apturl says index is broken when it is not

[ill]

When using apturl from firefox to add an apt link, an error comes up saying software index is broken, however it is not, as it updates and works fine without errors.

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Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

  apport-collect 919521

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[ill (illumilore)]

I did that but I got a window that came up and said no additional information collected.

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

You get this error with any URI, or only some specific ones? Please give an example of a failing URI.

What is the output of running this command in a terminal:
$ sudo apturl apt:tf

[ill (illumilore)]

I get a message saying package installation failed:

man-db
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

On 22 June 2013 06:57, ill <email address hidden> wrote:
> I get a message saying package installation failed:
>
> man-db
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>

Those two lines are the _complete_ output from the command?

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

And I repeat my other queries:

> [Do you] get this error with any URI, or only some specific ones?

> Please give an example of a failing URI.

[ill (illumilore)]

"Those two lines are the _complete_ output from the command?"

yes, when I first ran the command, but when I tried to a second time right now, it seemed to work.

"[Do you] get this error with any URI, or only some specific ones? "

any URI when I was testing it. I don't remember the original URI location right now so I can't give you the original specific examples,

"> Please give an example of a failing URI. "

apturl apt:tf