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**PJJ** · Apr 21, 2007, 10:11 PM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Did you try Synaptic?
It has a 'fix broken packages' feature.

You could also try
"sudo aptitude autoclean".

I managed to remove a bunch of orphans that way.

**Goeroeboeroe** · Apr 21, 2007, 10:25 PM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

I have no idea if this can help you. I got three errors while upgrading using adept.
After rebooting and restarting adept, till my very very very big surpise, upgrading just went on without the error.
In the end all was well.

**rovernaut** · Apr 22, 2007, 01:41 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by PJJ

Did you try Synaptic?
It has a 'fix broken packages' feature.

You could also try
"sudo aptitude autoclean".

I managed to remove a bunch of orphans that way.

I tried synaptic, it didn't work. tried Auto clean, without success. It still hangs at the error re Linux-igd.
>

Originally posted by Goeroeboeroe

I have no idea if this can help you. I got three errors while upgrading using adept.
After rebooting and restarting adept, till my very very very big surpise, upgrading just went on without the error.
In the end all was well.

I restarted it 3 times and it always hangs. Might be a clean install.
I'll have to wait as I have some big downloads happening at the moment and don't want to lose anything.

**penguin.ch** · Apr 22, 2007, 01:52 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Right from the package manager's diary (aka APT manual):

If an installation breaks in the middle of the process and you find that it's no longer possible to install or remove packages, try running these two commands:

# apt-get -f install
# dpkg --configure -a

**rovernaut** · Apr 22, 2007, 02:37 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by UnicornRider

Right from the package manager's diary (aka APT manual):

If an installation breaks in the middle of the process and you find that it's no longer possible to install or remove packages, try running these two commands:

# apt-get -f install
# dpkg --configure -a

thanks, but I did this and it gave me an error about linux-igd too

And if I try to purge it in konsole It says it's not there.

"defaultusers@defaultuserdesktop:~$ sudo dpkg --purge linux-idg
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove linux-idg which isn't installed.
defaultusers@defaultuserdesktop:~$"

**penguin.ch** · Apr 22, 2007, 05:34 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by rovernaut

$ sudo dpkg --purge linux-idg

Beware of typos: it's linux-igd (not "idg")

Code:

root # apt-get install linux-igd
The following extra packages will be installed:
 libupnp0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 libupnp0 linux-igd

Be that as it may, you won't need it anyway - leave the "plug(ing) and pray(ing)" to Mickey's friends :P

**rovernaut** · Apr 23, 2007, 12:17 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Oh, yes they typo. sorry. I realized I posted it in the wrong forum. Thanks for your help

I corrected this typo and got this.....

defaultusers@defaultuserdesktop:~$ sudo dpkg --purge linux-igd
Password:
dpkg: error processing linux-igd (--purge):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-igd

I then tried to reinstall and got this .......

root@defaultuserdesktop:/home/defaultusers# apt-get install linux-igd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libgnucrypto-java libcairo-java-gcj libqt4-debug-kdecopy libbcprov-java-gcj
libglib-java-gcj g++-4.1 libswt3.2-gtk-java g++ libgtk-java-gcj libgtk-jni
libstdc++6-4.1-dev libcairo-java kde4libs-data libbcprov-java libglib-java
dpkg-dev libcrypto++5.2c2a libgtk-java libswt3.2-gtk-jni
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-igd
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1016 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/33.7kB of archives.
After unpacking 8192B of additional disk space will be used.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
dpkg-preconfigure: cannot connect to X server :0.0
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Kde
debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
Selecting previously deselected package linux-igd.
(Reading database ... 169886 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-igd 0.cvs20060201-1 (using .../linux-igd_0.cvs20060201-2ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd
invoke-rc.d: initscript upnpd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd
invoke-rc.d: initscript upnpd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-igd_0.cvs20060201-2ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd
invoke-rc.d: initscript upnpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-igd_0.cvs20060201-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

**penguin.ch** · Apr 23, 2007, 01:42 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by rovernaut

External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd

That's why I call it "plug & pray" >

you may, however, try to change /etc/default/upnpd to something similar to:

Code:

## define inner interface. and comment out next line.
IIF=eth0
## define outer interface. and comment out next line.
OIF=pppoe0

**rovernaut** · Apr 23, 2007, 03:10 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by UnicornRider

Originally posted by rovernaut

External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd

That's why I call it "plug & pray" >

you may, however, try to change /etc/default/upnpd to something similar to:

Code:

## define inner interface. and comment out next line.
IIF=eth0
## define outer interface. and comment out next line.
OIF=pppoe0

Thanks again UnicornRider,
This is where my newbieness comes out.

You've just lost me.
but this is what I have presently in /etc/default/upnpd

# Defaults for upnpd initscript
# sourced by /etc/init.d/upnpd
# installed at /etc/default/upnpd by the maintainer scripts

# External interface name
#EXT_IFACE=ppp0

# Internal interface name
#INT_IFACE=eth0

**penguin.ch** · Apr 23, 2007, 04:59 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by rovernaut

You've just lost me.

Gotcha

but, just in case this helps calming you down: I had to improvise a little - for, as I mentioned before, I do not use this kind of stuff on my own machines 8)

Originally posted by rovernaut

but this is what I have presently in /etc/default/upnpd

I'd change this as follows and give the whole thing another try ...:

Code:

# External interface name
EXT_IFACE=ppp0
# Internal interface name
INT_IFACE=eth0

(Removing the trailing "#" activates what has been deactivated before ...)

**rovernaut** · Apr 23, 2007, 06:48 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by UnicornRider

Originally posted by rovernaut

You've just lost me.

Gotcha

but, just in case this helps calming you down: I had to improvise a little - for, as I mentioned before, I do not use this kind of stuff on my own machines 8)

Originally posted by rovernaut

but this is what I have presently in /etc/default/upnpd

I'd change this as follows and give the whole thing another try ...:

Code:

# External interface name
EXT_IFACE=ppp0
# Internal interface name
INT_IFACE=eth0

(Removing the trailing "#" activates what has been deactivated before ...)

You are a Linux god!!!!
Thanx

that fixed it. I was a little worried though during the upgrade as there was a heap of script about cannot connect to x server, I thought I was going to loose X.
Fingers crossed and she booted up into Feisty.
I have a couple of issues configuring Firefox and Thunderbird were the toolbar text see and message list seems smaller now. must have to tweak them.
thanx again for your patience and help

**penguin.ch** · Apr 23, 2007, 07:24 AM

Re: can't upgrade due to a resident broken package.

Originally posted by rovernaut

You are a Linux god!!!!

No (not yet, that is ...) - but I'm being called "Dr. House" for a couple of reasons

--

As for the "Mozilla family": http://www.penguin.ch/dokuwiki/doku....naries:mozilla (?)

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