Drat! It returned back to the dreaded dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:985: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. deadlock.
Here is the tail ending of hours of apt-get install -f * Installing 1 assembly from libflickrnet2.2-cil into Mono Setting up f-spot (0.8.2-4) ... Setting up libmono-system2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-data-tds2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-management2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-messaging2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-simd2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-system-data2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-sqlite2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-system-messaging2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-wcf3.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-system-data-linq2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-system-web2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up libmono-system-runtime2.0-cil (2.10.5-1) ... Setting up mono-gmcs (2.10.5-1) ... Processing triggers for python-central ... Setting up python-wxgtk2.6 (2.6.3.2.2-5ubuntu3) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/wx/python/wx2.6.pth to provide /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx.pth (wx2.6.pth) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/wx/python/wx2.6.pth to provide /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx.pth (wx2.7.pth) in auto mode. Setting up python-wxgtk2.8 (2.8.11.0-0ubuntu10) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/wx/python/wx2.8.pth to provide /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx.pth (wx2.6.pth) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/wx/python/wx2.8.pth to provide /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx.pth (wx2.7.pth) in auto mode. Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-22-generic Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8 Warning: Not updating LILO; /etc/lilo.conf not found Warning: Not updating LILO; /etc/lilo.conf not found! Processing triggers for python-support ... Processing triggers for dictionaries-common ... Processing triggers for menu ... Processing triggers for python-central ... Cannot find md5sums path for python-twisted-core N: Ignoring file 'apt-build' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has no filename extension N: Ignoring file 'apt-build' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has no filename extension E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke 'if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi' E: Sub-process returned an error code In synaptic I marked python-twisted-core for reinstall, which caused it to re-download to /var/cache/apt/archives/python-twisted-core_11.0.0-2_all.deb Though that attempt to reinstall the package ended in failure: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache->open() failed, please report. This time, instead of running 'dpkg --configure -a' again, esp. since I noticed the /var/lib/dpkg/updates already empty, I ran: dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/python-twisted- core_11.0.0-2_all.deb which output: (Reading database ... dpkg: warning: files list file for package `python-twisted-core' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed. (Reading database ... 295426 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace python-twisted-core 11.0.0-2 (using .../python-twisted-core_11.0.0-2_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python-twisted-core ... dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:985: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. Soooo that pretty much circles back to square one. Maybe someone could post their "Package: python-twisted-core" stanza from /var/lib/dpkg/status for me? The one in comment#4 above was from one other presumably healthy Ubuntu server, but there could be version mismatches etc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997024 Title: python-twisted-core is blocking upgrade To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/+bug/997024/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
