[SOLVED] problems with dpkg

johnh10000 · 04-14-2010, 02:42 AM

Hi I know the basics for this, but thisone is over my head

Code:

root@tux:/var/lib/dpkg/info# dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
root@tux:/var/lib/dpkg/info# 
root@tux:/var/lib/dpkg/info# 
root@tux:/var/lib/dpkg/info# dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
root@tux:/var/lib/dpkg/info# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libdebconfclient0 (0.147) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libdebconfclient0 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up libgnomecanvasmm-2.6-1c2a (2.26.0-1build1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libgnomecanvasmm-2.6-1c2a (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up libdebian-installer4 (0.68ubuntu3) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libdebian-installer4 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up libglademm-2.4-1c2a (2.6.7-2build1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libglademm-2.4-1c2a (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up libgconfmm-2.6-1c2 (2.28.0-1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libgconfmm-2.6-1c2 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up libgnomemm-2.6-1c2 (2.28.0-1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libgnomemm-2.6-1c2 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libdebconfclient0
 libgnomecanvasmm-2.6-1c2a
 libdebian-installer4
 libglademm-2.4-1c2a
 libgconfmm-2.6-1c2
 libgnomemm-2.6-1c2

so from a previous problem, i goto

Code:

cd /var/lib/dpkg/info

but find anything todo with libgnome-vfsmm-2.6-1c2a
has 0 bytes, ok problem found (the electric went off durring an upgrade)

now how to fix it? it won't reinstall, as it can't uninstall

ubuntu lucid beta2

johnh10000 · 04-14-2010, 03:11 AM

found a way out of it

find the broke ones, in /var/cache/apt/archives

and reinstall them!!

simples

aus9 · 04-14-2010, 03:14 AM

try

Code:

apt-get install -f libgnome-vfsmm-2.6-1c2a

johnh10000 · 04-14-2010, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus9

try

Code:

apt-get install -f libgnome-vfsmm-2.6-1c2a

thanks, i did similar, thet were in the archives folder, so installed them from there. worked!

useful grub links there too, cheers