software center package catalog damaged

[tommy_strasberger]

i cannot install anything,there is somthing wrong with linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic. this became a problem after i did all of the updates

[grahammechanical]

It would help if you posted the error message. How do you know there is something wrong with that kernel? What error message do you get when you try to install something or run Update Manager or sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade in the terminal?

Without this kind of information anything we might suggest could do more damage than good.

[tommy_strasberger]

i was looking in forums and it said (sudo apt-get -f install) and it returns
(Reading database ... 185962 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic (from .../linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic_3.5.0-41.64~precise1_i386.deb) ...
This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic_3.5.0-41.64~precise1_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-41-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-41-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-41-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-41-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic_3.5.0-41.64~precise1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[oldos2er]

Can you please tell us your hardware specs?

[tommy_strasberger]

1gb ram
Intel® Pentium(R) M processor 1300MHz processor
unknown graphics
32 bit os
20gb hdd
...hope that helps im not sure if thats what u needed and if it helps the laptop is a ibm thinkpad

[Yellow Pasque]

What kernel are you running now?

uname -a

[tommy_strasberger]

Linux tommy-laptop 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

[mörgæs]

The Pentium M 1,3 GHz does not display the PAE flag, which is required for recent Buntus, as is confirmed in the error message:

This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU

You can try a fresh install of Bodhi (link in my signature) or work around the PAE problem while staying with the Buntu family, if you prefer that. Would be interesting to know if you can salvage the installation by adding Fake-PAE.

[tommy_strasberger]

so is that the only way is to do a fresh install =(?

[Yellow Pasque]

@mörgæs, I'm trying to figure out how the user got a 3.5 kernel installed without PAE and why it's starting to complain now