can't install software with Ubuntu 11.0

[donofrij]

I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10. I was surprised to see that Synaptic Package Manager (SPM) was not installed by default, but rather has to be installed via the software center. However, when I tried to do that, I got the following error:

traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 968, in simulate
trans.unauthenticated = self._simulate_helper(trans)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 1092, in _simulate_helper
return depends, self._cache.required_download, \
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 235, in required_download
pm.get_archives(fetcher, self._list, self._records)
SystemError: E:I wasn't able to locate a file for the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.

Then, when I try to install ttf-mcorefonts-installer package, a dialog box comes up with a Microsoft license agreement that I am asked to read and accept. However, there is no place to click OK, or accept or anything else in Terminal, where it appears.

Any help/thoughts/suggestions?

[zvacet]

You can confirm licence agreement with arrow keys,and if I remember correctly you will see wite letters on red background.Then hit enter and you should be good.

[donofrij]

Thank you. It worked! Always a nice feeling :)

[FluffWind]

...license agreement? White letters on red background?

Sorry, I'm having the same problem, but I'm totally clueless about what to to.

I hate to be bothersome, but could someone please explain a bit more detailed?

Thanks on beforehand!

Awesome, for some reason it's now working. Sorry to have bothered you!

[tartalo]

Another solution:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

[FluffWind]

Yay! Problem solved :)

[edmatheus]

Another solution:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Thank you! I got the same problem but now just fixed it.

[thegutterpoet]

I have the same problem, but the commands above donot help me.

I remain stuck with the :
Check if you are using third party repositories. If so disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
Furthermore run the following command in a Terminal: apt-get install -f
message in my ubntu softwarecetre

I tryo run the apt-get install -f command, but then get told:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

The details from the ubuntu software centre error message are these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:

flashplugin-installer: Depends: flashplugin-downloader (>= 11.0.1.152ubuntu1) but it is not installed
nspluginwrapper: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) but 2.13-20ubuntu5 is installed
Depends: libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2-1) but 7.21.6-3ubuntu3 is installed
Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0) but 2.30.0-0ubuntu4 is installed
Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.18.0) but 2.24.6-0ubuntu5 is installed
Depends: nspluginviewer (= 1.4.4-0ubuntu3) but it is not installed
skype: Depends: ia32-libs (>= 20080808) but it is not installed
Depends: lib32asound2 (> 1.0.24.1) but it is not installed
Depends: lib32gcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
Depends: lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.2.1) but it is not installed
Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed

somebody please help!