skela
January 9th, 2011, 06:42 PM
I am struggling to upgrade packages (even install packages) using apt-get, aptitude or synaptic.
It keeps getting stuck on the cups package.
Doing a:
sudo apt-get install -f
Results in
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 60331 package 'virtualbox-3.1':
error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 60332 package 'virtualbox-3.1':
error in Config-Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62533 package 'virtualbox-2.2':
error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62534 package 'virtualbox-2.2':
error in Config-Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62671 package 'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62672 package 'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Config-Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 63765 package 'virtualbox-3.1':
error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 66113 package 'virtualbox-2.2':
error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 66245 package 'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
Setting up cups (1.4.4-6ubuntu2.3) ...
Where it stops.
Anyone have a fix for this?
It keeps getting stuck on the cups package.
Doing a:
sudo apt-get install -f
Results in
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 60331 package 'virtualbox-3.1':
error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 60332 package 'virtualbox-3.1':
error in Config-Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62533 package 'virtualbox-2.2':
error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62534 package 'virtualbox-2.2':
error in Config-Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62671 package 'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 62672 package 'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Config-Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 63765 package 'virtualbox-3.1':
error in Version string '3.1.6-59338_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 66113 package 'virtualbox-2.2':
error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 66245 package 'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in revision number
Setting up cups (1.4.4-6ubuntu2.3) ...
Where it stops.
Anyone have a fix for this?