Apt-get broken

[mnml]

Hi,
My apt get is not listing any software installed anymore, and when I want to install something I get:



E: Internal Error, Could not perform immediate configuration (2) on libattr1


My /var/lib/dpkg/status file is empty, Is there anyway I can rebuild the index? :(

[gradinaruvasile]

Try:

In a terminal:

sudo apt-get update

[gradinaruvasile]

But i dont think it will help...

How did you get in this situation?

[phillw]

Hi,
My apt get is not listing any software installed anymore, and when I want to install something I get:



My /var/lib/dpkg/status file is empty, Is there anyway I can rebuild the index? :(


Hi, and ouch .....

when i had my apt-get hosed i did this ...



cd /var/lib/dpkg
sudo mv status status.bak
sudo mv status-old status
sudo apt-get update

It is from this thread --> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1352725

It got me out of 'jail' Hope it as successful for you.

Regards,

Phill.

[gradinaruvasile]

But read here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+question/12093

Its about rebuilding a blank status file. There are some scripts there that seemed to work for that guy.

[gradinaruvasile]

Hi, and ouch .....

when i had my apt-get hosed i did this ...



cd /var/lib/dpkg
sudo mv status status.bak
sudo mv status-old status
sudo apt-get update

It is from this thread --> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1352725

It got me out of 'jail' Hope it as successful for you.

Regards,

Phill.

IF he has status-old.

[mnml]

thanks for the help apparently status-old is empty too and I have no clue how it happened

[phillw]

IF he has status-old.

Which he hasn't :-(

The other option in that thread is along the lines of how to recover a really messed up flash installation - Brute force.

But, I'd do a +1 for the method that you posted for trying to recover & will update my link that I use.

Thanks for the additional info,

Phill.

[mnml]

I found it in /var/backups , solved, I have no clue how It got there :confused:
thanks for the help guys