i'm really sorry for my late answer. what do you mean by ssd disk and filesystem? i should confess, that i'm not a ubuntu advanced user
________________________________ De : Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]> À : [email protected] Envoyé le : Samedi 9 Juillet 2011 8h18 Objet : [Bug 793173] Re: update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gnome-www-browser corrupt: invalid status As expected the content has nothing to do with the original file, you can just remove it. Out of curiosity, are you using an SSD disk? And what is the filesystem you're using? ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a duplicate bug report (807421). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/793173 Title: update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gnome-www- browser corrupt: invalid status Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox release 11. 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: firefox 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Jun 4 17:10:49 2011 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 FirefoxPackages: firefox 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.3 flashplugin-installer 10.3.181.14ubuntu0.11.04.1 adobe-flashplugin N/A icedtea-plugin N/A SourcePackage: firefox Title: package firefox 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (36 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/793173/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/793173 Title: update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gnome-www- browser corrupt: invalid status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/793173/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
