Questions tagged [dpkg]
Dpkg is the Debian package management utility that performs lower-level tasks in software installation and removal. This tag should be used for questions about using and troubleshooting the dpkg utility.
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dpkg error: "trying to overwrite file, which is also in..."
For example:
$ sudo apt-get install curl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The ...
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Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) is another process using it?
I get this error when trying to use apt-get:
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 ...
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E: dpkg was interrupted... run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'
I was running an upgrade with the apt-get command, and it was taking an exceptionally long time because half way through my ISP hit me in the face with their fair usage policy.
After sitting outside ...
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E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
I'm trying to run this command in the terminal:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
This is the error message I get:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource ...
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Dependency errors prevent all APT commands from running, "Package libappstream-glib8:amd64 is not configured yet"
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and I've been getting an error of Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code when trying to install new apps or update the system. This seems to be happening since i ...
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How to let `dpkg -i` install dependencies for me?
Say, I have foo-1.2.3.deb which depends on perl and python, however, running command:
dpkg -i ./foo-1.2.3.deb
won't install these dependencies. So I must apt-get install perl python by hand.
How to ...
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How do I get a list of installed files from a package?
I want to know where I can find my installed application when I installed it on Ubuntu using package manager.
I installed RabbitMQ and ran locate rabbitmq which gave me following result:
/home/...
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What do the various dpkg flags like 'ii' 'rc' mean?
I frequently need to check which packages are installed, and I use the following command:
dpkg -l | grep foo
which gives the following output
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/...
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Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet
Long story short, my Ubuntu 12.04 VM ran out of space and an update failed. I then increased the disk space but am no longer able to update anything using apt-get.
This is the output of apt-get ...
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Fix half-installed package
I am getting error while using sudo apt-get upgrade stating:
dpkg: error processing libgfortran3:amd64 (--configure):
package libgfortran3:amd64 is not ready for configuration
cannot configure (...
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dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
I just wondered if somebody could tell me what this means:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
reidsr@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
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What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
I have just booted my clean Ubuntu 18.04 LTS VM and tried to install some application with sudo apt install.
But got error message:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: ...
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Message 'E:dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.'
Whenever I am trying to get the update I am getting the error at the last line:
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-...
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Installed Teamviewer using a 64-bit system, but I get a dependency error
I was trying to install Teamviewer, but I was getting a dependency error. I tried to install the required packages, but with no luck.
I'm getting this error:
Unpacking teamviewer (from ...
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How to fake a package version installed?
Being an early adopter and using 11.04 daily builds I sometimes meet a situation when some packages require earlier versions of other packages than those I have installed. Usually newer (but refused) ...
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"Unable to connect to Upstart" error when installing git-all
I am using 15.04.
So I'm working with git and I installed the standard version. I set up the ssh keys and was able to clone one of my repositories to the correct folder. Everything was working great ...
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How to remove/install a package that is not fully installed?
I went to install bsnes the other day and, for whatever reason, the installation failed. Now, I cannot update, install new packages, or do basically any apt-get commands as they all try to process ...
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg' error
I run below command on ubuntu 16.4 :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
of below question:
How to install PlayOnLinux on Ubuntu 16.04
and get below error:
Traceback (most recent call last):...
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How to resolve "dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-apport_2.0.1-0ubuntu9_all.deb"?
Update Manager will not update even though I have over 100 updates to install. I get a error message like this:
installArchives() failed:
Extracting templates from packages: 29%%
Extracting ...
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Find (and reinstall) packages with corrupted files (without breaking anything)
I usually prefer to fix a Linux system than to reinstall from scratch. My computers have seen many distribution upgrades and a list of PPAs or third-party repositories. APT usually makes sure that ...
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How to debug an unmet dependencies problem?
Note about possible duplicate:
AFAIK, This is not a duplicate of How do I resolve unmet dependencies after adding a PPA? otherwise please prove it by solving the test problem I mention below using ...
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What is more reliable - apt-mark or APT-pin (/etc/apt/preferences.d/pin) for version locking?
Usually on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I lock package versions with APT-pin functionality.
For example if I want to pin meld to version 1.5.3-1ubuntu1 I create the following pin-file:
cat <<EOF | ...
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Steam Install Error on 14.04 Ubuntu 64bit
I have tried some of the solutions posted elsewhere in the support forum, one seemed like it worked but after a steam update i found myself back at square one I am a new Linux user and am already at ...
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What is the difference between dpkg and aptitude/apt-get?
When installing a software via dpkg -i packageA.deb, will the dependencies required by packageA be downloaded and installed automatically? How is this different from using apt-get or aptitude?
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How do I rebuild a corrupt dpkg status file?
Whenever I type sudo apt-get remove and then press the Tab key for auto-completion I get the following message:
grep-status: /var/lib/dpkg/status:15945: expected a colon
.
I don't see anything ...
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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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dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic
I ran out of inodes during an update which I think resulted in unmet dependencies.
The system recommended I issue 'apt-get -f install' to fix. However I could not issue the command because of lack of ...
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Files list file for package missing -- dpkg warning
I want to install Open JDK or Oracle JDK to my machine but I got an error during installation. The error is:
Selecting previously unselected package oracle-java8-installer.
dpkg: warning: files list ...
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How to create a meta-package that automatically installs other packages?
I'd like to be able to create a package that doesnt contain any code or programs itself, but instead installs other packages that exist in the repositories onto a computer, sort of how the ubuntu-...
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Why does apt output "WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed." and prompt me to enter the full phrase when purging a package?
Don't try this command.
While I'm trying to purge the package login, the package manager asks me to enter the whole text rather than [Y/n].
avinash@avinash-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt-get purge login
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Force apt-get to overwrite file installed by another package
(I realize a similar question was asked before but the answers there don't handle these details)
I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 and need both python2.5 (coming from deadnsakes -- https://launchpad.net/~fkrull/+...
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How to correctly install libpng12-0 on the Ubuntu 19.10?
For ScreenLets application I need to install libpng12-0 package on the Ubuntu 19.10 system.
I know that it is available only for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
So I have decided to download this package manually ...
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I get this error: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package `fonts-tlwg-kinnari' contains empty filename
When I try to install I get this error:
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package `fonts-tlwg-kinnari' contains empty filename
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an ...
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dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting `/usr/lib/xorg/protocol.txt' with different file `/usr/lib/xorg/protocol-precise.txt', not allowed
I just installed Ubuntu (12.04.4) and I upgraded to 13.10
I have no idea how to fix this :/
$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Dependency errors after installing and attempting to remove Google Chrome
So ubuntu worked perfectly for me for a while. I tried to download Google Chrome and accidentally downloaded the 32 bit version. Went back and tried to download the 64-bit (stupidly without deleting ...
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apt-get autoremove dangerous?
I was compiling a tool called Rejoystick so I installed a few packages and dependencies. But now I don't need it any more so I removed those packages. Running apt-get shows that I have some packages ...
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apt-get: No space left on device (12.04)
I have read every thread I could find -- even the ones that say that the question has been answered elsewhere but none of them address the specific issue I am having. Update Manager ran and produced ...
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How can I reproduce the error "package... needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it" for testing?
From time to time, Ubuntu users encounter errors from apt or apt-get, of the form:
The package some-package needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
I want to know what causes ...
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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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Can't run "dpkg --add-architecture i386" on 12.04 64-bit to run eclipse ADT
Running ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. I am trying to follow the steps written at the end of this page under the Heading: Installing Android SDK compat libraries. I am doing it in order to solve this problem.
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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. Every time 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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dpkg exit with error parsing file `/var/lib/dpkg/status`, what to do?
When I try to install any software, I encounter this error, and therefore I cannot update.
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 51245 package 'oracle-...
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Upgrading Firefox fails. lzma error: compressed data is corrupt
Firefox fails to update due to corrupted download (deb)
Preparing to unpack .../firefox_32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking firefox (32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) over (31.0+build1-...
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How to fix dpkg error [2]?
Every time I try to install or remove a package, I get this error. I thought maybe it was the hard disk, but a disk check gave me a clean bill of health.
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
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Ubuntu 16.04 Completely broken python3 + dpkg + apt-get!
Maybe somebody can help me through this hell:
It all began as I encountered this error: https://askubuntu.com/a/1034266/570817
and I tried to somehow remove the ppa:jonathonf/python-3.6 installation ...
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How can I Resolve dpkg dependency?
administrator@zlounes:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct ...
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dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package 'linux-generic' is missing final newline
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-transport-https apt-utils dpkg ...
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Can't install Skype 4.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit
First of all, I think this question is not duplicated, because I have tried all other solutions I found here, but nothing solved my problem.
I use Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit.
I have tried until now:
sudo ...
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How to install Scratch 2 on Ubuntu 16.10. or 17.04 (64bit)?
I need to install Adobe Air on Ubuntu 16.10/17.04 with offline Scratch 2. Air is many years unsupported on Linux, so there are several workarounds. One which worked for me up to Ubuntu 16.04 (using ...
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How can I fix E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)?
I received this error after trying to download the icedtea plugin. After trying
sudo apt-get upgrade
I got the same exact error:
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, ...
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