Public bug reported:
ok this all started when I tried to run update manager it did a partial
upgrade which went wrong now I cannot run synaptic and dpkg returns
errors when I use dpkg --configure -a like synaptic says to when it
crashes
r...@pern:/var/cache/apt/archives# sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu64) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up python-pyatspi (1.29.90-0ubuntu1) ...
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pyatspi/__init__.py ...
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pyatspi/__init__.py", line 50
finally:
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (6)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (6)
dpkg: error processing python-pyatspi (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-orca:
gnome-orca depends on python-pyatspi (>= 1.22.0) | python-pyatspi2; however:
Package python-pyatspi is not configured yet.
Package python-pyatspi2 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing gnome-orca (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
cpio: ./lib/udev/firmware.sh: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
1). r...@pern:~# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04
2). r...@pern:~# apt-cache policy gnome-orca python-pyatspi pycentral
pkginstall python-pyatspi2
gnome-orca:
Installed: 2.29.90-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 2.29.90-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 2.29.90-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
python-pyatspi:
Installed: 1.29.90-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 1.29.90-0ubuntu2
Version table:
1.29.90-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
*** 1.29.90-0ubuntu1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
python-pyatspi2:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
W: Unable to locate package pycentral
W: Unable to locate package pkginstall
3). expected to be able to update my system
4). got these errors
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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package db appears to be corupt: sudo dpkg --configure -a returns errors and
doesn't fix
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/521034
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