I had flushed the cache before trying an update of only "apt", and that's the only package which I now saw in the cache.
Very well, I first tried: $ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite apt_0.7.25.3ubuntu9.5_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 39902 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.4 (using apt_0.7.25.3ubuntu9.5_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement apt ... dpkg: error processing apt_0.7.25.3ubuntu9.5_amd64.deb (--install): unable to create `/usr/bin/apt-cache.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/apt-cache'): Invalid argument dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: apt_0.7.25.3ubuntu9.5_amd64.deb Well, that doesn't seem to have worked. Maybe it depends upon having several related updates. $ sudo apt-get upgrade (yeah, there are several things to upgrade.. it fetched them... the name at the bottom is "libpam-modules". Using "libpam-modules" wasn't appreciated by dpkg. Instead gave it the file name. $ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 39902 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libpam-modules 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 (using libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libpam-modules ... dpkg: error processing libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb (--install): unable to create `/lib/security/pam_localuser.so.dpkg-new' (while processing `./lib/security/pam_localuser.so'): Invalid argument dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb That looks overly familiar. Well, on with the next step. $ sudo dpkg --configure -a $ OK, no error. $ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 39902 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libpam-modules 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 (using libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libpam-modules ... dpkg: error processing libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb (--install): unable to create `/lib/security/pam_localuser.so.dpkg-new' (while processing `./lib/security/pam_localuser.so'): Invalid argument dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: libpam-modules_1.1.1-2ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb Nope. dpkg seems as confused as before. dpkg is the underlying tool, so should dpkg be added to the list of broken things for this bug? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/807619 Title: apt updates fail with invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/807619/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
