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Error processing libc6:i386 and libtinfo5:i386 while trying to install anything "/var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked..." [duplicate]
When I try to install anything through apt-get or synaptic I keep on getting this output
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Fetched 23.6 MB in 1min 10s (336 kB/s)
debconf: DbDriver "config":...
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Error with libpam-systemd:amd64 dpkg error, locked by another process [duplicate]
On using this command sudo dpkg --configure -a this is the output I receive.
Setting up libpam-systemd:amd64 (229-4ubuntu17) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by ...
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libc6 error, can't install anything [duplicate]
I wanted to install python-pip so i ran sudo apt install python-pip and got this error
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want ...
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I cannot uninstall/remove Virtualbox from UBuntu 20.04 despite several efforts [duplicate]
I have tried removing it via Ubuntu Software center directly directly, but it says Unable to remove Virtualbox as it doesn't exist
I tried to run sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-* which didn't work ...
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Unable To Cancel Installation In Software Center (Matlab) [duplicate]
A Note: This question may be the exact same question as given in How to cancel an installation in the Software Center? but the solutions listed there haven't worked for me.
Question:
I am trying to ...
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Cannot delete apt-fast for a clean install [duplicate]
This is my problem:
$ destroy apt-fast
[sudo] password for colbyryptos:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package apt-fast is not ...
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I can't install any packages without it failing - I get an error about config.dat being locked - how can I fix this? [duplicate]
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 lists......
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dpkg: error processing package shim-signed, locked by another process error [duplicate]
I just ran the Software Updater (on Ubuntu 16.04).
While installing the new packages (including a new kernel version) I got a Grub Secure Boot alert.
After that the Software Updater crashed.
It stuck ...
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Interrupted apt-get, can't use apt/dpkg [duplicate]
I was installing lamp-server^ with the command
sudo apt-get install lamp-server^
when it hung on this section:
Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
update-alternatives: using /...
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I keep getting dependency and "lsb not configured" errors when I try to install any software with apt-get install [duplicate]
Okay, so my ultimate goal is to install my Epson WF-2630 AIO printer. Upon trying to do this, I found that trying to install any package w/apt causes the same dependency error:
jen@DotySupreme:~/...
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this /usr/bin/dpkg returned error || ubuntu-16.04, 64bit [duplicate]
I am trying to install htop, but it was failed due to unmet dependencies.
Tried sudo apt-get -f install, but it did not either resolve the issue.
Tried sudo apt clean & sudo apt update, sudo apt ...
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The package system is broken. Unable to fix it [duplicate]
I tried multiple things online to fix this
like running sudo apt-get -f install and sudo apt-get clean
this is what I get when I try to update with software updater:
Check if you are using third party ...
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Mysql-server-5.1 installation gone wrong [duplicate]
I was installing mysql-server-5.1 on ubuntu and the installation was interrupted. This caused an error and now I can't remove the package or reinstall it.
This is the console output:
amatteo@ubuntu:~...
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My system won't install anything [duplicate]
So recently I was just setting up an Ubuntu 15.10 system, and I was downloading some stuff. There was a prompt to update some stuff, and I accepted it, and it went running while I was browsing some ...
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Software center installation stuck after script cancellation [duplicate]
Attempted to add the Matlab installation and it asked me where my current installation was -- never have tried to install it before -- I hit cancel when it asked for the installation directory and now ...