This is the required output: p.s: I cannot find any "/var/dist-upgrade" root@blackbull:/home/andy80# dpkg --configure -a Setting up xkb-data (0.8-7ubuntu2) ... dpkg: error processing xkb-data (--configure): failed in buffer_read(fd): md5hash: Input/output error dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xkeyboard-config: xkeyboard-config depends on xkb-data (>= 0.8-7ubuntu2); however: Package xkb-data is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xkeyboard-config (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup: console-setup depends on xkb-data (>= 0.8-7ubuntu2); however: Package xkb-data is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing console-setup (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxklavier11: libxklavier11 depends on xkeyboard-config; however: Package xkeyboard-config is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libxklavier11 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-minimal: ubuntu-minimal depends on console-setup; however: Package console-setup is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ubuntu-minimal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-control-center: gnome-control-center depends on libxklavier11; however: Package libxklavier11 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-control-center (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-session: gnome-session depends on gnome-control-center (>= 2.6); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-session (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus: nautilus depends on gnome-control-center (>= 2.6); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing nautilus (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-applets: gnome-applets depends on libxklavier11; however: Package libxklavier11 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-applets (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-terminal: gnome-terminal depends on gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.8.0); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-terminal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-cd-burner: nautilus-cd-burner depends on nautilus; however: Package nautilus is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing nautilus-cd-burner (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-panel: gnome-panel depends on gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.8.2-3); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-panel (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: xkb-data xkeyboard-config console-setup libxklavier11 ubuntu-minimal gnome-control-center gnome-session nautilus gnome-applets gnome-terminal nautilus-cd-burner gnome-panel