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Problem Installing .deb files

Asked by Shailendra

I recently installed Ubuntu 8.10 on My PC through VirtualBox, While installing java there was a power faliure and then the next time when i downloaded and when installing a .deb file(RealPlayer11GOLD.deb) in Gdebi Package Manager(it's something like this) I receive a message everytime when i try to install the package

Message: "Only one software mangement tool is allowed to run at the same time. Please close other application eg 'Update Manger' 'aptitude' 'synaptic' first"
I tried to end mentioned application, i even tried restarting system but each time the error remains.

When i try to install the package through the command " sudo dpkg -i RealPlayer11GOLD.deb" I get a message
"dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0016' near line 1:
 field name `ficheiro' must be followed by colon"

Please help What to do?

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Hi,

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a

then to update and upgrade and also check pending or missing packages, still using terminal type:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Regards,

Mark

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Shailendra (shail-haina06) said : 		#2

Whoa! it worked like a charm!
Thanks Mark, I'm done.

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Shailendra (shail-haina06) said : 		#3

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

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Bob pittman (robertpittm) said : 		#4

Mark Rijckenberg it didn't solve my problem with LimeWireLinux.deb any suggestion for this?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#5

Hi Bob,

This thread is already in status "solved".

Please create a separate thread for your new issue.

Thanks,

Mark