Public bug reported: Hi, I get an error whenever I try to open an application using apt or try to install anything & now I want to finding a way to update Lubuntu 12.04 with apt. apt-get update leads to error message: libapt- pkg.so.4.12: file too short. I'm running Lubuntu 12.04 from a DELTACO USB SATA/IDE adapter kit from an USB port. I have tried to repair the file system with the fsck tool. I know that running the ext4 file system without a journal can cause problems. Other than that the system works very well.
>From Terminal: Code: dmesg | grep EXT4 [ 3.033062] EXT4-fs (sdb1): mounted filesystem without journal. Opts: (null) [ 9.255690] EXT4-fs (sdb1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro Update from Terminal: Code: sudo apt-get update apt-get: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12: file too short Code: sudo apt-get install <package> apt-get: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12: file too short Code: sudo synaptic synaptic: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12: file too short Code: sudo update-manager Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 33, in <module> from UpdateManager.UpdateManager import UpdateManager File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 39, in <module> import apt_pkg ImportError: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12: fil för kort Error in sys.excepthook: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 64, in apport_excepthook from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 1, in <module> from apport.report import Report File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 20, in <module> import apport.fileutils File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 22, in <module> from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 20, in <module> import apt File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 21, in <module> import apt_pkg ImportError: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12: fil för kort Original exception was: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 33, in <module> from UpdateManager.UpdateManager import UpdateManager File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 39, in <module> import apt_pkg ImportError: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.4.12: fil för kort "fil för kort" which means file too short in Swedish. I also got: "Ett problem inträffade vid kontroll av uppdateringar." which means: A problem occurred when checking for updates. Running fsck & e2fsck from Debian 7 "Wheezy" testing, output in Swedish: Code: root@debian:/# fsck /dev/sdc1 fsck från util-linux 2.20.1 e2fsck 1.42.4 (12-Jun-2012) /dev/sdc1 var inte fläckfritt avmonterat, kontroll framtvingad. Pass 1: Kontrollerar inoder, block och storlekar Pass 2: Kontrollerar katalogstruktur Pass 3: Kontrollerar katalogförbindelser Pass 4: Kontrollerar referensräknare Pass 5: Kontrollerar gruppsammanfattningsinformation /dev/sdc1: 157422/5431296 filer (0.2% ej sammanhängande), 1632724/21717248 block Code: root@debian:/# e2fsck -f /dev/sdc1 e2fsck 1.42.4 (12-Jun-2012) Pass 1: Kontrollerar inoder, block och storlekar Pass 2: Kontrollerar katalogstruktur Pass 3: Kontrollerar katalogförbindelser Pass 4: Kontrollerar referensräknare Pass 5: Kontrollerar gruppsammanfattningsinformation /dev/sdc1: 157422/5431296 filer (0.2% ej sammanhängande), 1632724/21717248 block Running from Terminal in Lubuntu 12.04, output in Swedish: Code: sudo dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10_i386.deb dpkg: fel: läser paketinfofilen "/var/lib/dpkg/available": Är en katalog Source: http://pkgs.org/ubuntu-12.04/ubuntu-main-i386/libapt- pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10_i386.deb/download/ Code: sudo dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_i386.deb dpkg: fel: läser paketinfofilen "/var/lib/dpkg/available": Är en katalog Source: http://packages.ubuntu.com/sv/precise/i386/libapt- pkg4.12/download Original source by Lyfang (aka Christopher Forster): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2020530 ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022384 Title: Upgrade problem, dpkg error & apt-get update leads to error message: libapt-pkg.so.4.12: file too To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1022384/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
