How do I fix broken language packages in 10.04?

Can you give the output of:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -f install; lsb_release -a

Thanks

mark@mark-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -f install; lsb_release -a[sudo] password for mark:
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [2544B]
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main Packages [1089B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Fetched 3822B in 1s (2466B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

Please also use the menu System→Administration→Language to manage your language settings and packages

Dear marcobra:

Thank you for the information, but I have already done that and it still tells me that the language support has not been completely installed and that I have broken packages. Thank you.

Mark

Hi,

try to open the Synaptic Package manager (System > Administration > Synaptic)

Then select the filter for broken packages (You should see at the bottom of the synaptic windows the number of listed packages, number of installed and of broken packages, if any). Then select the broken packgaes and fix them like indicated here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

Hope that helps.

is "The language support is not installed correctly" the EXACT error? I just websearched your alert and this posting is al I can find

Hi,

Yes the problem addressed is to install language support, but as it seems that some packages are broken, these need to be fixed before the system "accepts" to download and install further packages, among them the ones necessary for language support and new languages.

That's my interpretation of the problem.

Regards

Hi Vu Do Quynh:

Thank you for the information. I have done as you said but I show no packages that are broken. Thank you

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Tip: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy then right click into the terminal and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
LANG=C;sudo aptitude clean
LANG=C;sudo aptitude autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo aptitude install -f
LANG=C;sudo aptitude update
LANG=C;sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

Hi marcobra:

I performed the above commands but now my problem is that when I go to language support, the language I want (Italiano) is greyed out. I verified that it is indeed installed but I can't click on it due to it is greyed out. I have "Italian" selected on the text tab and clicked to make it system wide but nothing seems to work even though it is selected. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks again for all your help!

Mark

Hi marcobra:

I performed the above commands but now my problem is that when I go to language support, the language I want (Italiano) is greyed out. I verified that it is indeed installed but I can't click on it due to it is greyed out. I have "Italian" selected on the text tab and clicked to make it system wide but nothing seems to work even though it is selected. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks again for all your help!

Mark

Hi Marcobra:

I tried re-installing all the individual packages but to no avail, so I went and removed the "English" language and selected Italiano and it worked! I now have Italian as my language. Grazie mille, buona giornata! (Thanks a million and have a good day!).

Mark