Problem with update and package manager
 

Could not initialize the package information

A unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:The package virtualbox needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.'


This error message occurred after a failed install of virtualbox. Now I Cannot update. Also I cannot install virtual box. Anyone know how to fix this? Using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn.

please use better thread titles in future if you expect to be taken seriously. thanks.

What action produced this output? What distro are you using? What version?

System>>Administration>>Synaptic Package Manager

Enter your password

There it will tell you if you have a broken pack, If so click on Edit>>Fix Broken Packages

If not you can do a search for what you want and install it from there.

(You may have to uninstall it first.)

When I try to open Synaptic I get this message:


E: The package virtualbox needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
E: Internal error opening cache (1). Please report.


Synaptic then closes.

E: The package virtualbox needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
E: Internal error opening cache (1). Please report.


These are the error messages I get when I try to open Synaptic.

try posting to these (with a descriptive subject header)

http://ubuntuforums.org/

justlinux.com

Why would you suggest that an LQ member go elsewhere for help? JustLinux and Ubuntu forums are fine places but LQ is huge and has a wealth of info and very knowledgeable places. So let's try really hard not to suggest people leave LQ eh?

I took the liberty to rename your thread....