Re: [gNewSense-users] broke package management (warning long)

[Aurelien Desbrieres]

On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 13:05 -0800, Lori Nagel wrote:
> For anyone interested in how I broke my package management in gNewSense (a 
> ubuntu derivative)
> read on the terminal commands that I have tried. 
> I still do not understand what I did that led to it not working anymore. 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get install gtk-devel
> [sudo] password for jastiv: 
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to 
> correct 
> the problem. 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ dpkg --configure


You must execute the command in root # dpkg --configure -a

Have fun & Be Free!


> dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo dpkg --configure
> dpkg: --configure needs at least one package name argument
> 
> Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
> Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
> Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
> Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
> Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
> Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
> 
> Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' 
> !
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ dpkg --help
> Usage: dpkg [<option> ...] <command>
> 
> Commands:
>   -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...
>   --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...
>   -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...
>   --configure|--triggers-only <package> ... | -a|--pending
>   -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending
>   -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending
>   --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.
>   --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.
>   --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.
>   --update-avail <Packages-file>   Replace available packages info.
>   --merge-avail <Packages-file>    Merge with info from file.
>   --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.
>   --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.
>   -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.
>   -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.
>   -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files `owned' by package(s).
>   -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.
>   -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).
>   -C|--audit                       Check for broken package(s).
>   --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.
>   --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.
>   --force-help                     Show help on forcing.
>   -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.
> 
>   -h|--help                        Show this help message.
>   --version                        Show the version.
>   --license|--licence              Show the copyright licensing terms.
> 
> Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|
>  -x|--extract|-X|--vextract|--fsys-tarfile  on archives (type dpkg-deb 
> --help).
> 
> For internal use: dpkg --assert-support-predepends | --predep-package |
>   --assert-working-epoch | --assert-long-filenames | --assert-multi-conrep.
> 
> Options:
>   --admindir=<directory>     Use <directory> instead of /var/lib/dpkg.
>   --root=<directory>         Install on a different root directory.
>   --instdir=<directory>      Change installation dir without changing admin 
> dir.
>   -O|--selected-only         Skip packages not selected for install/upgrade.
>   -E|--skip-same-version     Skip packages whose same version is installed.
>   -G|--refuse-downgrade      Skip packages with earlier version than 
> installed.
>   -B|--auto-deconfigure      Install even if it would break some other 
> package.
>   [--no-]triggers            Skip or force consequential trigger processing.
>   --no-debsig                Do not try to verify package signatures.
>   --no-act|--dry-run|--simulate
>                              Just say what we would do - don't do it.
>   -D|--debug=<octal>         Enable debugging (see -Dhelp or --debug=help).
>   --status-fd <n>            Send status change updates to file descriptor 
> <n>.
>   --log=<filename>           Log status changes and actions to <filename>.
>   --ignore-depends=<package>,...
>                              Ignore dependencies involving <package>.
>   --force-...                Override problems (see --force-help).
>   --no-force-...|--refuse-...
>                              Stop when problems encountered.
>   --abort-after <n>          Abort after encountering <n> errors.
> 
> Comparison operators for --compare-versions are:
>   lt le eq ne ge gt       (treat empty version as earlier than any version);
>   lt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl (treat empty version as later than any version);
>   < << <= = >= >> >       (only for compatibility with control file syntax).
> 
> Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management.
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ apt-get -f install
> E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get -f install
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to 
> correct 
> the problem. 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get install gtk-devel
> [sudo] password for jastiv: 
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to 
> correct 
> the problem. 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ man dh_make
> No manual entry for dh_make
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ man dpkg
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ dpkg --configure -a
> dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
> [sudo] password for jastiv: 
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu36) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> 
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1
> Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1
> dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ lspci | grep -i vga
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 06e4 
> (rev 
> a1)
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
> [sudo] password for jastiv: 
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu36) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> 
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1
> Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1
> dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get -f install
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to 
> correct 
> the problem. 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get -f install
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to 
> correct 
> the problem. 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ tail /var/log/dpkg.log
> 2011-01-26 21:39:56 status triggers-pending initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:39:56 trigproc initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:39:56 status half-configured initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 startup packages configure
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 configure initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 status half-configured initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 status installed initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 status triggers-pending initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 trigproc initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36 0.85eubuntu36
> 2011-01-26 21:56:26 status half-configured initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu36
> address@hidden:~/Programs$ 
> 
> 
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