installArchives() failed: (Reading database ...

[th00ht]

every package I install or uninstall end with this message Operation Failed. Is there someone who knows what is going on here?

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

Open a terminal then type in the following commands and post the output from those commands back here.


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

[th00ht]

Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/tsbarnes/indicator-keylock/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release.gpg
Ign http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable/non-free Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Reading package lists... Done

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

What was the output of the second command?

[th00ht]

we will never know as I have installed arch on it.