Error installing with apt-get in Ubuntu

shunpo · 10-19-2008, 04:53 PM

Im running the newest version of Ubuntu and im getting errors when installing with apt-get. as root running apt-get install zsnes i get this error.

(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.8-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
files list file for package `perl' is missing final newline
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libao2_0.8.8-3_i386.deb
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Ive read up on other forums and here's what ive done.

apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get clean
cleared out /var/cache/apt/archive and mkdir partial

and none of my partitions are full.

apt has been working fine for several weeks since I've installed, but now not so much.

thanks

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 10-19-2008, 07:49 PM

Try running:

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

shunpo · 10-20-2008, 09:09 AM

Same error with apt-get.

makyo · 10-20-2008, 09:27 AM

Hi.

A simulated install on gutsy seems to work:

Code:

$ apt-get -s install zsnes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  zsnes
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Inst zsnes (1.510-1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)
Conf zsnes (1.510-1 Ubuntu:7.10/gutsy)

Not much direct help I fear, just another data point. Best wishes ... makyo

shunpo · 10-20-2008, 03:16 PM

Here's another interesting part of the problem. The GUI software manager is also mising from my system>admin menu.