Apt-get error

[Guest]

Hello, I'm new at Kubuntu and I've just installed 7.10 on my laptop. I've installed firefox too with apt-get install. The problem is that I tried to install a debian package for my brother printer and it ended with an error. Now when I try to install something with apt-get I receive the following error message:

E: El paquet mfc9180lpr necessita ser reinstal·lat, però no se li pot trobar un arxiu.

"E: The packet mfc9180lpr needs to be reinstalled, but any file can't be found".

I've tried to reinstall the debian package, I've tried with apt-get autoclean, clean, update, remove, purge, and always I've received the same error message.

Does somebody know what I've to do to fix it?

[slush1000]

Re: Apt-get error

This may help:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-458098.html

Note: Use kate instead of nautilus as the text editor.

Always make a back up of files before editing them!

[IndyTim]

Re: Apt-get error

If Slush1000's suggestion doesn't provide positive results, the following code works for me when I get the infrequent apt problems:

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

IndyTim

[Guest]

Re: Apt-get error

Thank you very much, I was able to solve the problem doing this:

1) open the file with root privileges:
/var/lib/dpkg/status

2) search for "mfc9180lpr" you should find the following lines (or something like this):
Package: mfc9180lpr
Status: install reinstreq half-installed
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Version: 1.3.6_Ubuntu_edgy

3) Remove these lines from the file and save