Cannot install or remove software using synaptic or Ubuntu software center.
This bug report was converted into a question: question #189569: Cannot install or remove software using synaptic or Ubuntu software center..
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Various members have tried to help. Basically when I try to either remove software using synaptic or Ubuntu software center I get error messages and the process fails to complete. I try to do updates and that also fails. I tried to remove Virtualbox and received error messages. Examples of error and output message below.
Error message:
E: /var/cache/
E: /var/cache/
Output:
(Reading database ... 402421 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Updating /boot/extlinux/
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9372: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9372: /bin/sh
File descriptor 66 (/var/log/
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: warning: subprocess old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9884: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9884: /bin/sh
File descriptor 66 (/var/log/
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Updating /boot/extlinux/
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 10394: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 10394: /bin/sh
File descriptor 66 (/var/log/
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace linux-image-
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Updating /boot/extlinux/
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 10924: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 10924: /bin/sh
File descriptor 66 (/var/log/
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: warning: subprocess old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11436: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11436: /bin/sh
File descriptor 66 (/var/log/
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Updating /boot/extlinux/
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11946: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11946: /bin/sh
File descriptor 66 (/var/log/
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-image-
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /host/ubuntu/
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
File descriptor 7 (/root/
File descriptor 8 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 9 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 10 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 11 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 14 (pipe:[65581]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 21941: /bin/sh
File descriptor 15 (pipe:[65581]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 21941: /bin/sh
File descriptor 16 (/dev/ptmx) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 21941: /bin/sh
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 21941: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 21941: /bin/sh
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /host/ubuntu/
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
File descriptor 7 (/root/
File descriptor 8 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 9 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 10 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 11 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 14 (pipe:[65581]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 31911: /bin/sh
File descriptor 15 (pipe:[65581]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 31911: /bin/sh
File descriptor 16 (/dev/ptmx) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 31911: /bin/sh
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 31911: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 31911: /bin/sh
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-
linux-
Package linux-image-
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /host/ubuntu/
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
File descriptor 7 (/root/
File descriptor 8 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 9 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 10 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 11 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 14 (pipe:[65581]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9828: /bin/sh
File descriptor 15 (pipe:[65581]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9828: /bin/sh
File descriptor 16 (/dev/ptmx) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9828: /bin/sh
File descriptor 60 (/var/cache/
File descriptor 62 (pipe:[66616]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9828: /bin/sh
File descriptor 63 (socket:[65719]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 9828: /bin/sh
No volume groups found
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
P: Installing debian theme...cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-
linux-
Package linux-image-
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image:
linux-image depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.0.0.16.19); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-pae:
linux-generic-pae depends on linux-image-
Package linux-image-
dpkg: error processing linux-generic-pae (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux:
linux depends on linux-image (= 3.0.0.16.19); however:
Package linux-image is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-
linux-
linux-
linux-
linux-
linux-image
linux-generic-pae
linux
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.28.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
Date: Wed Feb 29 14:49:11 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-01-07 (53 days ago)
affects: | unity (Ubuntu) → ubuntu |
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