Michael Vogt wrote:
> Thanks Sgop for the log.
>
> If the system is still in this state, could you please attach
> /var/lib/dpkg/status and then run "sudo dpkg --configure -a" and "sudo
> apt-get install -f" and attach the output. If it is not, could you
> please attach your /var/log/apt/term.log ? Maybe it contains more
> traces.
>
> It looks like "xterm" is in trigger-awaited state at this point and then
> it gets called with "dpkg --configure". Knowning what trigger is pending
> would help me.
>
> Thanks,
>  Michael
>
>   
Hi Michael, sorry for the delay have been away from computer for several 
days.  I have run the two procedures you requested above.  Output is 
pasted below:

ge...@geoff-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for geoff:
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
dpkg: ../../src/packages.c:221: process_queue: Assertion `dependtry <= 
4' failed.
Aborted
ge...@geoff-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: ../../src/packages.c:221: process_queue: Assertion `dependtry <= 
4' failed.
Aborted
ge...@geoff-desktop:~$ sudo
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -L | -l | -V | -v
usage: sudo [-bEHPS] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] [VAR=value]
            {-i | -s | <command>}
usage: sudo -e [-S] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] file ...
ge...@geoff-desktop:~$ apt-get install -f
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?

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package xterm 235-1ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package xterm is not 
ready for configuration
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/324469
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