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mint-search-enhancer fails to upgrade due to error

Bug #1004397 reported by Linuxexperte
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Bug Description

hi mint-developer-team,

I want to report a new bug here, which affects me. I want to file it against mint-search-addon, because this package fails to upgrade permanently. The Terminal brings this output:

andrea@andrea-CR500 ~ $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen... Fertig
Paketaktualisierung (Upgrade) wird berechnet... Fertig
Die folgenden Pakete sind zurückgehalten worden:
  gir1.2-totem-1.0 libtotem0 sessioninstaller
Die folgenden Pakete werden aktualisiert (Upgrade):
  mint-search-addon
1 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 3 nicht aktualisiert.
Es müssen noch 0 B von 16,2 kB an Archiven heruntergeladen werden.
Nach dieser Operation werden 18,4 kB Plattenplatz zusätzlich benutzt.
Möchten Sie fortfahren [J/n]? J
(Lese Datenbank ... 264625 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Vorbereitung zum Ersetzen von mint-search-addon 2011.08.15 (durch .../mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb) ...
Ersatz für mint-search-addon wird entpackt ...
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb (--unpack):
 »/<email address hidden>/install.rdf.dpkg-new« kann nicht geöffnet werden: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
Es wurde kein Apport-Bericht verfasst, da das Limit MaxReports bereits erreicht ist
   Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
andrea@andrea-CR500 ~ $

Then here this english translation of this:

andrea@andrea-CR500 ~ $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
read package-lists... finished
dependency-tree is set up
statusinformation are read... finished
packageupdate (Upgrade) is calculated... finished
Thefollowing packages have been helt back:
  gir1.2-totem-1.0 libtotem0 sessioninstaller
The following packages will be upgraded(Upgrade):
  mint-search-addon
1 upgraded, 0 new installed, 0 to remove und 3 not upgraded.
 0 B of 16,2 kB of Archives must be downloaded.
After this Operation additional 18,4 kB hdd-space are used additionally.
Do You want to continue [Y/N]? Y
(read database ... 264625 of archives and filesystem are currently installed.)
preparing to replace mint-search-addon 2011.08.15 (by .../mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb) ...
unpack replacment for mint-search-addon ...
dpkg: errors occured at working on /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb (--unpack):
 »/<email address hidden>/install.rdf.dpkg-new« cannot be opened: no such file or directory
No apport-report has been created, because the Limit of MaxReports has already been exceeded
   errrors occured at working on:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
andrea@andrea-CR500 ~ $

This needs to be fixed!! I hope, that I could help with this report. If you wish more details, then please let me know, because I am really willing to assist you.

Greetings
Linuxexperte

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Linuxexperte (andrea-koeth) wrote :

This bug is still not solved. Now with version 2012.05.11 I get this output of mintupdate

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb:
»/<email address hidden>/install.rdf.dpkg-new«
 kann nicht geöffnet werden: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

in english:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb:
»/<email address hidden>/install.rdf.dpkg-new«
cannot be opened: file or folder not found

It seems, there is a folder missing, which is needed for this content.

Greetings
Linuxexperte

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xoy (xoy-mail) wrote :

apt-get dist-upgrade
....
The following packages have been kept back:
  mate-notification-daemon sessioninstaller
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mint-search-addon
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
21 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/16.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 18.4 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 242245 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mint-search-addon 2011.08.15 (using .../mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mint-search-addon ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb (--unpack):
 unable to open '/<email address hidden>/install.rdf.dpkg-new': No such file or directory
No apport report written because the error message indicates an issue on the local system
                                                                                         Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Linuxexperte (andrea-koeth) wrote :
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hi xoy, I get something similar during the last hours and the bug is still not fixed and this broken update is still shown in mint-update!!

Here my output:

andrea@andrea-CR500 ~ $ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for andrea:
OK http://packages.medibuntu.org oneiric InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg
OK http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
OK http://packages.medibuntu.org oneiric/free amd64 Packages
OK http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
OK http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg
OK http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg
OK http://packages.medibuntu.org oneiric/non-free amd64 Packages
OK http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main amd64 Packages
OK http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner amd64 Packages
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya InRelease
OK http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe amd64 Packages
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages
OK http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages
OK http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
OK http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
OK http://packages.medibuntu.org oneiric/free i386 Packages
OK http://archive.ubuntu.com preci...

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Linuxexperte (andrea-koeth) wrote :

changed status New -> confirmed

Changed in linuxmint:
status: New → Confirmed
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Toby Murray (toby-murray) wrote :

Just ran in to this while trying to do an in-place upgrade from Mint 12 to 13. I think the upgrade worked except for this package. When I tried to let the update manager upgrade the package, it detected brokenness and did a complete system rebuild for 4+ hours which ended in the same error.

For giggles I tried creating the file with touch but after running apt-get upgrade it was gone again.

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Frederic Van Espen (frederic-ve) wrote :

I found that removing the package and then installing it again works fine on new install LMDE:

freh@mordor ~ $ sudo apt-get remove mint-search-addon
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mint-meta-common mint-search-addon
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 173 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 171315 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mint-meta-common ...
Removing mint-search-addon ...
freh@mordor ~ $ sudo apt-get install mint-meta-common mint-search-addon
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mint-meta-common mint-search-addon
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,618 B/17.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 191 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/main mint-meta-common all 2012.04.20 [1,618 B]
Fetched 1,618 B in 0s (3,573 B/s)
Selecting previously unselected package mint-search-addon.
(Reading database ... 171284 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mint-search-addon (from .../mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mint-meta-common.
Unpacking mint-meta-common (from .../mint-meta-common_2012.04.20_all.deb) ...
Setting up mint-search-addon (2012.05.11) ...
Setting up mint-meta-common (2012.04.20) ...

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