I haven't been able to update of late. The details are as follows:
installArchives() failed: Preconfiguring packages ...
Preconfiguring packages ...
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(Reading database ...
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(Reading database ... 95%%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
files list file for package 'dropbox' is missing final newline
Error in function:
If I remove Dropbox, will I be able to update and subsequently reinstall Dropbox? I would note that none of the updates mention Dropbox, if that makes a difference.
I have checked the following question but was hesitant to follow the suggestions because I don't want an unintentional upgrade to 12.10:
Any help would be appreciated.
do-release-upgrade