A Packages Problem,Unable to install anything due to unconfigured and depandesies

[Bashing-om]

never mind ...see Matt's last...

[matt_symes]

Hi

never mind ...see Matt's last...

It may be fixable bashing-om and if you want to continue then please do

One technique would be to delete the files with input/output errors and trying to reinstall the packages with the problems

The thing that concerns is it may go on and on. It may just be quicker to restore from backup or backup and reinstall.

However if the OP wants to go on then please help him.

OP. run a SMART test on the drive just in case it's damaged, but i suspect the power failure just damaged the filing system and not the hardware itself.

Kind regards

[Bashing-om]

@ matt_symes & thekoalover ....

Well, I have no heart burn ..trying to fix the system... all know just from the little trial in this thread how tedious just working one chain to determine it's dependencies was, imagine that times 100 !

--thekoalover-- I have in mind a means to start this //but please back up your data anyway, just in case //
I have in mind to wipe out dpkg's current "info" state and regenerate a new data base, take the status from this new database as a foundation to build from/on. If we are to proceed with this - and believe me I expect to learn from this too - let's establish a reference point from the "broken" install in order to know what effects we accomplish in the rebuild process.
one of the references is a hard copy printout of:

dpkg -l ucf

and another baseline:

sudo dpkg -C

and we take off again ///very time consuming in a long process. There will then always remain the doubt that all the snakes have been stomped out !

The sure thing is (re-)install .!

[thekoalover]

@Bashing-om

thekoalover@Batman:~$ dpkg -l ucf
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  ucf            3.0025+nmu3  all          Update Configuration File: preser

thekoalover@Batman:~$ sudo dpkg -C
[sudo] password for thekoalover: 
The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems
configuring them the first time.  The configuration should be retried using
dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect:
 ubuntu-drivers-common Detect and install additional Ubuntu driver packages

The following packages are missing the list control file in the
database, they need to be reinstalled:
 libgnome-keyring-common GNOME keyring services library - data files
 python-gst0.10       generic media-playing framework (Python bindings)

The following packages are missing the md5sums control file in the
database, they need to be reinstalled:
 python-gst0.10       generic media-playing framework (Python bindings)

These Packages =_='

[Bashing-om]

thekoalover' Well glory be !

Things look a lot brighter...
OK, Lets clear out the old databases and rebuild.

sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=25165824
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install
LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=25165824 && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

one line at a time and with feeling !

And need I say --copy and paste -- this is no time for an error ... space, letter, function, line perfect !
good things can happen

[Bashing-om]

thekoalover;
I am done for the eve...will check on your status my next.

regards

[thekoalover]

Hi Everyone Sorry Didnt Respond These Couple Of Days,It's That Ubuntu Didnt Wanna Boot,And It Gives Me That System Files are Missing New Ones Every Time I Try As If Its Eating Itself.....So I Gave Up After Lots of Livecd boots And Attempts Of Lots Of Things.....So Here I Am With A Fresh,Clean 12.10 Ubuntu Copy,Thank God My Things Are Still In Place,Thank You All Who Worked With Me...
@Bashing-om @matt_symes Thanks Mates For Sticking With Me Till The Big Boom
I Hope What These Brilliant Men Posted In my Aid Helps Whoever Is Viewing This Threade Under The Same Prob..

[Bashing-om]

thekoalover; Good deal.

Ain't ubuntu wonderful ... with care and attention even fatalities can be overcome !... (re-)install is always a means of last resort, but it is sure and effective !

Please mark this thread as "solved" - even though had to resort to (re-)installation - It workie now; this aids others seeking a solution as well as keeping the forum tidy.
Interim method:

Go to the first post in your thread. Click on "Edit Post". Now click on the orange "Go Advanced" button. In the advanced editor change the prefix to "SOLVED". Now click on the orange "Save Changes" button.

I trust things go well with you and your ubuntu

[thekoalover]

Thanks To You All,Now i Have A Tiny Piece Of Info To Get A Start...Will Do,Mate