So my problem is quite easy to describe: I can't install anything in my Ubuntu installation. apt-get
stopped working after I tried to fix some other package errors I was getting. Now I'm nowhere.
Let me try to explain how I ended up in this situation...
I was trying to install maven2
. I did sudo apt-get install maven2
and it didn't work. It told me that git-core
is missing a new line in the end. So what I did was look up this error and try to fix it. I ended up finding a Python script which would add new lines to files in /var/lib/dpkg/info
. This is when everything got worse... Nothing would work anymore and the errors are even more!
This is that Python script:
import os
dpkg_path = '/var/lib/dpkg/info/'
paths = os.listdir(dpkg_path)
for path in paths:
path = dpkg_path + path
f = open(path, 'a+')
data = f.read()
if len(data) > 1 and data[-1:] != '\n':
f.write('\n')
print 'added newline character to:', path
f.close()
Now when I try to install maven
via sudo apt-get install maven
(I blamed maven2
for these errors, so I tried with maven
only), I got the following error:
Fetched 49.5 MB in 2min 7s (387 kB/s): error processing package dpkg (--configure): ⠀package dpkg is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed') Errors were encountered while processing: ⠀dpkg E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
There are some other apt-get
commands which I can't currently recall that outputted even more longer errors. I'll update this question if I encounter them again.
What do I do to fix this?
Edit
I did what I was asked in the comments section (trying to install maven
and then run sudo apt-get install -f
and this is the whole output in the terminal:
bash: /etc/bash_completion.d/git: No such file or directory
dugi@Dugi:~$ sudo apt-get install maven
[sudo] password for dugi:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libantlr-java libcommons-validator-java libdoxia-sitetools-java
libjdependency-java libmaven-archiver-java libmaven-clean-plugin-java
libmaven-compiler-plugin-java libmaven-dependency-tree-java
libmaven-filtering-java libmaven-install-plugin-java
libmaven-jar-plugin-java libmaven-plugin-tools-java
libmaven-reporting-impl-java libmaven-resources-plugin-java
libmaven-shade-plugin-java libplexus-compiler-java libplexus-digest-java
libplexus-velocity-java libwerken.xpath-java velocity
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libaether-java libaopalliance-java libasync-http-client-java libcdi-api-java
libcglib-java libgeronimo-interceptor-3.0-spec-java libguice-java
libjackrabbit-java libjcommander-java libmaven-parent-java libnetty-java
libplexus-classworlds2-java libplexus-cli-java libplexus-containers1.5-java
libplexus-utils2-java libsisu-guice-java libsisu-ioc-java libwagon2-java
libyaml-snake-java testng
Suggested packages:
libaopalliance-java-doc libasync-http-client-java-doc libjcommander-java-doc
libplexus-classworlds2-java-doc libplexus-cli-java-doc
libplexus-utils2-java-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libaether-java libaopalliance-java libasync-http-client-java libcdi-api-java
libcglib-java libgeronimo-interceptor-3.0-spec-java libguice-java
libjackrabbit-java libjcommander-java libmaven-parent-java libnetty-java
libplexus-classworlds2-java libplexus-cli-java libplexus-containers1.5-java
libplexus-utils2-java libsisu-guice-java libsisu-ioc-java libwagon2-java
libyaml-snake-java maven testng
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dpkg: error processing package dpkg (--configure):
package dpkg is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
Errors were encountered while processing:
dpkg
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
dugi@Dugi:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
fop java-wrappers libantlr-java libatinject-jsr330-api-java libbatik-java
libclassworlds-java libcommons-configuration-java libcommons-io-java
libcommons-jexl2-java libcommons-jxpath-java libcommons-net2-java
libcommons-validator-java libcommons-vfs-java libdom4j-java libdoxia-java
libdoxia-sitetools-java libfop-java libganymed-ssh2-java libguava-java
libhttpclient-java libhttpcore-java libitext1-java libjaxen-java
libjdependency-java libjdom1-java libjetty-java libjsoup-java libjsr305-java
libmaven-archiver-java libmaven-clean-plugin-java
libmaven-compiler-plugin-java libmaven-dependency-tree-java
libmaven-filtering-java libmaven-install-plugin-java
libmaven-jar-plugin-java libmaven-plugin-tools-java
libmaven-reporting-impl-java libmaven-resources-plugin-java
libmaven-scm-java libmaven-shade-plugin-java libmaven2-core-java
libmodello-java libnetbeans-cvsclient-java libplexus-ant-factory-java
libplexus-archiver-java libplexus-bsh-factory-java libplexus-build-api-java
libplexus-cipher-java libplexus-classworlds-java libplexus-compiler-java
libplexus-container-default-java libplexus-containers-java
libplexus-digest-java libplexus-i18n-java libplexus-interactivity-api-java
libplexus-interpolation-java libplexus-io-java libplexus-sec-dispatcher-java
libplexus-utils-java libplexus-velocity-java libqdox-java libslf4j-java
libwagon-java libwerken.xpath-java libxbean-java libxmlgraphics-commons-java
libxpp2-java libxpp3-java velocity
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dpkg: error processing package dpkg (--configure):
package dpkg is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libbsh-java (--configure):
package libbsh-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package bsh (--configure):
package bsh is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libjaxp1.3-java (--configure):
package libjaxp1.3-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libxalan2-java (--configure):
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
package libxalan2-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libbsf-java (--configure):
package libbsf-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libavalon-framework-java (--configure):
package libavalon-framework-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libcommons-io-java (--configure):
package libcommons-io-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package java-wrappers (--configure):
package java-wrappers is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libbatik-java (--configure):
package libbatik-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libxmlgraphNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
ics-commons-java (--configure):
package libxmlgraphics-commons-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libfop-java (--configure):
package libfop-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package fop (--configure):
package fop is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libantlr-java (--configure):
package libantlr-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libatinject-jsr330-api-java (--configure):
package libatinject-jsr330-api-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libclassworlds-java (--configure):
package libclassworlds-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: erNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
ror processing package libcommons-configuration-java (--configure):
package libcommons-configuration-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libcommons-jexl2-java (--configure):
package libcommons-jexl2-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libcommons-jxpath-java (--configure):
package libcommons-jxpath-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libcommons-net2-java (--configure):
package libcommons-net2-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libcommons-validator-java (--configure):
package libcommons-validator-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libcommons-vfs-java (--configure):
package libcommNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
ons-vfs-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libjaxen-java (--configure):
package libjaxen-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libxpp2-java (--configure):
package libxpp2-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libxpp3-java (--configure):
package libxpp3-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libdom4j-java (--configure):
package libdom4j-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libhttpcore-java (--configure):
package libhttpcore-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libhttpclient-java (--configure):
package libhNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
ttpclient-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libitext1-java (--configure):
package libitext1-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package liblog4j1.2-java (--configure):
package liblog4j1.2-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-interpolation-java (--configure):
package libplexus-interpolation-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-utils-java (--configure):
package libplexus-utils-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-container-default-java (--configure):
package libplexus-container-default-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-inNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
stalled')
dpkg: error processing package libjsr305-java (--configure):
package libjsr305-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libguava-java (--configure):
package libguava-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-classworlds-java (--configure):
package libplexus-classworlds-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libxbean-java (--configure):
package libxbean-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-containers-java (--configure):
package libplexus-containers-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-i18n-java (--configure):
package libplexus-i18n-java is not ready for conNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
figuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libdoxia-java (--configure):
package libdoxia-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libexcalibur-logkit-java (--configure):
package libexcalibur-logkit-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libjdom1-java (--configure):
package libjdom1-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libwerken.xpath-java (--configure):
package libwerken.xpath-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package velocity (--configure):
package velocity is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libplexus-velocity-java (--configure):
package libplexuNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
s-velocity-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libdoxia-sitetools-java (--configure):
package libdoxia-sitetools-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libganymed-ssh2-java (--configure):
package libganymed-ssh2-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libjdependency-java (--configure):
package libjdependency-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libslf4j-java (--configure):
package libslf4j-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libjetty-java (--configure):
package libjetty-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: error processing package libjsoup-java (--configure):
package libjsoup-java is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
dpkg
libbsh-java
bsh
libjaxp1.3-java
libxalan2-java
libbsf-java
libavalon-framework-java
libcommons-io-java
java-wrappers
libbatik-java
libxmlgraphics-commons-java
libfop-java
fop
libantlr-java
libatinject-jsr330-api-java
libclassworlds-java
libcommons-configuration-java
libcommons-jexl2-java
libcommons-jxpath-java
libcommons-net2-java
libcommons-validator-java
libcommons-vfs-java
libjaxen-java
libxpp2-java
libxpp3-java
libdom4j-java
libhttpcore-java
libhttpclient-java
libitext1-java
liblog4j1.2-java
libplexus-interpolation-java
libplexus-utils-java
libplexus-container-default-java
libjsr305-java
libguava-java
libplexus-classworlds-java
libxbean-java
libplexus-containers-java
libplexus-i18n-java
libdoxia-java
libexcalibur-logkit-java
libjdom1-java
libwerken.xpath-java
velocity
libplexus-velocity-java
libdoxia-sitetools-java
libganymed-ssh2-java
libjdependency-java
libslf4j-java
libjetty-java
libjsoup-java
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
dugi@Dugi:~$
sudo apt-get install maven
and then when it fails trysudo apt-get install -f
and post the results of that, if possible. EDIT: please post from usr@host:$ sudo apt-get install .... so we can see the whole outputsudo dpkg --configure -a
and thensudo apt-get install -f
again?sudo dpkg --configure -a
I get the following message:dugi@Dugi:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg --configure -a dpkg: error: corrupt info database format file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/format'
.