apt-get frozen

[hive225]

I tried installing vsftpd and I got:

$ sudo apt-get -f install vsftpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
vsftpd is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vsftpd (2.0.6-1ubuntu1) ...
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
-n: not really
-f: force
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Now no matter what I do with apt-get it spits that message out. Someone please help!

[aktiwers]

Have you tried:

sudo apt-get -f install

sudo apt-get update

[wormser]

There is no need for the -f. The f switch is for fixing broken. Try this.


sudo apt-get install vsftpdMore on the f switch from the man page.


-f, --fix-broken
Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place.
This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages
to permit APT to deduce a likely solution. Any Package that are
specified must completely correct the problem. The option is
sometimes necessary when running APT for the first time; APT itself
does not allow broken package dependencies to exist on a system. It
is possible that a system´s dependency structure can be so corrupt
as to require manual intervention (which usually means using
dselect(8) or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of the offending
packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an error
in some situations. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Fix-Broken.

[hive225]

$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
vsftpd is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vsftpd (2.0.6-1ubuntu1) ...
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
-n: not really
-f: force
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


and


$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vsftpd (2.0.6-1ubuntu1) ...
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
-n: not really
-f: force
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


nothing I have tried has worked

[avtolle]

Suggestion: try cleaning the cache by
sudo apt-get clean then give it another try.

[hive225]

$ sudo apt-get clean
$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
vsftpd is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vsftpd (2.0.6-1ubuntu1) ...
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
-n: not really
-f: force
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


nope

[wormser]

1 not fully installed or removed.

It looks like the package partially installed from your original command and is now causing the issue. I am not sure which of the following commands will work but one of them should. Try one then try installing again with the command I posted earlier. Please post which one works.


sudo apt-get purge vsftpd
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean

[hive225]

None of them worked. I finally tried all 3 after the other and still got the same result.



$ sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done



$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.



$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
vsftpd
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/96.8kB of archives.
After this operation, 401kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package vsftpd.
(Reading database ... 20174 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking vsftpd (from .../vsftpd_2.0.6-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up vsftpd (2.0.6-1ubuntu1) ...
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
-n: not really
-f: force
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[wormser]

I did not see the purge command in your post.


sudo apt-get purge vsftpd

There are some options with the command dpkg that might work.

[hive225]

I executed the command, I just forgot to post it (and the result).

Here it is right before the other commands were executed:

$ sudo apt-get purge vsftpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
vsftpd*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 401kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 20225 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing vsftpd ...
* Stopping FTP server: vsftpd
No /usr/sbin/vsftpd found running; none killed.
...done.
Purging configuration files for vsftpd ...


I still have no idea what to do!

[wormser]

I found this potential resolution in another forum. I recall seeing this fix similar issues before.


After you get that error, try apt-get -f install to force an install of the files that didn't get loaded because of the error. Then try apt-get upgrade again, apt-get -f install back and forth until only the package that has the error is left.

So, repeat these 2 commands until it is fixed.


sudo apt-get -f install

sudo apt-get upgrade

[wormser]

If that is not working try the following. It might need to be repeated a few times.


sudo dpkg --configure -a

[cariboo]

It looks like there is a bug in the installation script. Have you tried just downloading the file and using dpkg to install it to see if you get the same error message.

Jim

[fortran01]

It's a bug of sysv-rc component update-rc.d

I have to aptitude purge sysv-rc. It will prompt for a downgrade. Downgrade and then reinstall the offended packages.