I broke it again =)

[integr8e]

I have a problem; I recently reinstalled Gutsy because I somehow ran the previous installation as root (something happened to my graphics driver and I lost the GUI; after reinstalling the driver from the terminal, I think I entered the command "sudo startx" instead of just "startx", which caused all kinds of problems after I rebooted back into regular user mode). After installing the packages I wanted through Synaptic, I received errors with both yelp and gconf (there were others too, but I fixed them). For some reason, I cannot uninstall (purge or remove), reinstall, or finish configuring these packages. I manually installed the dependencies for yelp, which stopped its error messages, but I still cannot remove it from my system. I tried installing the libgconf-dev package, but get error messages that it cannot be configured because gconf has not been configured, and now can neither uninstall/modify gconf nor libgconf-dev.

"sudo apt-get install -f" gives me this:

~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libbeagle0 librarian0 yelp gnome-doc-utils
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up gconf (1.0.9-7.3) ...
Use of uninitialized value in length at /usr/sbin/update-alternatives line 733.
update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gconftool for update_mode ()
dpkg: error processing gconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgconf-dev:
libgconf-dev depends on gconf (= 1.0.9-7.3); however:
Package gconf is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libgconf-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
gconf
libgconf-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

"sudo apt-get autoremove" outputs the following:

~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libbeagle0 librarian0 yelp gnome-doc-utils
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnome-doc-utils libbeagle0 librarian0 yelp
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 7205kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 157806 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing yelp ...
/bin/sh: Can't open gconf-schemas
dpkg: error processing yelp (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: libbeagle0: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
yelp depends on libbeagle0 (>= 0.2.18).
Removing libbeagle0 ...
dpkg: librarian0: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
yelp depends on librarian0; however:
Package librarian0 is to be removed.
Removing librarian0 ...
dpkg: gnome-doc-utils: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
yelp depends on gnome-doc-utils; however:
Package gnome-doc-utils is to be removed.
Removing gnome-doc-utils ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgksu2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/libgettextsrc-0.16.1.so is truncated

/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/libgettextsrc.so is truncated

/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so.0.0.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so.0.0.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4.1.2 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgtop-2.0.so.7.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgtop-2.0.so.7 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgksu2.so.0.0.1 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so is empty, not checked.
Errors were encountered while processing:
yelp
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Entering "sudo apt-get install -f" again gives me

~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libbeagle0 librarian0 yelp gnome-doc-utils
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
gnome-doc-utils libbeagle0 librarian0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
gnome-doc-utils libbeagle0 librarian0
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/452kB of archives.
After unpacking 3875kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Selecting previously deselected package gnome-doc-utils.
(Reading database ... 157642 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gnome-doc-utils (from .../gnome-doc-utils_0.12.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libbeagle0.
Unpacking libbeagle0 (from .../libbeagle0_0.2.18-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package librarian0.
Unpacking librarian0 (from .../librarian0_0.6.0-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up gconf (1.0.9-7.3) ...
Use of uninitialized value in length at /usr/sbin/update-alternatives line 733.
update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gconftool for update_mode ()
dpkg: error processing gconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgconf-dev:
libgconf-dev depends on gconf (= 1.0.9-7.3); however:
Package gconf is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libgconf-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up gnome-doc-utils (0.12.0-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libbeagle0 (0.2.18-0ubuntu3) ...

Setting up librarian0 (0.6.0-0ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgksu2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/libgettextsrc-0.16.1.so is truncated

/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/libgettextsrc.so is truncated

/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so.0.0.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so.0.0.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4.1.2 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgtop-2.0.so.7.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgtop-2.0.so.7 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgksu2.so.0.0.1 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so is empty, not checked.
Errors were encountered while processing:
gconf
libgconf-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

"sudo dpkg --configure -a" tells me

~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgconf-dev:
libgconf-dev depends on gconf (= 1.0.9-7.3); however:
Package gconf is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libgconf-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libgconf-dev

And "sudo apt-get remove --purge yelp gconf" responds with

~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge yelp gconf
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libbeagle0 librarian0 gnome-doc-utils
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gconf* libgconf-dev* libgconf11* yelp*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 5960kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 157806 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libgconf-dev ...
Removing libgconf11 ...
Purging configuration files for libgconf11 ...
Removing yelp ...
/bin/sh: Can't open gconf-schemas
dpkg: error processing yelp (--purge):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Removing gconf ...
Use of uninitialized value in length at /usr/sbin/update-alternatives line 733.
update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gconftool for update_mode ()
dpkg: error processing gconf (--purge):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Use of uninitialized value in length at /usr/sbin/update-alternatives line 733.
update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gconftool for update_mode ()
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgksu2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/libgettextsrc-0.16.1.so is truncated

/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/libgettextsrc.so is truncated

/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so.0.0.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so.0.0.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4.1.2 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgtop-2.0.so.7.1.0 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgtop-2.0.so.7 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgksu2.so.0.0.1 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libIDL-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBit-imodule-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so is empty, not checked.
/sbin/ldconfig.real: File /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so is empty, not checked.
Errors were encountered while processing:
yelp
gconf
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I am also having problems installing the Nvidia driver with both Envy (tried everything I could think of) and the Restricted Device Manager, but will worry about that later (I really don't want to reinstall again, but will if I have to).

[Snowhog]

Re: I broke it again =)

...(I really don't want to reinstall again, but will if I have to).

I think it may actually be the best way to ensure you have a functional system (again). I also think, that it will be faster to wipe and reinstall, than to troubleshoot all the problems you have. But that's only my opinion.

[integr8e]

Re: I broke it again =)

Alright, back to the Alternate CD :P

[integr8e]

Re: I broke it again =)

COOL BEANS!!! I'm back n' boomin'. This has been my best installation by far (out of at least 15 reinstallations ); everything works like it's supposed to: no broken packages, no error messages, everything installs easily, no crashes, and it's fast! I LOVE IT!!! I'm never going back to Windows, everything I need/want and more is available and easily accessible for FREE. Kubuntu's safe and secure, fast (low resource requirements), and just plain ol' awesome, you know My sister's AMD Duron 1.5Ghz PC installed with 384Mb of PC133 RAM and Kubuntu runs as fast as my friends P4 2.2Ghz XP machine with 1Gb of PC2100 RAM. GOOD STUFF!!!

[dibl]

Re: I broke it again =)

Nice job, Integr8e!

Just remember, "practice makes perfect"

[Snowhog]

Re: I broke it again =)

Just remember, "practice makes perfect"

At the rate integr8e appears to be going, he'll be a genius in no time!

[dibl]

Re: I broke it again =)

My opinion, for whatever it's worth -- you only learn by breakin' it!

[Snowhog]

Re: I broke it again =)

True. And judging by the number of posts, we have a lot of overly eager learners!

[BigCLR]

Re: I broke it again =)

If it's not broke...
Fix it till it is!