[2.6 to broken 2.10 to -proposed:] palmer@lap14:~$ sudo dpkg -i fs_dev/simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb Selecting previously unselected package simgear2.6.0:amd64. (Reading database ... 299450 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking simgear2.6.0:amd64 (from .../simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb) ... dpkg-deb: error: `fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb' is not a debian format archive dpkg: error processing fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Selecting previously unselected package flightgear. Unpacking flightgear (from .../flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-aircraft-base. Unpacking fgfs-aircraft-base (from .../fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... dpkg-deb: error: `fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb' is not a debian format archive dpkg: error processing fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-scenery-base. Unpacking fgfs-scenery-base (from .../fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Setting up simgear2.6.0:amd64 (2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of flightgear: flightgear depends on fgfs-base (>= 2.6.0); however: Package fgfs-base is not installed. dpkg: error processing flightgear (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up fgfs-aircraft-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-scenery-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for mime-support ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... Errors were encountered while processing: fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb flightgear palmer@lap14:~$ sudo dpkg -i fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb dpkg-deb: error: `fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb' is not a debian format archive dpkg: error processing fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb palmer@lap14:~$ sudo dpkg -i fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-base. (Reading database ... 302351 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking fgfs-base (from .../fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Setting up fgfs-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... palmer@lap14:~$ sudo dpkg -i fs_dev/simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb (Reading database ... 307496 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace simgear2.6.0:amd64 2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1 (using .../simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement simgear2.6.0:amd64 ... Preparing to replace fgfs-base 2.6.0-1.1 (using .../fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement fgfs-base ... Preparing to replace flightgear 2.6.0-1ubuntu1 (using .../flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement flightgear ... Preparing to replace fgfs-aircraft-base 2.6.0-1.1 (using .../fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement fgfs-aircraft-base ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-models-base. Unpacking fgfs-models-base (from .../fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Preparing to replace fgfs-scenery-base 2.6.0-1.1 (using .../fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement fgfs-scenery-base ... Setting up simgear2.6.0:amd64 (2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up flightgear (2.6.0-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up fgfs-aircraft-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-models-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-scenery-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for mime-support ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied gpg: /tmp/tmp1qgyon/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks result = gen.throw(excep) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 92, in commit _("Installing updates…"), True) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks result = gen.throw(excep) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 159, in _show_transaction yield trans.run() aptdaemon.errors.TransactionFailed: Transaction failed: The package system is broken The following packages have unmet dependencies: fgfs-base: Depends: flightgear-data-base but it is not installed fgfs-scenery-base: Depends: flightgear-data-base but it is not installed flightgear-data-all: Depends: flightgear-data-base (>= 2.10.0) but it is not installed [enable -proposed] palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks result = gen.throw(excep) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 92, in commit _("Installing updates…"), True) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks result = gen.throw(excep) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 159, in _show_transaction yield trans.run() aptdaemon.errors.TransactionFailed: Transaction failed: The package system is broken The following packages have unmet dependencies: fgfs-base: Depends: flightgear-data-base but it is not installed fgfs-scenery-base: Depends: flightgear-data-base but it is not installed flightgear-data-all: Depends: flightgear-data-base (>= 2.10.0) but it is not installed palmer@lap14:~$ apt-get install -f E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? palmer@lap14:~$ sudo apt-get install -f [sudo] password for palmer: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: flightgear-data-base The following NEW packages will be installed flightgear-data-base 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 103 not upgraded. 4 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/423 MB of archives. After this operation, 535 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y (Reading database ... 307314 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking flightgear-data-base (from .../flightgear-data-base_2.10.0-2ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Setting up flightgear-data-base (2.10.0-2ubuntu1) ... Setting up fgfs-base (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up fgfs-scenery-base (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up flightgear-data-all (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up flightgear (2.10.0-2) ... palmer@lap14:~$ $ sudo apt-get remove flightgear flightgear-data-all flightgear-data-base flightgear-data-ai flightgear-data-aircrafts flightgear-data-models fgfs-base fgfs-scenery-base fgfs-models-base fgfs-aircraft-base libsimgearcore2.10.0 libsimgearscene2.10.0 [Direct upgrade from 2.6.0 to -proposed:] $ sudo dpkg -i fs_dev/simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb (Reading database ... 299458 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace simgear2.6.0:amd64 2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1 (using .../simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement simgear2.6.0:amd64 ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-base. Unpacking fgfs-base (from .../fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package flightgear. Unpacking flightgear (from .../flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-aircraft-base. Unpacking fgfs-aircraft-base (from .../fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-models-base. Unpacking fgfs-models-base (from .../fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-scenery-base. Unpacking fgfs-scenery-base (from .../fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Setting up simgear2.6.0:amd64 (2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up flightgear (2.6.0-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up fgfs-aircraft-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-models-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-scenery-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for mime-support ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied palmer@lap14:~$ $ sudo apt-get remove flightgear flightgear-data-all flightgear-data-base flightgear-data-ai flightgear-data-aircrafts flightgear-data-models fgfs-base fgfs-scenery-base fgfs-models-base fgfs-aircraft-base libsimgearcore2.10.0 libsimgearscene2.10.0 [This update actually isn't needed if you run apt-get install -f, as suggested on the next run of update-manager after the failed upgrade, but is harmless:] palmer@lap14:~$ sudo dpkg -i fs_dev/simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb fs_dev/fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb fs_dev/fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb (Reading database ... 299458 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace simgear2.6.0:amd64 2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1 (using .../simgear2.6.0_2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement simgear2.6.0:amd64 ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-base. Unpacking fgfs-base (from .../fgfs-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package flightgear. Unpacking flightgear (from .../flightgear_2.6.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-aircraft-base. Unpacking fgfs-aircraft-base (from .../fgfs-aircraft-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-models-base. Unpacking fgfs-models-base (from .../fgfs-models-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package fgfs-scenery-base. Unpacking fgfs-scenery-base (from .../fgfs-scenery-base_2.6.0-1.1_all.deb) ... Setting up simgear2.6.0:amd64 (2.6.0-3ubuntu1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up flightgear (2.6.0-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up fgfs-aircraft-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-models-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Setting up fgfs-scenery-base (2.6.0-1.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for mime-support ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks result = gen.throw(excep) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 92, in commit _("Installing updates…"), True) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 483, in _inline_callbacks result = gen.throw(excep) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 159, in _show_transaction yield trans.run() aptdaemon.errors.TransactionFailed: Transaction failed: The package system is broken The following packages have unmet dependencies: fgfs-base: Depends: flightgear-data-base but it is not installed fgfs-scenery-base: Depends: flightgear-data-base but it is not installed flightgear-data-all: Depends: flightgear-data-base (>= 2.10.0) but it is not installed palmer@lap14:~$ apt-get install -f E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? palmer@lap14:~$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: flightgear-data-base The following NEW packages will be installed flightgear-data-base 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 4 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/423 MB of archives. After this operation, 535 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y (Reading database ... 307314 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking flightgear-data-base (from .../flightgear-data-base_2.10.0-2_all.deb) ... Setting up flightgear-data-base (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up fgfs-base (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up fgfs-scenery-base (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up flightgear-data-all (2.10.0-2) ... Setting up flightgear (2.10.0-2) ... palmer@lap14:~$ fgfs [works] [enable -proposed] palmer@lap14:~$ update-manager debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied palmer@lap14:~$ fgfs