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Software Index Broken - previous posts contain no obvious fix!

Asked by Ben Jarman

I tried to install a package from a USB EVDO, which said it would make the dongle work with a Linux computer. Unfortunately it did not; it was not Ubuntu-compatible. I now get the update manager saying that the index is broken and therefore I can install or uninstall nothing. I am using Lucid.

Running "sudo apt-get install -f" in a terminal returns this text:

[sudo] password for benjarman:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  crossplatformui
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 54 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 191963 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing crossplatformui ...
ztemtvcdromd: no process found
dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 crossplatformui
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have also tried removing the package completely through Synaptic but get this message:

E: crossplatformui: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

I have looked at similar questions posted before but am unable to identify one that helps with this specific package.

Can anyone suggest how I can fix Ubuntu? Please be gentle with instructions - I am a recent convert from Windows and am not yet entirely au fait with the highly technical stuff, though I like Ubuntu enough to want to get it working again!

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

One simple way is to try a websearch with error message. Most likely someone on the planet did have the same issue.
Et voilà, hope it helps.
quote:
Then I Commented out the line which looks for ztemtvcdromd in the file
/var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm and tried again

Then I was able to remove the package...
--- end of quote
http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal/browse_thread/thread/8f4f96bb3d383728/6b0fc7f791ebce0b?lnk=raot

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#2

Thanks. I had noticed this information on my Internet search - search engines can be a useful way to look for answers - but the fix is complicated and I don't feel confident to execute it. I have had a go - trying to find the file in question and 'comment it out' (I am assuming this means to place meaningless characters at the start of a line of code so as to render it useless), but I am running into difficulties, namely that the file is read-only and can be copied and edited in another location, but not changed in the original. Ubuntu tells me that I cannot change or edit this file.

Can someone hold my hand just that little step further, as I really want to get this solved?

Ben

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Open a terminal and type:

cp /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm.bak

gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm

copy and paste the file content here...

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

Sorry better...

Open a terminal from applications→accessorie→terminal and type or better copy and paste the row below from here to terminal then press enter:

sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm.bak

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

Then open the file: copy and paste into terminal the row below:

gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm

copy and paste the entire file content here..

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#5

Ok, thanks - that was the level of help I needed. Here is the content of that file:

************************

#!/bin/sh
set -e

SETTING_DATA_PATH=".ztemtapp/ZTEEVDO"

#e.g. /var/lib/dpkg/info
# when execs "sudo dpkg -P xxxx", 1st execute this script with "remove" arg, then execute this script with "purge" arg
if [ "$1" = "remove" ] ; then
 sudo sed '/ztemt/d' /etc/init.d/rc.local > tmpfile; sudo mv -f tmpfile /etc/init.d/rc.local; sudo chmod 0755 /etc/init.d/rc.local

#kill ztemtvcdromd
    sudo killall -9 ztemtvcdromd
    if [ -d /usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial ] ; then
         sudo /bin/rm -Rd /usr/local/bin/ztemtApp/zteusbserial
    fi

    sudo /sbin/ldconfig

#purge: Remove USB Driver 2009-09-25
    LSB_RELEASE=`sudo lsb_release -d | cut -d: -f2 | sed 's/^[ \t]*//'`
    LSB_BASE=`echo " Ubuntu 9.04" | sed 's/^[ \t]*//'`
    if [ "$LSB_RELEASE" = "$LSB_BASE" ]; then
     vendor="usbserial.vendor=0x19d2"
     product=" usbserial.product=0x"
  pvremoved=$vendor$product
  sudo sed "s/$pvremoved....//g" /boot/grub/menu.lst > menu.tmp
  sudo mv -f menu.tmp /boot/grub/menu.lst
    else
        sudo /sbin/lsmod | grep -q ztemt
        if [ $? = 0 ]; then
     sudo /sbin/rmmod ztemt.ko
        fi
    fi

#Delete Setting.conf
    /bin/rm -f /root/$SETTING_DATA_PATH/Setting.conf
    /bin/rm -f /root/$SETTING_DATA_PATH/EVDOApp.pid

    for ALLUSERPATH in `find /home -mount -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d`;
    do
       if [ -d $ALLUSERPATH ] ; then
     /bin/rm -f $ALLUSERPATH/$SETTING_DATA_PATH/Setting.conf
      /bin/rm -f $ALLUSERPATH/$SETTING_DATA_PATH/EVDOApp.pid
       fi
    done

fi

#if [ "$1" = "purge" ] ; then
#fi
# End automatically added section

*********************

Thanks very much for all the help so far. Let me know what to do next....

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

We can try:

Open a terminal from applications→accessories→terminal and type or better copy and paste the row below from here to terminal then press enter:

Then open the file: copy and paste into terminal the row below:

gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm

give your password

modify to the row:

   sudo killall -9 ztemtvcdromd

to

# sudo killall -9 ztemtvcdromd

Save and exit

Then still using terminal type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
( if the system ask you for a password give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter).

sudo apt-get -f install

and then

sudo dpkg --force-all -r crossplatformui

Then please tell me if you get errors...

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#7

Hi, this didn't work. I think there might be a line missing in your instructions above - after the second paragraph, is there a step missing?

Anyway, if not, here is the text returned in the terminal as I followed those instructions:

benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrmbenjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  crossplatformui
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 54 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 95%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libpq5' is missing final newline
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo dpkg --force-all -r crossplatformui
(Reading database ... 95%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libpq5' is missing final newline

Thanks again for your patience - hopefully we can get this worked out...

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#8

Try:
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list
sudo dpkg --force all --remove crossplatformui

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#9

Sam - similar error message:

subenjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list
[sudo] password for benjarman:
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo dpkg --force all --remove crossplatformui
(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
(Reading database ... 95%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libgsmsd7' is missing final newline

Any more ideas?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#10

Ok this a different error...

(Reading database ... 95%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libpq5' is missing final newline

So open a terminal and type:

echo -en '\n' | sudo tee -a /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list

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

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#11

And also this a different error...

(Reading database ... 95%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libgsmsd7' is missing final newline

So open a terminal and type:

echo -en '\n' | sudo tee -a /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgsmsd7.list

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

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#12

Then try

sudo apt-get -f install

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#13

Feels like we're getting somewhere - the error messages are now changing! Here's what the terminal returned this time. Something about one of the libraries containing an empty filename. Thanks again for the help so far - please let me know what to do next.

Many thanks,

Ben

00000000000000000000000000000000

benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ echo -en '\n' | sudo tee -a /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list
[sudo] password for benjarman:

benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ echo -en '\n' | sudo tee -a /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgsmsd7.list

benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  crossplatformui
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 54 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 65%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package `libpq5' contains empty filename
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#14

Try:
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list.old
sudo apt-get --reinstall install libpq5
sudo apt-get -f install

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#15

Still no fix. Here's the terminal text now:

00000000000000000000000000000

benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/libpq5.list.old
[sudo] password for benjarman:
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install libpq5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  crossplatformui
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 1 to remove and 68 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 80.9kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main libpq5 8.4.4-0ubuntu10.04 [80.9kB]
Fetched 80.9kB in 5s (15.6kB/s)
(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
(Reading database ... 191952 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing crossplatformui ...
dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 crossplatformui
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  crossplatformui
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 68 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
(Reading database ... 191952 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing crossplatformui ...
dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 crossplatformui
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Any idea what to do next? I hope this isn't getting unusually tiresome....

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#16

Try:
sudo apt-get purge libpq5
sudo apt-get --reinstall install libpq5

## Please close every package management GUI while working in terminal, e.g. Synaptic, Software Center, Update Manager.

Clean up and update:
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#17

No dice - followed all the prompts above but the package is still broken. I have saved the contents of the terminal window but they are very long - let me know if you want me to post them up here. I am starting to wonder whether it might not be easier to back up the system and then reinstall ubuntu - can someone let me know the pros and cons of doing this?

Sorry this problem has turned out to be so stubborn....

Ben

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#18

A problem isn't the issue, it is the way one is dealing with it. Not to mention the learning experience.

You can post terminal outputs if you like.
Is libpq5 installed again? Do we have files again with 'missing final new line'?

But as far now, this:
> dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
 is just a warning (means kind of a hint), so nothing serious.

And this is an error which we had before:
> dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove)

You still have this backup file?
/var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm.bak

Did you comment this line in the orig. file as suggested before?
# sudo killall -9 ztemtvcdromd

If yes you can try again:
sudo dpkg --force all --remove crossplatformui

or maybe simulate this:
sudo apt-get -s -f --purge crossplatformui

to see what the output is.

> easier to back up the system and then reinstall

Maybe easier, but not so much fun. Depends on the pain threshold, time frame, reconfiguring the desktop environment the way it was before in correspondence of finding out some things aren't worth to keep them any longer and starting with a cleaner environment.

Well, you should have a backup anyway, problem or not, because when there is a problem it's too late.

When /home is on a separate partition, it isn't a hassle, LiveCDs partition manager advanced method allows to keep it.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#19

OK - at the risk of making you all go cross-eyed reading it, here is the
output from the terminal mentioned in my last message.

Yes, I think I still have the backup file.

Yes, I commented the line in question in the original.

And here is the information returned by the terminal window when I tried the
last two steps suggested in your last message.

benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo dpkg --force all --remove crossplatformui
[sudo] password for benjarman:
(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming
package has no files currently installed.
(Reading database ... 191952 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing crossplatformui ...
dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 crossplatformui

What follows below is the information from the long terminal window
mentioned above:

0000000000000000

eyring 2.92.92.is.2.30.3-0ubuntu1.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main libwbclient0
2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe
libwxbase2.8-0 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe
libwxgtk2.8-0 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main libsmbclient
2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe
python-wxversion 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe
python-wxgtk2.8 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main smbclient
2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main samba-common
2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main samba-common-bin
2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main software-center
2.0.7
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main ubufox
0.9~rc2-0ubuntu2.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main
ubuntu-system-service 0.1.20.1
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main xserver-common
2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.3
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main
xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.3
  Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Get: 10 http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable/main google-chrome-stable
5.0.375.127-r55887 [18.3MB]
Get: 11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41 [31.5MB]
Get: 12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41 [31.5MB]
Get: 13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41 [31.5MB]
Get: 14 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main w3m
0.5.2-2.1ubuntu1.1 [1,103kB]
Get: 15 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main gnupg2
2.0.14-1ubuntu1.2 [1,228kB]
Get: 16 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main gnupg-agent
2.0.14-1ubuntu1.2 [296kB]
Get: 17 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe gpgsm
2.0.14-1ubuntu1.2 [478kB]
Get: 18 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main libpcsclite1
1.5.3-1ubuntu4.1 [45.9kB]
Get: 19 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe
libvlccore2 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [410kB]
Get: 20 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe vlc-data
1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [7,199kB]
Get: 21 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe libvlc2
1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [51.5kB]
Get: 22 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
linux-headers-2.6.32-24 2.6.32-24.41 [9,879kB]
Get: 23 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41 [743kB]
Get: 24 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-24.41 [781kB]
Get: 25 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe vlc
1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [1,637kB]
Get: 26 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe
vlc-plugin-pulse 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [7,308B]
Get: 27 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe
mozilla-plugin-vlc 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [34.5kB]
Get: 28 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe vlc-nox
1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 [2,809kB]
Get: 29 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1 [344kB]
Get: 30 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1 [5,907kB]
Get: 31 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1 [27.3MB]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main
openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1
  Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.88.37 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main openjdk-6-jre
6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1
  Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com:http: [IP: 91.189.88.37 80]
Fetched 71.2MB in 14min 10s (83.7kB/s)
Failed to fetch
http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata-java_2010l-0ubuntu0.10.04_all.deb
Unable to connect to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:
http:
Failed to fetch
http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2010l-0ubuntu0.10.04_all.deb
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http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openldap/libldap-2.4-2_2.4.21-0ubuntu5.3_i386.deb
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E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with
--fix-missing?
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade --fix-missing
[sudo] password for benjarman:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  crossplatformui
The following packages will be upgraded:
  acpi-support adobe-flashplugin base-files binutils gdm ghostscript
ghostscript-cups ghostscript-x
  gnome-keyring gnupg-agent gnupg2 google-chrome-stable gpgsm
icedtea-6-jre-cacao ifupdown
  language-pack-en language-pack-en-base language-pack-gnome-en
language-pack-gnome-en-base
  libdbusmenu-glib1 libdbusmenu-gtk1 libdjvulibre-text libdjvulibre21
libfreetype6 libgcr0 libgp11-0
  libgs8 libkpathsea5 libldap-2.4-2 libmysqlclient16 libpam-gnome-keyring
libpcsclite1 libsmbclient
  libvlc2 libvlccore2 libwbclient0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0
linux-headers-2.6.32-24
  linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
linux-libc-dev mozilla-plugin-vlc
  mysql-common openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib
python-apt python-wxgtk2.8
  python-wxversion samba-common samba-common-bin smbclient software-center
tzdata tzdata-java ubufox
  ubuntu-system-service update-manager update-manager-core upstart vlc
vlc-data vlc-nox
  vlc-plugin-pulse w3m xserver-common xserver-xorg-core
68 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 70.1MB/161MB of archives.
After this operation, 19.3MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
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(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming
package has no files currently installed.
(Reading database ... 191952 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing crossplatformui ...
dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 crossplatformui
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
benjarman@Methusemecha:~$

On 31 August 2010 23:16, Sam <email address hidden> wrote:

> Your question #122715 on apt in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/122715
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Sam proposed the following answer:
> A problem isn't the issue, it is the way one is dealing with it. Not to
> mention the learning experience.
>
> You can post terminal outputs if you like.
> Is libpq5 installed again? Do we have files again with 'missing final new
> line'?
>
> But as far now, this:
> > dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libpq5' missing, assuming
> package has no files currently installed.
> is just a warning (means kind of a hint), so nothing serious.
>
> And this is an error which we had before:
> > dpkg: error processing crossplatformui (--remove)
>
> You still have this backup file?
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/crossplatformui.postrm.bak
>
> Did you comment this line in the orig. file as suggested before?
> # sudo killall -9 ztemtvcdromd
>
> If yes you can try again:
> sudo dpkg --force all --remove crossplatformui
>
> or maybe simulate this:
> sudo apt-get -s -f --purge crossplatformui
>
> to see what the output is.
>
>
> > easier to back up the system and then reinstall
>
> Maybe easier, but not so much fun. Depends on the pain threshold, time
> frame, reconfiguring the desktop environment the way it was before in
> correspondence of finding out some things aren't worth to keep them any
> longer and starting with a cleaner environment.
>
> Well, you should have a backup anyway, problem or not, because when
> there is a problem it's too late.
>
> When /home is on a separate partition, it isn't a hassle, LiveCDs partition
> manager advanced method allows to keep it.
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem
>
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>
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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#20

Under system>admin>software center change server to main.Reload.After that type in terminal

sudo dpkg --configure -a

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#21

Two error messages while carrying out the first part of this suggestion:

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release: The following
signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available:
NO_PUBKEY B152F042D246C25D

and

E: crossplatformui: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error
exit status 1

Also ran the terminal as suggested above; still can't run update manager or
similar. Any more ideas?

ben

On 1 September 2010 11:49, zvacet <email address hidden>wrote:

> Your question #122715 on apt in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/122715
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> zvacet proposed the following answer:
> Under system>admin>software center change server to main.Reload.After
> that type in terminal
>
> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/122715/+confirm?answer_id=19
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/122715
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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#22

Skip the ppa for the moment until you resolve the other issue.
Either deactivate via GUI (in Synaptic or straight in Software Sources)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Adding%20PPAs

or via sources.list
https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/InstallingSoftware

> still can't run update manager

After you've switched to main server what was the output from update procedure?

Regarding crossplatformui.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/113136

What did the purge_simulate_cmd say?

btw. please can you avoid to reply via email, instead reply directly via your web browser, email quoting makes the thread even longer.

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Ben Jarman (ben-jarman) said : 		#23

Thanks for all help, everybody. In the end I needed a functioning computer that I could install stuff on quickly, so I have had to spend Sunday afternoon wiping the drive and reinstalling Lucid. Thanks for all help and sorry not to have the time to work out what the problem was.