable to load dlm kernel modulecman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/stat us, cman not running Starting cluster managercman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not runn ing cman_tool: cannot connect to ccs (name=none) invoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing cman (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fence: fence depends on cman (= 1.20060222-0ubuntu5); however: Package cman is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing fence (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up gulm (1.20060222-0ubuntu5) ... Starting lock_gulmd:/etc/cluster/cluster.conf was not detected invoke-rc.d: initscript gulm, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing gulm (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of rgmanager: rgmanager depends on fence (= 1.20060222-0ubuntu5); however: Package fence is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing rgmanager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clvm: clvm depends on cman | gulm; however: Package cman is not configured yet. Package gulm is not configured yet. clvm depends on fence; however: Package fence is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing clvm (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of redhat-cluster-suite: redhat-cluster-suite depends on cman; however: Package cman is not configured yet. redhat-cluster-suite depends on fence; however: Package fence is not configured yet. redhat-cluster-suite depends on gulm; however: Package gulm is not configured yet. redhat-cluster-suite depends on rgmanager; however: Package rgmanager is not configured yet. redhat-cluster-suite depends on clvm; however: Package clvm is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing redhat-cluster-suite (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of system-config-cluster: system-config-cluster depends on redhat-cluster-suite; however: Package redhat-cluster-suite is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing system-config-cluster (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: cman fence gulm rgmanager clvm redhat-cluster-suite system-config-cluster E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$

    Hugh G. "Sam" Ball

 And remember:

 "This too Shall Pass!
 -----Original Message-----
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 Sent: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 4:49 PM
 Subject: [Support #3586]: Re: Help with Problems associated with updates

  Your support request #3586 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/3586

    Status: Open => Answered

williamts99 proposed the following answer:
May want to try

sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Let us know the results

Williamts99

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You may try to remove the package cman with

sudo dpkg --remove cman

and if that has problems

     sudo dpkg --remove --force-all cman

(The package is the cluster manager, I don't believe you run a cluster here, so you shouldn't need it anyway)

After this you should repeat the previous procedure

     sudo apt-get update
     sudo dpkg --configure -a
     sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

There you can see if you have another problematic package, or paste the output here again

 Ok, tried that. See the results below. The problem seems to be that the package is not there and something in the updater expects it to be and when it can't find it stops and issues the errors. You are right I don't have any clusters so why this is happening is a question.

 Transcript of the term session:

 First try:

   huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove cman Password: (Reading database ... 93986 files and directories currently installed.) Removing cman ... Stopping cluster managerinvoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing cman (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 FATAL: Module cman not found. Warning unable to load cman kernel moduleFATAL: Module dlm not found. Warning unable to load dlm kernel modulecman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running Starting cluster managercman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running cman_tool: cannot connect to ccs (name=none) invoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "start" failed. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: cman
 Second try with force-all:

 huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-all cman
 (Reading database ... 93986 files and directories currently installed.)
 Removing cman ...
 Stopping cluster managerinvoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "stop" failed.
 dpkg: error processing cman (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
 FATAL: Module cman not found.
 Warning unable to load cman kernel moduleFATAL: Module dlm not found.
 Warning unable to load dlm kernel modulecman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running
 Starting cluster managercman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running
 cman_tool: cannot connect to ccs (name=none)
 invoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
 Errors were encountered while processing:
 cman
 huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$

 Cheers,

    Hugh G. "Sam" Ball

 And remember:

 "This too Shall Pass!
 -----Original Message-----
 From: <email address hidden>
 To: <email address hidden>
 Sent: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 5:35 AM
 Subject: [Support #3586]: Re: [Support #3586]: Re: Help with Problems associated with updates

  Your support request #3586 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/3586

    Status: Open => Answered

txwikinger proposed the following answer:
You may try to remove the package cman with

sudo dpkg --remove cman

and if that has problems

     sudo dpkg --remove --force-all cman

(The package is the cluster manager, I don't believe you run a cluster
here, so you shouldn't need it anyway)

After this you should repeat the previous procedure

     sudo apt-get update
     sudo dpkg --configure -a
     sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

There you can see if you have another problematic package, or paste the
output here again

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Hi. I have a problem with the update manager ie:-
"Software index is broken

It is impossible to install or remove any software. Please use the package manager "Synaptic" or run "sudo apt-get install -f" in a terminal to fix this issue at first."

Tried that and also the apt-get upgrade as shown below.

smee@dell-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Password:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

smee@dell-desktop:~$ dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
smee@dell-desktop:~$

Read abt my password being OK to use but that does not appear to work ???

Any help will be appreciated..... Hermann

You need to prefix dpkg with "sudo".

sudo dpkg --configure -a

And when prompted, enter your own password.

I tried the following:

txwikinger proposed the following answer:
You may try to remove the package cman with

sudo dpkg --remove cman

and if that has problems

     sudo dpkg --remove --force-all cman

(The package is the cluster manager, I don't believe you run a cluster
here, so you shouldn't need it anyway)

Which recieved the following:

huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove cman
Password:
(Reading database ... 96191 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cman ...
Stopping cluster managerinvoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing cman (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
FATAL: Module cman not found.
 Warning unable to load cman kernel moduleFATAL: Module dlm not found.
 Warning unable to load dlm kernel modulecman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running
Starting cluster managercman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running
cman_tool: cannot connect to ccs (name=none)
invoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cman

huehueteot@huehueteot-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-all cman
(Reading database ... 96191 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cman ...
Stopping cluster managerinvoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing cman (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
FATAL: Module cman not found.
 Warning unable to load cman kernel moduleFATAL: Module dlm not found.
 Warning unable to load dlm kernel modulecman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running
Starting cluster managercman_tool: can't open /proc/cluster/status, cman not running
cman_tool: cannot connect to ccs (name=none)
invoke-rc.d: initscript cman, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cman

If I read this correctly cman is not actually installed on my machine but somehow the updater thinks that it is. I am guessing that what I need to do is edit the list of progams installed and remove all refrferences to cman and related systems in the error message. I would need advice as to where to do that, how to do it and what to look out for ie pitfalls in dong this kind of thing. Or alternatively would it be possible to backup my personal files on this system on cd or dvd and reinstall the opperating system. I would like to do that as I installed the incorrect system, in that I used the 386 version instead of the 686 version shich the setups seys I should have used.

Cheers,

Sam

Try this:

cd /bin
sudo ln -sf bash sh

use any of the above uninstall commands (sudo apt-get remove it's ok)

and after (VERY important)

cd /bin
sudo ln -sf dash sh

Sorry.

Don't do above. I've thinked it was for edgy.

It's useless in dapper.