Can't use apt-get or synaptic, crashes and I get "Segmentation fault" ????

[rovernaut]

1.Apt-get wont let me remove or install apps. I get a " Segmentation fault" when I execute the command

2.Synaptic gives me a second gui and then it gone. Tried opening synaptic with konsole as root and still it pops up gui for a split seconds and crashes.

Any idea how to repair please

[Rog131]

Re: Can't use apt-get or synaptic, crashes and I get "Segmentation fault" ?

Few picks from the Google (apt-get Segmentation fault):

> apt-get and apt-cache Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> Apt-get segmentation fault


=> I have not tried these =>

Try first with the command:

sudo apt-get -f install

man apt-get

-f, --fix-broken

Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT to deduce a likely solution.

If that did't help try to rename/move/(remove) /var/cache/apt/*.bin or/and files at the /var/lib/apt/lists

[rovernaut]

Re: Can't use apt-get or synaptic, crashes and I get "Segmentation fault" ?

Few picks from the Google (apt-get Segmentation fault):

> apt-get and apt-cache Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> Apt-get segmentation fault


=> I have not tried these =>

Try first with the command:

sudo apt-get -f install

man apt-get

-f, --fix-broken

Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT to deduce a likely solution.

If that did't help try to rename/move/(remove) /var/cache/apt/*.bin or/and files at the /var/lib/apt/lists

Thanks for your reply, I fixed the problem before I read this.
I altered something on VLC in regards to it opening video files and I think this caused the problem.
Once I undid what I did on VLC everything seemed to work again.