apt-get upgrade error

[chad rebuck]

Any ideas what is wrong here?

root@localhost:/home/chadr# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-88-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1612283

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[chad rebuck (chadrebuck)]

Does not look like this worked correctly

root@localhost:/home/chadr# apport-collect 1612283
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 594, in <module>
    app.run_argv()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 653, in run_argv
    return self.run_update_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 537, in run_update_report
    apport.packaging.get_version(p)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 120, in get_version
    pkg = self._apt_pkg(package)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 113, in _apt_pkg
    return self._cache()[package]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 81, in _cache
    self._apt_cache = apt.Cache(progress, rootdir='/')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 107, in __init__
    self.open(progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 152, in open
    self._depcache = apt_pkg.DepCache(self._cache)
SystemError: E:The package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-88-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
root@localhost:/home/chadr#

[chad rebuck (chadrebuck)]

I followed this and was able get apt-get upgrade working again

http://askubuntu.com/questions/736663/e-the-package-jdk-needs-to-be-reinstalled-but-i-cant-find-an-archive-for-it

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