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package kdelibs5-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade:

Asked by Motaz Ismail

: /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-bin_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_i386.deb: unable to create `/usr/bin/kdeinit4.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/kdeinit4')
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs5-data_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_all.deb: unable to create `/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/common/4.png.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/common/4.png')
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs5_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_i386.deb: unable to create `/usr/lib/kde4/kded_proxyscout.so.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/lib/kde4/kded_proxyscout.so')
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/upstart_0.6.3-11_i386.deb: unable to create `/usr/share/man/man7/stopping.7.gz.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/man/man7/stopping.7.gz')

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Dec 11 13:39:18 2009
Dependencies: hicolor-icon-theme 0.10-2
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: package kdelibs5-data is already installed and configured
Package: kdelibs5-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: kde4libs
Title: package kdelibs5-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

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This question was originally filed as bug #495445.

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Motaz Ismail (eng-motaz08) said : 		#1
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) said : 		#2

There appears to be something wrong with your system. It's not something we can fix from the kde4libs side of things, but I am turning this bug into a support ticket so that you can get help fixing your system nevertheless.

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Motaz Ismail (eng-motaz08) said : 		#3

thanks for your help

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

sudo apt-get --force-all -i /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-bin_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_i386.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

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Motaz Ismail (eng-motaz08) said : 		#5

E: Command line option --force-all is not understood

what's this ?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

sorry wrong command:

sudo dpkg --force-all -i /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-bin_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_i386.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

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Motaz Ismail (eng-motaz08) said : 		#7

ok never mind but this appeared

 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-bin_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_i386.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-bin_4%3a4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2_i386.deb
E: Invalid operation instal

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#8

ok you have cleaned the apt out. Lets try this:

sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -f install; sudo apt-get upgrade

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Motaz Ismail (eng-motaz08) said : 		#9

thnx all of u my problem had been solved