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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E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) | How to fix [duplicate]
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
it show on terminal ...
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Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1). Whilst using OAI 5G
So I have cloned the OpenAirInterface repository into my system and navigated to cmake_targets and run this command,
./build_oai -I --install-optional-packages -w USRP.
It seems to be trying to ...
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installing openvpn on ubuntu 22.04
I want to install openvpn from here: https://as-portal.openvpn.com/instructions/ubuntu/installation
the first command produced an error I could not resolve:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/...
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i tried to connect my canonLBP2900 to linux jammy but i couldnt find suitable driver
this is being shown in the terminal
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
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error: dpkg was interrupted [duplicate]
When I run any command in my terminal, I get the following response:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
So I ran the command sudo dpkg --...
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Encountering Issues with PHP8.3 Upgrade via DPKG [duplicate]
I have a weird dependency issue with my php8.3-fpm installation from the ondrej/php repo
Everytime I want to upgrade my php8.3 Installation on my Ubuntu Server22.04LTS over APT I get a configure error ...
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I can not configure or uninstall python3.8 minimal , because of this i stacked here.please give solution asap
$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and ...
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Stuck creating Dpkg files with Dist::Zilla
Any Perl gurus out there? I'm trying to package up my CPAN module for Ubuntu/Debian and I'm just getting started with Dist::Zilla's plugin to create a .deb package, but I get errors in the build stage....
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how can I remove a dpkg installed repository?
This error shows up on my sudo apt update:
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://packages....
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Error on kernel 6.5.0-26-generic, linux-header, anbox-module
Ever since I switched to version 6.5.0-26-generic, I can't boot anymore. I have to switch back to 6.5.0-25-generic every time, and I want to fix the problems there, but as you can see for yourselves, ...
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apt-get upgrade with broken libgl1:i386 libgl1 libglvnd0 ibglx0:i386 libglx0
SO: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Everything was working! This week it broke some packages when running sudo apt-get upgrade.
libgl1 : Depende: libglx0 (= 1.7.0-2101~22.04) mas 1.4.0-1 está instalado
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Can't find a way to remove nrf-udev package [duplicate]
Edit:
second answer fixed my problem
The suggested duplicate doesn't fix my problem, as shown below I tried to do that exact same thing without success (output shown below)
I have installed "nrf-...
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sudo dpkg --configure -a, seems to show no pop up lines [duplicate]
sudo dpkg --configure -a command doesn't show any update on configuration and just shifts to the next line. I don't know whether this command is even working or not. If it's not working what would be ...
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Conflict between broken ubuntu-advantage-tools and ubuntu-pro-client breaks update, ubuntu-advantage-tools cannot be removed
I have a failed Ubuntu-pro installation on a 20.04 LTS (accidentally pressed the marketing button on the software updater), and now efforts to rectify this issue lead to dependency conflicts between ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Package upgrade dpkg was interrupted & snap-confine has elevated permissions and is not confined & firefox launch issue
During my last apt upgrade the system crashed. When I then rebooted and tried to upgrade again it said: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. I ...
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VirtualBox 7 fails on installation process at Ubuntu Desktop 22.04
For Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 to install VirtualBox 7 was executed the following command:
sudo apt install ./virtualbox-7.0_7.0.14-161095~Ubuntu~jammy_amd64.deb
But it fails with the following error ...
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How to generate dbgsym deb pkg for TSDuck
I'm building the TSDuck project that is on GitHub.
To generate comprehensive debugging symbols in the binaries, I use gcc's -g flag:
export ADDITIONAL_CXX_FLAGS='-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3 -...
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winehq-stable : Depende: wine-stable (= 9.0.0.0~bullseye-1) E: No se pudieron corregir los problemas, usted ha retenido paquetes rotos [duplicate]
spreen@juanamanso:~$ sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho
Creando árbol de dependencias
Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho
No se pudieron ...
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Grub error when updating after removal of Grub Customizer
After updating to Ubuntu 23.10 the Grub Customizer stopped working and since I have heard bad things about it I decided to just remove it. I tried removing it and cleaning up duplicated menu items on ...
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apt-get install -f [duplicate]
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Dear Madams and Sirs,
I use Ubuntu 20.04.6. LTS.
After an actualisatien i get an information that somthing was wrong and i should fix it it in the terminal. There i get ...
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Can't install anything with apt install in ubuntu
Any request like sudo apt-get install *** starts the installation process, but when unpacking it throws an error, after which some packages are installed and work fine, some do not work fine, and some ...
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I encounter this after running sudo apt upgrade [duplicate]
I encounter the following error after running sudo apt upgrade in Ubuntu 22.04:
dpkg: error processing package linux-hwe-6.5-headers-6.5.0-26 (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent ...
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error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
could someone help me please?
I am trying to free some space on the Boot, but it gives me that:
:~$ sudo apt autoremove
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E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or ...
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Got a dpkg warning during update
After doing a standard update-upgrade I got 2 warning messages highlighted in orange color:
dpkg: warning: unable to delete the old directory '/var/lib/ubuntu-advantage': Directory not empty
dpkg: ...
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Failed to install initramfs-tools
Im running Ubuntu server 20.04LTS. I had an error of apt install, please tell me what I should do to solve this problem.
image: img-5.15.0-1023-azure
Command:
sudo apt-get install -reinstall initramfs-...
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Problems installing packages using apt in Wubuntu [duplicate]
I have problems installing most packages, after installing the Wubuntu distribution, what should I do?
bin4ry@bin4ry-desktop:~$ sudo apt install libsdl2-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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Issues with apt upgrade [duplicate]
I'm running the following command: sudo apt upgrade
And the following error pops up:
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly ...
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How to solve errors while installing PHP 8.x on Ubuntu 20
I am trying to install PHP 8.x but I am getting stuck at one point again and again
So in order to install PHP, I assume I need to have ppa:ondrej/php repository present. I was having errors while ...
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Unable to Perform Upgrade [duplicate]
I am running into a strange error that is circular in nature. I just went to run a routine sudo apt upgrade and encountered the following error:
> Reading package lists... Done Building dependency
&...
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sudo upgrade evdi.ko.zst freeze at install
I did run sudo apt update, and afterwards sudo apt upgrade.
Normally, this is all fine but it got stuck for ages. I cancelled the process.
I tried to do it again but the terminal tells me to run
sudo ...
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Intel ARC intel-i915-dkms dpkg error upgrading to HWE kernel 6.5
Whenever I try to install something, it returns this error:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-6.5.0-17-generic; ...
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How to solve dpkg error based on geany-plugin-addons
Error that I got from the upgrading step:
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
loading files list file for package 'geany-plugin-addons': cannot read /var/lib/dpkg/info/geany-plugin-addons.list ...
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APCI error, Ubuntu can't boot
As the title says, I can't enter to Ubuntu. It gets stuck after grub bootloader.
After some minutes the following message appears related with APCI:
In order to try to solve it, I have check some of ...
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Tesla k40c Driver install on Ubuntu [duplicate]
i have a server running Ubuntu with two Xeon x5680s and just install a NVIDIA Tesla k40c HPC / GPU for running PyTorch and tensorflow-gpu models but cant get the drivers running. i used "sudo ...
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Error during apt upgrade for NodeJS
I encounter this problem while trying to sudo apt upgrade my system:
Preparing to unpack .../nodejs_18.17.1-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nodejs (18.17.1-deb-1nodesource1) over (12.22.9~...
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How to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu server 22.04
I have a problem installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu 22.04 (VPS) with an AMD processor. I also tried just in case on Ubuntu 22.04 with an Intel processor). I have rigorously followed the procedure of ...
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How to uninstall MS Edge with dpkg
I downloaded the microsoft-edge-stable_121.0.2277.98-1_amd64.deb from internet, then installed it manually with:
dpkg -i microsoft-edge-stable_121.0.2277.98-1_amd64.deb
I can't figure out how to ...
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dpkg took too long [duplicate]
i was running "sudo apt upgrade" but it was failed cus the vm turn off, so i tried to run upgrade again and it says i should run "sudo dpkg --configure -a", so i tried it didnt ...
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removing dkms r8168 from dkms three
my problem was my network adapter doesn't come up when running on newer kernel : 6.5.0-15-generic. the problem was solved using this answer.
my next problem is, every time i run an update, it keep ...
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QGIS not installing in Ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
When I install QGIS-ltr version in ubuntu 22.04, the following error pops out and I have tried every solution previously given but of no use.
Setting up qgis-providers (1:3.34.3+36jammy) ...
/usr/lib/...
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) 22.04 when installing ROS 2 Humble
I have just upgraded Ubuntu from 18.04 to 20.04 and then 22.04, now I am trying to install ROS2 Humble Desktop and then I get the following error. I am not very familiar with linux in general so I am ...
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How to unlock a package that was locked with Muon
I used the Muon package manager to lock a package to a specific version, but when I try to release the lock, I get the message "The package code could not be locked. Failed to write lock file.&...
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I encountered an error while executing "sudo apt upgrade" on the Ubuntu command line
Recently, when I was performing system updates on Ubuntu, I found that the terminal always reported errors, but it did not affect the normal installation of other software. However, I still want to ...
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Why does "dpkg --instdir=dir/ -i xxx.deb" also set the administrative directory to "dir", like the "--root=ddd" option does?
I was using Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. I have made a file called helloworld.deb, Its source file structure is as follows:
helloworld
├── DEBIAN
│ └── control
└── usr
└── games
└── mygame.sh
I ...
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Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages Ubuntu 22.04
Getting this error sudo pro enable fips-updates:
Failed running command 'apt-get install --assume-yes --allow-downgrades -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-...
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Installing logwatch but getting postfix and dependencies error
Having a trouble trying to install logwatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Here is the output when trying to install:
# apt install logwatch
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
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gcc not installing correctly when using apt on ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
I tried installing nvidia drivers through an install script but got the error
ERROR: Unable to find the development tool `cc` in your
path; please make sure that you have the package ...
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dpkg-query: error: unknown option --status-fd Use --help for help about querying packages. E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
OS: Ubuntu 22.04
I am not able to install any package or not able to execute "sudo apt upgrade" successfully. Everytime i am getting following error:
dpkg-query: error: unknown option --...
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Debian package version comparing explanation
I'm a bit confused about the Debian package version orders.
Take a look at the following two Debian package versions, how come the first is <= than the second?
0-emacs-29.1.90~202401142128~...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Software Updater Error: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 , at some point when using the software updater I got a software index error message. After trying "continue" using sudo ap-get install -f in terminal to ...
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