cannot install or remove programs in Ubuntu 10.10
Bug #714624 reported by
Jason
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #659438: Installation/Removal fails because of package which could not be located (failure in apt.Cache.required_download).
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Aptdaemon |
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Bug Description
When attempting to install or remove a program in the Ubuntu software center, I am told there is a programming error in aptdaemon, and am directed to this site and then asked to try again.
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Details:
Traceback (most recent call last): python2. 6/dist- packages/ aptdaemon/ worker. py", line 779, in simulate helper( trans, status_path) python2. 6/dist- packages/ aptdaemon/ worker. py", line 958, in _simulate_helper required_ download, \ python2. 6/dist- packages/ apt/cache. py", line 218, in required_download get_archives( fetcher, self._list, self._records) -installer package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.
File "/usr/lib/
return self._simulate_
File "/usr/lib/
return depends, status, self._cache.
File "/usr/lib/
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SystemError: E:I wasn't able to locate file for the ttf-mscorefonts