I had originally posted this on Ubuntu forums but I guess it's better here since I run Kubuntu.
Here is the background.
I have tried out Linux a couple times over the years but never made it. I'm a Windows power user running lots of apps. However I think now is the time iI'll be able to switch permanently.
I have installed Kubuntu 7.04 on my 4-year old Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop in a dual-boot setup alongside Win XP. The news OS is so fast and I find easy to use, I already know how to do most basic operations, install programs etc. Anyway I'm still stuck with one major problem.
First let me assure you I spent several hours on these forums and googling before posting this.
When I tried to install any programs, let's say Firefox as an example, I get the error message below.
I'm not sure if that's helpful but trying out this command:
I got this message:
That gave me the idea of uninstalling and reinstalling tar but the OS gave a stern warning that this could be very destructive so I backed out and decided to ask you guys for help.
I'm a complete Linux newbie but I think if you help me get off the ground, I'll become a regular user and won't look back.
What do you think is this problem about? How can I fix it?
Here is the background.
I have tried out Linux a couple times over the years but never made it. I'm a Windows power user running lots of apps. However I think now is the time iI'll be able to switch permanently.
I have installed Kubuntu 7.04 on my 4-year old Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop in a dual-boot setup alongside Win XP. The news OS is so fast and I find easy to use, I already know how to do most basic operations, install programs etc. Anyway I'm still stuck with one major problem.
First let me assure you I spent several hours on these forums and googling before posting this.
When I tried to install any programs, let's say Firefox as an example, I get the error message below.
Code:
username@dell-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install firefox Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libnspr4 libnss3 Suggested packages: firefox-gnome-support latex-xft-fonts firefox-libthai The following NEW packages will be installed: firefox libnspr4 libnss3 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 83 not upgraded. Need to get 10.2MB of archives. After unpacking 31.5MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] feisty-security/main libnspr4 2:1.firefox2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1 [162kB] Get:2 [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] feisty-security/main libnss3 2:1.firefox2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1 [802kB] Get:3 [url]http://security.ubuntu.com[/url] feisty-security/main firefox 2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1 [9262kB] Fetched 10.2MB in 32s (311kB/s) dpkg-deb: subprocess tar killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libnspr4_2%3a1.firefox2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 dpkg-deb: subprocess tar killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libnss3_2%3a1.firefox2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 dpkg-deb: subprocess tar killed by signal (Segmentation fault), core dumped dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libnspr4_2%3a1.firefox2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libnss3_2%3a1.firefox2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Code:
tar -v
Code:
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
I'm a complete Linux newbie but I think if you help me get off the ground, I'll become a regular user and won't look back.
What do you think is this problem about? How can I fix it?
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