package seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/seamonkey-browser.list] failed to install/upgrade: files list file for package `linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic' is missing final newline
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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seamonkey (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hi, thanks for your attention to this matter. I am not a newbie, but am still as stupid about Linux as I was the first day I tried it two years ago I think. I'm not sure I have given you all the info you need but I hope so. Thanks again.
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Here is the message from the terminal window after I was unsuccessful at installing SeaMonkey:
Selecting previously deselected package seamonkey-browser.
(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
files list file for package `linux-
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
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Right after that error message I saw that there was a crash notification bubble from one of the icons at the top of my linux desktop.
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Right after that crash notification, i got the following error message:
Package problem
Sorry, the package "seamonkey-browser 1.1.15 +noblnonly-
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So I clicked report and got brought here to this page at this URL:
https:/
Here on this page, I got the following thing automatically filled in for me at "Summary" where it says "Please describe the bug in a few words." I have no clue if it is correct:
package seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/
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At System > About Ubuntu, I get something very strange (usually there are not so many things blank, i think?):
Thank you for your interest in Ubuntu
- the - released in .
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fallendarling@
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
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fallendarling@
seamonkey:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.1.15+
Version table:
1.
500 http://
500 http://
1.
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
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Thank you for whatever you do to fix stuff like this.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: files list file for package `linux-
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/
SourcePackage: seamonkey
Title: package seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686
affects: | ubuntu → seamonkey (Ubuntu) |