No luck trying to download and install .deb package: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i xine-ui_0.99.4+dfsg+cvs20061111-2ubuntu2_i386.deb [sudo] password for cboettig: (Reading database ... 195296 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xine-ui 0.99.5-2build1 (using xine-ui_0.99.4+dfsg+cvs20061111-2ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xine-ui ... Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1. Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3. Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 9
On Dec 7, 2007 9:16 AM, Jeff Newmiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carl Boettiger wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have some broken packages which apt-get (also aptitude, synaptic, > > adept_manager, dpkg) refuse to fix. Any idea what's wrong? > > > > apt-get -f install decides xine-ui is no fully installed. dpkg > > identifes the package as being in a bad state: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -r xine-ui > > dpkg: error processing xine-ui (--remove): > > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > > reinstall it before attempting a removal. > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > xine-ui > > > > > > However, any attempt to remove, reinstall, or reconfigure xine-ui with > > dpkg or any apt program fails. The error I keep getting is > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg-reconfigure xine-ui > > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1. > > Looks like at least this file is corrupted. If only a few files > are corrupted you might be able to extract this file from the deb > file or the deb source and manually replace this file, and repeat until > the process starts working. > > Or, you can start backing up while the system still works and then > run hardware diagnostics to insure your hard disk is functioning > and then re-install. > > Or, someone else may suggest something between these extremes... > > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure line 8. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure line 8. > > > > Googling unrecognized character \xDE gives me nothing. (libperl5.8 is > > installed). I'm guessing something with my perl is messed up, but > > that's just a wild guess. > > > > Other packages are also not fully installed: the full output of apt-get > > -f install is: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get -f install > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > > required: > > cvs recode > > Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > > 9 not fully installed or removed. > > Need to get 0B/1551kB of archives. > > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > > debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Unrecognized character \xDE at > > /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1. > > Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 2. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 2. > > ) -- aborting > > Selecting previously deselected package xine-ui. > > (Reading database ... 194787 files and directories currently installed.) > > Preparing to replace xine-ui 0.99.5-2build1 (using > > .../xine-ui_0.99.5-2build1_i386.deb) ... > > Unpacking replacement xine-ui ... > > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1. > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line > 3. > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. > > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 9 > > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1. > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line > 3. > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. > > dpkg: error processing > > /var/cache/apt/archives/xine-ui_0.99.5-2build1_i386.deb (--unpack): > > subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 9 > > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1. > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line > 3. > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54. > > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 9 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/xine-ui_0.99.5-2build1_i386.deb > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > > > Help would be very much appreciated, I'm at a loss in what to do. > > > > Carl > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... 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