Synaptic Error Message


I am using Ubuntu: 8.04 LTS Mini Standard Edition Inspiron 1011.


Straight out of the box I have a Synaptic Package Manager error (same error from console). I want to resolve this problem and not re-install. This is the error message:

(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-22-lpia_2.6.24-22.45netbook9_lpia.deb (--unpack):
files list file for package `libxcb-shape0' is missing final newline

I need the exact name of what is corrupted, then I will try sudo apt-get remove ? and apt-get install ?

If you have a different solution, please give me exact syntax.

I would start by removing all the files from the apt file cache.. it's possible one of the files you already downloaded is corrupt or incomplete.

sudo apt-get clean

then try your update again..

Thanks for your help. You might be right because I did sudo apt-get to install frozen-bubble and the download started but failed with errors, so maybe that's where there is something corrupt.

I did find: /var/cache/apt/archives I want to remove ALL programs from archives. I can't do this from GUI because I must be root, but when I sudo from console and do apt-get remove packagename I get a message that says I can't remove it because it's not installed. If I try dpkg -r or -P I get an error message that says too many errors to process.

Can you show me exact syntax for changing permission from console to read and write and then I can dump them from GUI??

Or other solution?? Thanks.

sudo apt-get clean reproduces original error message. Also, when I check apt/cache everything is still there. . .

Interesting that command should do nothing but delete all the files in the cache directory.

I did a quick Google search on your error, and found a Ubuntu bug report that matches your error EXACTLY and the guy posts step by step how he worked around it..

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ec/+bug/383735
and another method..
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu...question/73670

and yet one more method..
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ewline-271118/

let us know if this works for you..

farslayer: Thank you, thank you. The first solution worked like a charm and I have all my downloads.