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Errors encountered while processing hal-info

Asked by Rajinder Sandhu, Bangalore

When ever i try to install a program or update broken files same message is getting repeated again and apport is sending bug reports any clue ?
Thanks

dads@dadz-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure hal-info
dpkg: error processing hal-info (--configure):
 package hal-info is not ready for configuration
 cannot configure (current status `triggers-awaited')
Errors were encountered while processing:
 hal-info

dads@dadz-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install ktorrent
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ktorrent is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
dpkg: error processing hal-info (--configure):
 package hal-info is not ready for configuration
 cannot configure (current status `triggers-awaited')
dpkg: ../../src/packages.c:221: process_queue: Assertion `dependtry <= 4' failed.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly
dads@dadz-desktop:~$

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Rajinder Sandhu, Bangalore (sandy744-breakthru) said : 		#1

The problem was solved by first uninstalling the errorneous program ie hal hal-info and then reinstalling them just follow these two commands, got the answer after googling it..

sudo dpkg -r hal hal-info

sudo aptitude reinstall

Thanks
Rajinder Sandhu

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Ahmed Faisal (faissl) said : 		#2

@Rajinder Sandhu:
not working my friend..! it's H A L..! not any useless package..!
see the error code to know what I mean:

sudo dpkg -r hal hal-info

dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of hal:
 gnome-power-manager depends on hal (>= 0.5.10); however:
  Package hal is to be removed.
 pcmanfm depends on hal.
 network-manager depends on hal (>= 0.5.7.1).
 update-notifier depends on hal; however:
  Package hal is to be removed.
 gnome-mount depends on hal; however:
  Package hal is to be removed.
 pulseaudio-module-hal depends on hal.
dpkg: error processing hal (--remove):
 dependency problems - not removing
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of hal-info:
 libmbca0 depends on hal-info (>= 20080508+git20080601-0ubuntu0.8.04).
dpkg: error processing hal-info (--remove):
 dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
 hal
 hal-info
...!

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Ahmed Faisal (faissl) said : 		#3

- the last "...!" from me..!
- how can I flip back a bug from "solved to unsolved status..?

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Dann S. Washko (dann) said : 		#4

this worked for me:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall hal
sudo apt-get install --reinstall hal-info

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Endolith (endolith) said : 		#5

--reinstall seems to have worked for me, too.