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stefano@stefano-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed

Asked by Stefano Gruppuso

stefano@stefano-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/4296 B of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
dpkg: error processing unity-scopes-runner (--configure):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 unity-scopes-runner
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
stefano@stefano-laptop:~$

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the output of :

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

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Best Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty (hamishmb) said : 		#2

To force remove the inconsistent package, you could run:

sudo dpkg --purge --force-all unity-scopes-runner

and the run:

sudo apt-get install -f

to get the system back in a good state.

Hope this helps,
Hamish

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Stefano Gruppuso (gruppuso) said : 		#3

stefano@stefano-laptop:~$ lsb_release -a; uname -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10
Codename: saucy
Linux stefano-laptop 3.11.0-20-generic #34-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 1 20:42:16 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

stefano@stefano-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-all unity-scopes-runner
[sudo] password for stefano:
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... 241585 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing unity-scopes-runner ...
stefano@stefano-laptop:~$

stefano@stefano-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
stefano@stefano-laptop:~$

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Stefano Gruppuso (gruppuso) said : 		#4

Many thanks to all now i can install and uninstall applications without problem.

The system propose me to upgrade the version from 13.10 to 14.10. That's stable ? Everythings working?

Many many many many thanks again..

Stefano

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Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty (hamishmb) said : 		#5

Okay it seems fine, but first reinstall unity-scopes-runner with:

sudo apt-get install unity-scopes-runner

the update with sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

It it proposing Ubuntu 14.04? Ubuntu 14.04 is now stable and very good from what I've heard. Ubuntu 14.10 is not available yet. So yes you could upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 now, but reinstall unity-scopes-runner first.

Hope this Helps,
hamish

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Stefano Gruppuso (gruppuso) said : 		#6

Perfect, re-installed. Yes sorry 14.04 :) so i'm doing it.

Many thanks again for you precious help hamish.

Stefano.

stefano@stefano-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install unity-scopes-runner
[sudo] password for stefano:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  unity-scopes-runner
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 54,3 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Selecting previously unselected package unity-scopes-runner.
(Reading database ... 241202 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking unity-scopes-runner (from .../unity-scopes-runner_7.1.2+13.10.20131010-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Setting up unity-scopes-runner (7.1.2+13.10.20131010-0ubuntu2) ...
stefano@stefano-laptop:~$

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The following packages will be upgraded:
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Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty (hamishmb) said : 		#7

Good luck! You're welcome and thank you :) If you think any particular comment helped you with this problem, you can select that too and it'll help other people reading find the eventual solution :)

Hamish

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Stefano Gruppuso (gruppuso) said : 		#8

Thanks Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty, that solved my question.