I managed to fix it (I think) with repeated iterations of: apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get dist-upgrade Hope it hasn't destroyed the evidence:
** Attachment added: "First log file" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9630469/apt.log -- package update-manager 1:0.78 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /tmp/tmplzayRw/backports/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /tmp/tmplzayRw/backports/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146566 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
