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    Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    I turned on my laptop this morning and found there were some updates, mostly for apport and evolution-data-server. During the upgrade however, the computer crashed.

    Upon restart, I tried running it again, and got the error
    Code:
     files list file for package `libecal1.2-7' is missing final newline
    After much research I discovered fixing this was a matter of deleting /var/lib/dpkg/info/libecal1.2-7.list, purging the package, then reinstalling it. However, upon running apt-get again to purge, I get the following error
    Code:
     files list file for package `libedata-book1.2-2' is missing final newline
    Note I've tried adding a newline to the corresponding file, no luck, though comparing it to other .list files shows something isn't right

    Code:
    Package: libecal1.2-7
    Status: install ok unpacked
    Priority: optional
    Section: libs
    Installed-Size: 716
    Maintainer: Ubuntu Desktop Team <ubuntu-desktop@lists.ubuntu.com>
    Architecture: i386
    Source: evolution-data-server
    Version: 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1
    Config-Version: 2.22.1-0ubuntu2
    Depen
    Other .list files in the same directory have lists of files.

    I've considered just removing all the troublesome .list files and purging the packages as it's been suggested, however apt-get preliminaries shows that such and action will thoroughly wreck my system by removing a vast number of packages (pretty much all of Gnome). I'd rather not do that, nor do I prefer to format and start fresh (considering I've done that twice in the last week-once to install 8.04, again to install 7.10 and then upgrade so I'd have the old kernel as the new one doesn't get along with wpa_supplicant and the eeemadwifi drivers).

    Any help would be so greatly appreciated.

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    Try:
    sudo dpkg --configure -a
    sudo apt-get -f install
    sudo apt-get clean
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    Post the output. Good luck.

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    Code:
    root@madhatter:~# dpkg --configure -a
    root@madhatter:~# 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:
      libgdata1.2-1 libgdata-google1.2-1
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 23 not upgraded.
    root@madhatter:~# apt-get clean
    root@madhatter:~# apt-get update
    Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
    Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
    Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Sources
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports Release.gpg
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/restricted Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/main Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_CA
    Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/universe Translation-en_CA
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports Release
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/restricted Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/main Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/multiverse Packages
    Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/universe Packages
    Reading package lists... Done
    root@madhatter:~# apt-get upgrade
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages will be upgraded:
      apport apport-gtk evolution-data-server-common gtk2-engines-pixbuf hal
      libcamel1.2-11 libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2
      libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9 libedataserverui1.2-8
      libegroupwise1.2-13 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libgdata-google1.2-1
      libgdata1.2-1 libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libhal-storage1
      libhal1 python-apport python-problem-report
    23 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 4911kB of archives.
    After this operation, 12.3kB disk space will be freed.
    Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
    Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main python-problem-report 0.108.1 [58.3kB]
    Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main python-apport 0.108.1 [56.6kB]
    Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main apport 0.108.1 [105kB]
    Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main apport-gtk 0.108.1 [54.9kB]
    Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main evolution-data-server-common 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [72.1kB]
    Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libgtk2.0-common 2.12.9-3ubuntu3 [304kB]
    Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main gtk2-engines-pixbuf 2.12.9-3ubuntu3 [317kB]
    Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libgtk2.0-0 2.12.9-3ubuntu3 [2067kB]
    Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libhal1 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8 [84.4kB]
    Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libhal-storage1 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8 [22.5kB]
    Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8 [420kB]
    Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libedataserver1.2-9 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [112kB]
    Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libcamel1.2-11 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [304kB]
    Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libebook1.2-9 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [79.6kB]
    Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libecal1.2-7 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [242kB]
    Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libedata-book1.2-2 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [47.6kB]
    Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libedata-cal1.2-6 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [57.1kB]
    Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libedataserverui1.2-8 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [75.3kB]
    Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libegroupwise1.2-13 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [105kB]
    Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libexchange-storage1.2-3 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [119kB]
    Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libgdata1.2-1 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [58.0kB]
    Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libgdata-google1.2-1 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1 [12.7kB]
    Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main libgtk2.0-bin 2.12.9-3ubuntu3 [137kB]
    Fetched 4911kB in 48s (101kB/s)                                                
    (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-problem-report_0.108.1_all.deb (--unpack):
     files list file for package `libedata-book1.2-2' is missing final newline
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     /var/cache/apt/archives/python-problem-report_0.108.1_all.deb
    Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    sudo apt-get clean was supposed to clean your archives. You could go there by gksudo nautilus and erase them by hand.

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    apt-get clean DID remove the archives.

    Code:
    root@madhatter:~# cd /var/cache/apt/archives
    root@madhatter:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls
    apport_0.108.1_all.deb
    apport-gtk_0.108.1_all.deb
    evolution-data-server-common_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_all.deb
    gtk2-engines-pixbuf_2.12.9-3ubuntu3_i386.deb
    hal_0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8_i386.deb
    libcamel1.2-11_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libebook1.2-9_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libecal1.2-7_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libedata-book1.2-2_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libedata-cal1.2-6_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libedataserver1.2-9_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libedataserverui1.2-8_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libegroupwise1.2-13_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libexchange-storage1.2-3_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libgdata1.2-1_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libgdata-google1.2-1_2.22.1-0ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
    libgtk2.0-0_2.12.9-3ubuntu3_i386.deb
    libgtk2.0-bin_2.12.9-3ubuntu3_all.deb
    libgtk2.0-common_2.12.9-3ubuntu3_all.deb
    libhal1_0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8_i386.deb
    libhal-storage1_0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8_i386.deb
    lock
    partial
    python-apport_0.108.1_all.deb
    python-problem-report_0.108.1_all.deb
    root@madhatter:/var/cache/apt/archives# apt-get clean
    root@madhatter:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls
    lock  partial

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    Remove this:
    'python-problem-report_0.108.1_all.deb'

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    No luck.

    I checked more .list files in /var /lib/dpkg/info, and the ones corresponding to the problem packages are all weird, just like the ones I already posted about. I'm certain the solution lies in fixing these .list files, but I don't know how to go about it.

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    Check /var/lib/dpkg/status

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    I don't know what you want me to check for, but the contents of the file appear to be a listing of all packages, and the problem .list files have the same format.

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    Re: Computer crashed-now apt won't work

    The good packages say: installed...ok...installed

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