Questions related to dpkg, the system that powers most software installs. (Note: apt-get is a very similar tag.)
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How to resolve dependency conflict (perl conflicts with libxml-sax-perl)?
I am trying to install a package called libxml-simple-perl, but it depends on libxml-sax-perl, I have installed other dependencies without issues, but this one below is giving me a lot of trouble, and ...
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dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
I got this error while installing ubuntu-restricted-extras:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
So I ran that in terminal:
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How to install gnopfract4d on Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit
How to install gnofract4d.deb file on 13.04 64bit. Here is error messages:
sudo dpkg -i gnofract4d_3.14.1_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package gnofract4d.
(Reading database ... 234826 ...
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How to reinstall a package
I am getting this while installing libebml3:
Errors were encountered while processing:
libebml3:i386
Error in function:
dpkg: error processing libebml3:i386 (--configure):
Package is in a very bad ...
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How do I install LibreOffice 4.0.2?
After I upgraded to 13.04 I noticed that Libreoffice 4.0.2 wasn't working, at all. When I click its launcher I get the this start up box:
which amounts to no program being opened.
I have ...
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Is there any YUM to APT-GET tool?
I have a big source code where it wants to install everything where shown of YUM (Fedora, CentOS, Red hat package manager).
Example:
$ yum install bzip2 cpio curl curl-devel fileutils gettext-devel ...
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Problem with apt-get update and dpkg/status
First i got some problems with /var/lib/dpkg/status. I found a solution to remove this file and run apt-get update. Removing this file worked well but after running update i always got this ...
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get dpkg --get-selections equivalent list from dpkg.status.0
My SSD crashed, and I can't find the output from dpkg --get-selections that I created recently.
However, I could make a copy of the /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 file from the broken ssd. I feel like ...
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Restoring all data and dependencies from dpkg --set-selections '*'
So I can run on one machine:
dpkg --get-selections '*' > selection.txt
On another machine:
dpkg --set-selections < selection.txt
... followed by either of the following:
aptitude install
...
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Nautilus doesn't work; update doesn't work
I'm running 12.04. This morning nautilus stopped working. Double clicking on the Home folder gets the flashing going, but nothing else. I did some searching around and it was suggested to reinstall ...
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Packaging nodejs code, how do I prevent lintian from complaining about ./node_modules?
We ran into this problem while packaging some software written in nodejs.
Because we can't package each and every dependency separately, we need to ship the node_modules/ directory along with the ...
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12.04 unattended-upgrades package has lock on /var/lib/dpkg/lock (cannot sudo apt-get update due to lock) [duplicate]
Calling the sudo apt-get update fails to complete. Fails with:
Fetched 2,212 kB in 13s (162 kB/s)
E: ...
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dpkg won't update - input/output error in indicator-session
I have been having an error trying to update my system. Currently I can't install/remove or update anything with apt-get...
Here is the error I get when running apt-get update
dpkg: unrecoverable ...
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1answer
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I Can't Install or Remove Any Application
when i try to install or remove an application via either software center or apt-get install they both fail and give some debconf errors below is the log please help.Sorry some of the text is not ...
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stuck with dpkg
I am using ubuntu 13.04.I was installing a program and it had to download a file from the internet.It was a huge one.I waited for 30 minutes but nothing turned up.so I thought to let go and I closed ...
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How do I upgrade my code from dpkg-deb to dpkg-buildpackage
I inherited code that builds the .DEB using dpkg-deb -b -Zgzip -z9 debian ../$runner
This works well, except that when the end user runs it, it refuses to install missing dependencies. Instead it ...
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Failed linux Kernel Firmware Update
Ok guys this is what I get
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
...
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How to install MySQL 5.6?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (amd64), and want to install a recent version of MySQL 5.6.
If possible, I would like to install (not upgrade) it the "Debian Way' (i.e., using apt-get or dpkg).
The ...
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1answer
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Term for “Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.” dialogue?
Sometimes I see the following dialog.
Configuration file `/etc/...'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What ...
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Ubuntu 12.0.4 package update failure libssl1.0.0 out of memory error [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS and yesterday automatic updates failed on what appeared to be the update of openssl package. I have searched around and found several old q&a's to this package ...
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DPKG installation error due to LZMA error
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I had recently upgraded the LMZA library to 4.43 which is the latest version. Ever since it gives error while installing few softwares and upgrades.
It shows the ...
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dpkg stale NFS problem, but no NFS ever used
I've been having issues with updating my computer running 13.04. The problems are also encountered while trying to do any package operation as far as I can tell. The error message is "Stale NFS ...
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java2-runtime virtual package not considered installed by dpkg/apt-get
Did a fresh install of Quetzal Server, installed all updates. Installed default-jre-headless which pulled in OpenJDK 7 JRE without any X11-related packages. So far so good.
Now I try to install ...
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Where are flex libraries located?
I find myself with a very weird problem in my hands. I wanted to install both flex (the fast lexical analyzer) and bison, and that's why I ran:
sudo apt-get install bison flex
The installation goes ...
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apt authentication failure on self-signed package
I did create a gpg key using "gpg --gen-key", here is the listing:
> gpg --list-keys
/home/<user>/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
--------------------------------
pub 2048R/99EDE0B7 2013-02-05
uid ...
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Upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04 -> dpkg: error processing sudo (--configure)
Here's the deal and reason I'm asking for your help. Last night I went on upgrading my Xubuntu 12.10 installation to 13.04, so at tty1 I run the command
sudo do-release-upgrade
and everything ...
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I'm having dpkg errors
When I try to install something i get this output and I don't know why.
dpkg: error processing language-pack-kde-en (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered ...
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2answers
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How to remove TuxCut app from Ubuntu 12.04
I've installed tuxcut but it's in different language.
I've tried removing it using dpkg but didn't worked so i downloaded a english version and tried installing it.But i got this error.
Any help to ...
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1answer
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Lost/Deleted dpkg (package manager for Debian). How do I get it back?
OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Accidentally deleted dpkg. Now, packages can't be installed. So, needs an dpkg installer which installs packages.
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How to recover dpkg from corrupted downloads?
I just upgraded to the 10.10 RC earlier and had a few problems with graphic drivers (x didnt start) But i have remedied that now.
When i run 'sudo apt-get install -f' i get this:
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I just lost /var/lib/dpkg
I have an empty /var/lib/dpkg and as consequence both apt and dpkg are starting to complain about everything and with every simple task I would like to do with them: there is a way to rebuild that ...
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Why have to lock archives and dpkg while doing installing apps and updates.
Actually if we suspend any application installing in middle or suspending updates then automatically while resuming we will get some problems like
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock ...
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How do I fix dpkg errors after a failed upgrade?
After running an upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) to 12.04LTS (Precise Pangolin), a window popped up saying that the upgrade failed and that I should run sudo dpkg --configure -a.
Running ...
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dpkg --configure -a not working
When I try to execute
dpkg --configure -a
I get this message:
Setting up jre (1.7.021-1) ... Error: unpack200 - command could not be
found.
Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of ...
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How to install Google Chrome on ubuntu 13.04 [closed]
I am trying to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 13.04, but it does not install.
Output:
Selecting previously unselected package google-chrome-stable.
(Reading database ... 173123 files and directories ...
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How to install xnviewmp using package management aptitude `apt-get` on Ubuntu 12.10?
How to install xnviewmp using package management aptitude apt-get on Ubuntu 12.10?
Visiting https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/xnviewmp/ and
clicking through to software center ends results in ...
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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 ...
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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..??
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avoid reinstall virtualbox and update to the latest release
Installing virtualbox-extension-pack-4.2.12 to enable USB2.0 controller prompted only to work with the latest release.
But my current version is 4.0.18 on debian wheezy. The latest release of ...
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Unpacking with dpkg incredibly slow
I'm experiencing a huge slow down during any installation with apt or "dpkg --install" whenever the installation comes to the point of unpacking something.
For example, currently the system is ...
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1answer
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I get dependency issues with linux-image-pae while upgrading
justsmit1@moodle:~$ sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-image-generic-pae
1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 ...
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“apt-get -f install” not working
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer ...
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How do I fix a “Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock” problem?
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/)
Is another process using it? How can I fix ...
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dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 0
Been trying to install git-core package for almost more than half a day now. Everytime i do, I get this error:
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 0:
newline in field name ...
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Errors were encountered while processing:libglib2.0-0:i386
Every time i run:
sudo apt-get upgrade
or when i try to:
sudo apt-get install
a program, it gives me this error:
Errors were encountered while processing:
libglib2.0-0:i386
E: Sub-process ...
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Package Error When Upgrading or Installing anything
I've been dealing with this issue for a while now and have serched for weeks but can't find anyway to fix it. I basically can't install any programs or packages from anywhere. Everytime I do it gives ...
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can dpkg obtain the source code of a package?
apt-get source {some-package-name}
gets the source code of that .deb.
Can this be achieved with dpkg instead? Or with software-center?
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Cannot install Skype due to dependency errors; dpkg doesn't install dependencies [closed]
I'm trying to install the newest Skype version (4.1) on my Linux.
I have downloaded the skype-ubuntu-lucid_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb package from the official Skype site.
I removed all installed versions ...
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cant install a thing! [duplicate]
OK. So when I try to install a something in the terminal, I get:
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I then try using apt-get -f install, but ...
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Can you recommend a good tutorial on building custom package versions?
After installing Ubuntu 11.04 I was disappointed by the fact there are still Scala 2.7 (when 2.8 is long ago current actual branch) and Mono 2.6 (when pretty a time has passed after 2.8 release). I am ...
