package update-manager 1:0.81.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[ubunturox]

Binary package hint: update-manager

upgrade process ended with this error. My menu.lst is customized, nothing else is different. no custom kernels or packages.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Mar 1 13:30:29 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: update-manager 1:0.81.2
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.81.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.22-14-generic i686

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

Thanks for reporting this issue.

It would be useful to have the output of
running the following command in a terminal,
could you provide it please?

  sudo aptitude upgrade

Thanks,

James

[ubunturox (ubunturox-kk)]

Hi,

I fixed update-manger package later and did an update again and it is
alright now. However, the install process was not smooth. Update of
update-manager failed during the update process.
After fixing the packages, update, upgrade wen through fine.

Would you still like this output?

Thanks,
Kalyan
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 1:43 PM, James Westby <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for reporting this issue.
>
> It would be useful to have the output of
> running the following command in a terminal,
> could you provide it please?
>
> sudo aptitude upgrade
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> package update-manager 1:0.81.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage:
> SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an
> error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197428
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

If you have fixed the issue then the terminal output
will no longer be useful, sorry.

Thanks,

James

[alexeagar (alexeagar)]

This update seems to be stuck for me. It has been installing for about 20 minutes already. Here is what the output of Update Manager says.

Oops, I think I killed the process as I was trying to copy the text. I'll post a screen shot. Let me know what else you'd need to know.

I'll try to avoid messing with my system until you get the information that you need. I have not yet closed my update manager.

[alexeagar (alexeagar)]

Ok, so I didn't get the error listed in this ticket, but the install seemed to hang while updating to version 1:0.81.2 which is the same version listed in this ticket. Please tell me if there's any useful information I can provide.

On the bright side, if my system is messed up, it's not long till Hardy.

[alexeagar (alexeagar)]

I had some other updates available this morning and I installed them. After I did this I reread your comments and saw that you wanted the output from the command 'sudo aptitude upgrade' so I have pasted that output below. I'm itching to fix the error I got, so sorry, but I'm going to reinstall the update manager.

W: The "upgrade" command is deprecated; use "safe-upgrade" instead.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done