Adept Failure on any Installation

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse

I'm going to suggest that the problem are incorrectly formatted repository lines above.

Open the file for editing as root and add a / to the end of each of the http: entries and remove the # so that the above section looks like this:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security multiverse

Save and close the file. Reboot and then open a console and type:

sudo apt-get update

to update the package cache. Let me know how it goes.

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Hi Snowhog... no joy I'm afraid.
Same problem although fewer error messages after apt-get update.
I assumed the reboot was to be into the newer kernel?

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Either kernel would be okay.

What does your sources.list file look like after running sudo apt-get update? Specifically, is the section that I had you edit intact - not commented out (again) by apt?

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

SOurces list is OK... edited section still intact.

tim@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Alpha i386 (20081005)]/ intrepid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security multiverse

I wont be on line for much longer... it's midnight here so I'll pick up the thread again tomorrow.
Thanks for all your help and patience so far.

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Happy to provide what help/assistance I can. Midnight? Europe or Micronesia? Alaska here.

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Cape Town, South Africa... about as far away from each other as you could get!
Cheers

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Yup. From one extreme to another. Pretty sure you don't have snow on the ground and temps in the 30's.

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Well, very little snow, but certainly temperatures in the 30s... centigrade 8)
I don't know whether you've had a chance to think about my problem any more. I'm still stumped.
Do you think there's still hope to recover this situation or is a reinstallation the most cost-effective solution?
If so, should I wait until 30 Oct?

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

30 degrees fahrenheit (of course) here.

Let's try one more approach to your problem. Open a console and type:

sudo apt-get autoclean && apt-get autoremove && apt-get clean

This will clean up the package cache. Afterwards, type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

should fix it, else continue with

sudo apt-get clean

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install

Copy and paste any error messages you get.

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Here's Konsole after the 1st commands:

tim@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get autoclean && apt-get autoremove && apt-get clean
[sudo] password for tim:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
tim@ubuntu:~$ sudo su
root@ubuntu:/home/tim# sudo apt-get autoclean && apt-get autoremove && apt-get clean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

And here's the output after trying to fix apt

tim@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for tim:
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:
linux-headers-2.6.27-4 linux-headers-2.6.27-4-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
Suggested packages:
fdutils linux-doc-2.6.27 linux-source-2.6.27
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 153 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/23.5MB of archives.
After this operation, 1786kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 102599 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.10 (using .../linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.12_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.12_i386.deb (--unpack):
unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-4-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.12_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
tim@ubuntu:~$

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Well, it does appear that there is a problem with the updated linux image package:

Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.12_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

If I were the one having this problem, I'd remove this package:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.12_i386.deb

and then I'd again, update the package cache:

sudo apt-get update

I don't have any other ideas to offer here. But do persist, as help (and a solution) is 'out there' and others using II may have some insight into this.

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Thanks for all your time and patience with this problem.
I'll persist with investigation and hopefully this will not become a 4 pipe problem!
Cheers

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation



Keep always in mind, that you are running an 'under development' version of Kubuntu, and as such, you are 'living on the edge.' And one who lives on the edge runs the risk of 'falling off!'

[timjohn]

Re: Adept Failure on any Installation

Yeah... love it!
My daily excitement in a previous life was downloading antivirus updates and finding Trojans!
Stay well