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update-manager package

New Ubuntu Install using Wubi cannot get updates

Asked by oddnerdout on 2008-06-24

Hi I am new to the linux scene so I have no idea why ubuntu is not working. The system I am using is Windows XP on a R40 laptop that has a broken ultrabay, so I can't install Ubuntu using ISO or running a live CD. Anyway, I used Wubi to install Ubuntu and I couldn't get Ubuntu to start. I checked the Web and it said that I needed to run Scandisk to find and fix errors automatically. I did that and Ubuntu started. Unfortunately, when I tried to install updates this is the error that occurred:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
Can anyone help me interpret this message and get my ubuntu running well? Thanks for your attention in this matter.

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Solved by:
Vojtěch Trefný
Solved:
2008-06-26
Last query:
2008-06-26
Last reply:
2008-06-25
Best Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : #1

Vojtěch Trefný suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #52: “'dpkg --configure -a' problem when trying to run Synaptic”.

Jonathan L (jonathanlapalme) said : #2

I also downloaded the Wubi installer, I have windows Xp, the install was smooth, very clean, I am able to boot up run all the
applications provided, use my wireless, wired lan but I am not able to get updates period. Here is the error. I am not sure if I have the universe thing everyone says to have. I checked System, Administraton, Software sources, and Community maintained open source software (universe) is checked.
Any time I try to update in Add/Remove, Synaptic, and using update manager I get this same error. Anyone know the fix?

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2

W: GPG error: http://wine.budgetdedicated.com hardy Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2
W: GPG error: http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2
W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2

W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-proposed Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/Release

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/partner/binary-i386/Packages.gz 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/Release

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/universe/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (2)

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

oddnerdout (jtychang) said : #3

Thanks Vojtěch Trefný, that solved my question.