Public bug reported: Binary package hint: aptdaemon
each time I try to run the update manager it stops and give these messages: There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon, the software that allows you to install/remove software and to perform other package management related tasks. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 961, in simulate trans.unauthenticated = self._simulate_helper(trans) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 1085, in _simulate_helper return depends, self._cache.required_download, \ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 226, in required_download pm.get_archives(fetcher, self._list, self._records) SystemError: E:The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package tzdata. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: aptdaemon 0.41+bzr646-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 Annotation: Applying software changes failed Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Jun 18 10:49:15 2011 DesktopFile: /usr/share/aptdaemon/aptdaemon.desktop ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/aptd PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: aptdaemon Title: <type 'exceptions.SystemError'>: E:The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package tzdata. TransactionDepends: [[], [], [], [], [], [], []] TransactionErrorCode: error-unknown TransactionKwargs: {} TransactionLocale: en_US.UTF8 TransactionOutput: TransactionPackages: [[], [], [], [], [dbus.String(u'gally'), dbus.String(u'gwibber'), dbus.String(u'icedtea-6-jre-cacao'), dbus.String(u'icedtea-6-jre-jamvm'), dbus.String(u'language-selector'), dbus.String(u'libxml2'), dbus.String(u'libxml2-dbg'), dbus.String(u'libxml2-dev'), dbus.String(u'libxml2-doc'), dbus.String(u'libxml2-utils'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-doc'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jdk'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre-headless'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre-lib'), dbus.String(u'python-libxml2'), dbus.String(u'software-center'), dbus.String(u'tzdata'), dbus.String(u'ubuntu-docs'), dbus.String(u'ubuntu-sso-client'), dbus.String(u'ubuntuone-control-panel')], []] TransactionRole: role-commit-packages UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (49 days ago) ** Affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-crash i386 natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/799123 Title: <type 'exceptions.SystemError'>: E:The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package tzdata. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/799123/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs