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TruthDose
April 3rd, 2010, 05:51 AM
I get this error message; I am not able to update either. Should I do a clean install from cd? if so could someone walk me through it?


"installArchives() failed: (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 244710 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xjadeo ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up cm-super-x11 (0.3.4-3) ...
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing cm-super-x11 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-sil-gentium-basic (1.1-1) ...
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-sil-gentium-basic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-sjfonts (2.0.2-1ubuntu1) ...
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-sjfonts (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-tiresias (0.1-1.1) ...
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-tiresias (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-ubuntu-title (0.3-0ubuntu1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-ubuntu-title (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-unifont (1:5.1.20080914-1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-unifont (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-xfree86-nonfree (4.2.1-3) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-xfree86-nonfree (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-xfree86-nonfree-syriac (4.2.1-3) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-xfree86-nonfree-syriac (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ttf-jsmath (0.01-2) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
E: /var/lib/defoma/locked exists.
E: Another defoma process seems running, or you aren't root.
E: If you are root and defoma process isn't running undoubtedly,
E: it is possible that defoma might have aborted.
E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.
dpkg: error processing ttf-jsmath (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
cm-super-x11
ttf-sil-gentium-basic
ttf-sjfonts
ttf-tiresias
ttf-ubuntu-title
ttf-unifont
ttf-xfree86-nonfree
ttf-xfree86-nonfree-syriac
ttf-jsmath "

byStanderone
April 3rd, 2010, 06:24 AM
...try if you can untangle the mess by sudo apt-get autoclean...

TruthDose
April 3rd, 2010, 06:51 AM
nothing :/

coffeecat
April 3rd, 2010, 09:58 AM
This appears about a dozen times:


E: Please run defoma-reconfigure -f to fix its broken status.

Did you try this from a terminal?


sudo defoma-reconfigure -f