software center package catalog error
every time i start the software center it give me an error entitled " items cannot be installed or removed until the package catalog is repaired, do you want to repair it now?" every time i tell it to, it keeps asking me if i want to. this all started after trying to install xubuntu-desktop. also on a side note, for an older laptop would you suggest gnome-3, gnome-2, unity, or xubuntu-desktop?
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Please carefully follow the steps as described in https:/
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root@User-pc2:~# clear
root@User-pc2:~# sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
root@User-pc2:~# sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
root@User-pc2:~# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
root@User-pc2:~# uname -a
Linux User-pc2 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9 19:32:08 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
root@User-pc2:~# sudo rm /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo mv /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo cp /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo mv /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo cp /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
root@User-pc2:~# sudo rm /var/cache/
root@User-pc2:~# sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
root@User-pc2:~# sudo mkdir /var/lib/
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xubuntu-desktop : Depends: xubuntu-
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-
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Fetched 18.2 MB in 52s (345 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
root@User-pc2:~# sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xubuntu-desktop:
xubuntu-desktop depends on xubuntu-
Package xubuntu-
dpkg: error processing xubuntu-desktop (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Installing debian theme... done.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
/usr/sbin/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-
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Package linux-image-
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-
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linux-
Package linux-image-
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
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Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-
linux-
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-pae:
linux-generic-pae depends on linux-generic; however:
Package linux-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic-pae (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
xubuntu-desktop
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root@User-pc2:~# sudo dpkg --clear-avail
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
xubuntu-
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xubuntu-
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 19.1 kB of archives.
After this operation, 189 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
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Fetched 19.1 kB in 0s (43.5 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 429956 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xubuntu-
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
Reading package lists... Done
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Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xubuntu-desktop : Depends: xubuntu-
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
root@User-pc2:~# LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-
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You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xubuntu-desktop : Depends: xubuntu-
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
root@User-pc2:~# find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;
/etc/apt/
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1 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120817.3)]/ precise main restricted
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3 # See http://
4 # newer versions of the distribution.
5 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120823.1)]/ precise main restricted
6 deb http://
7 deb-src http://
8
9 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
10 ## distribution.
11 deb http://
12 deb-src http://
13
14 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
15 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
16 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
17 deb http://
18 deb-src http://
19 deb http://
20 deb-src http://
21
22 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
23 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
24 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
25 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
26 ## security team.
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28 deb-src http://
29 deb http://
30 deb-src http://
31
32 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
33 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
34 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
35 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
36 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
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47 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
48 ## 'partner' repository.
49 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
50 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
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54 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
55 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
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root@User-pc2:~#
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#3 |
i did disable all ppas i dont know if it worked though
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#4 |
Can you run:
gedit /etc/default/grub
and give the output please
Thanks
Hint:
/usr/sbin/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
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#5 |
There are several small errors on your system.
Andrew has already requested information to get the grub problem solved.
You have the canonical partner repository in two sources, you should issue this command to clean that up:
sudo rm /etc/apt/
And the last problem related to xubuntu-desktop is an incompatibility between xubuntu-
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this was in the file
# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
# info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_
GRUB_HIDDEN_
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTO
GRUB_CMDLINE_
GRUB_CMDLINE_
# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM=
# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=
# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=
# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_
# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_
# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_
this was in the terminal
also, how do i remove mythbuntu-
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#7 |
The incompatibility between xubuntu-
sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/
After that
sudo apt-get install -f
should be able to install xubuntu-desktop.
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#8 |
Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.
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#9 |
thank you so much this fixed everything
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#10 |
You should sort your Grub config if:
sudo update-grub
Still gives errors
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#11 |
I am a bit astonished that all the problems should already be solved.
If you have not aready changed it, then there are errors in your grub configuration file that will cause problems with future updates.
As far as I know in the file /etc/default/grub the screen resolution must not be written in '<<' and '>>' brackets.
So the lines in your file should read:
GRUB_CMDLINE_
instead of
GRUB_CMDLINE_
and
GRUB_GFXMODE=
instead of
GRUB_GFXMODE=
You should change the file accordingly with the command
gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
and after that issue the command
sudo update-grub
