[TriLUG] apt-get/dpkg problems with ubuntu

[john mitchell]

Chris Bullock wrote:

>Trying to configure certain aspect of ubuntu and mistakenly attempted to
>install webmin.  Now I am hung trying to install or uninstall anything. 
>This is what I get.
>
>------------begin snip--------------
>chris at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f remove webmin
>Reading package lists... Done
>Building dependency tree... Done
>Package webmin is not installed, so not removed
>You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
>The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  webmin-apache: Depends: webmin (>= 1.140) but it is not going to be
>installed
>  webmin-core: Depends: webmin but it is not going to be installed
>  webmin-cpan: Depends: webmin (>= 1.140) but it is not going to be
>installed
>  webmin-inetd: Depends: webmin (>= 1.140) but it is not going to be
>installed
>  webmin-mysql: Depends: webmin (>= 1.140) but it is not going to be
>installed
>  webmin-software: Depends: webmin (>= 1.140) but it is not going to be
>installed
>  webmin-squid: Depends: webmin (>= 1.140) but it is not going to be
>installed
>E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
>specify a solution).
>
>------------ new error-----------
>
>chris at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f install webmin
>Reading package lists... Done
>Building dependency tree... Done
>Recommended packages:
>  webmin-core logcheck
>The following NEW packages will be installed:
>  webmin
>0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>7 not fully installed or removed.
>Need to get 0B/1097kB of archives.
>After unpacking 6050kB of additional disk space will be used.
>
>Preconfiguring packages ...
>Selecting previously deselected package webmin.
>(Reading database ... 68542 files and directories currently installed.)
>Unpacking webmin (from .../webmin_1.180-2_all.deb) ...
>Setting up webmin (1.180-2) ...
>You already have /etc/webmin/miniserv.pem
>
>Setting up webmin-apache (1.160-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-apache (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Setting up webmin-core (1.180-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-core (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Setting up webmin-cpan (1.160-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-cpan (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Setting up webmin-inetd (1.160-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-inetd (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Setting up webmin-mysql (1.160-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-mysql (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Setting up webmin-software (1.160-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-software (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Setting up webmin-squid (1.160-2) ...
>/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
>dpkg: error processing webmin-squid (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>Errors were encountered while processing:
> webmin-apache
> webmin-core
> webmin-cpan
> webmin-inetd
> webmin-mysql
> webmin-software
> webmin-squid
>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>---------- end snips---------------------
>
>any ideas???
>Thanks,
>Chris
>
   About 9 PM I tried to update mozilla-firefox, got all sorts of errors:

Unpacking replacement mozilla-firefox-gnome-support ...
dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb 
(--unpack):
 trying to overwrite 
`/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/components/libmozgnome.so', which is also in 
package firefox-gnome-support
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-firefox_1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
Failed to apply all changes! Scroll in the terminal buffer to see what 
went wrong.

I wonder if Ubuntu is having a problem with an update ???????

john mitchell