Tagged Questions
0
votes
0answers
40 views
Unity crash during 12.04 to 12.10 upgrade , dpkg --configure -a fails with too many errors : recourse?
Some key combination I pressed during an update from 12.04 to 12.10 ( en-route to 13.04 ..my final objective ) crashed Unity.
I could however start a terminal and I tried the fixes outlined in ...
1
vote
2answers
44 views
Unmet Dependencies right after installing VLC
I got the following error after installing VLC on my Quantal 12.10. Checked for libass4
and its already there. Is there anybody encountering this same silly error and willing to resolve..??
...
3
votes
0answers
75 views
What does gnome-settings-daemon is not ready for configuration mean?
On a recent Ubuntu 12.10 install, something innocent like apt-get install xfonts-75dpi is giving this message:
dpkg: error processing gnome-settings-daemon (--configure):
package ...
1
vote
0answers
106 views
HDHomeRun Dual and Kaffeine
I am trying to get HDHomeRun Dual to work with Kaffeine. I installed DVB per the instructions here: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/dvbhdhomerun/wiki/UbuntuPackages
but at the end, when I install, I ...
1
vote
0answers
173 views
I'm having a multi-arch problem. How can I fix it?
Running the following commands give me the same abrupt ending, any ideas? 1.
sudo apt-get -f install -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
5
votes
1answer
908 views
How to resolve package conflicts installing LibreOffice 3.6.4?
The latest release of LibreOffice is 3.6.4, however only 3.6.2 is available in the software centre. I have installed the file available at ...
3
votes
0answers
142 views
libgtk-3-0 dependency issues
I've been trying to update standard packages on my Ubuntu box. There's literally nothing extra on this box except for VirtualBox for some Windows stuff I run. Here's one output:
$ sudo apt-get update
...
0
votes
1answer
56 views
I can't install any packages without it failing - I get an error about config.dat being locked - how can I fix this?
I had a power failure on my laptop, so I ended up crashing in the middle of a package installation. How do I fix this error?
jrg@atlantis:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade --fix-missing
Reading package ...
0
votes
1answer
111 views
Why dpkg says 'illegal package name in specifier' when I try to remove a package?
Whenever I type into the terminal the command:
sudo dpkg -r '/home/brentonhorne/Downloads/virtualbox.deb'
I receive the error:
dpkg: error: --remove needs a valid package name but ...
2
votes
3answers
420 views
Reinstall Ubuntu keeping my data intact
I have recently upgraded my desktop OS from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 (complete re-install). Before the switch I made a list of all programs installed on my Ubuntu 12.04.
sudo dpkg --get-selections > ...
1
vote
1answer
300 views
Need help fixing DPKG errors after update from 12.04 to 12.10
So I was doing fine then i upgraded my system to 12.10 and now i cant get my system to update all of its packages properly. no matter what i do, what is happening here and how do i fix this. if i ...
0
votes
1answer
1k views
Install Brother MFC295CN drivers to Ubuntu
I'm trying to get the drivers for my printer going, and not doing well. I tried the following: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1377270 and the sudo dpkg -i PACKAGE.deb format. It installs the ...
1
vote
0answers
104 views
dpkg from URL wrapper not functioning… :(
I have modified an already available wrapper to execute the process in a safer manner. The containing script cat-s the body into an executable script under /usr/bin/.
#!/bin/bash
# dpkg-url #
...
