unable to do sudo apt-get upgrade

[gsadikin]

I get the following error message when doing upgrade.

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.14.16.6ubuntu4.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
failed in buffer_read(fd): files list for package `dnsutils': Invalid argument
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.14.16.6ubuntu4.2_i386.deb
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have tried apt-get clean, apt-get update, apt-get upgrade again, but i still get the same error message.

I have also tried to do apt-get -f upgrade.

How can I fix this?

[WthIteh]

Run in terminal "aptitude" or open "synaptic".
Without trying to upgrade anything, fix all broken packages (in aptitude read red messages in bottom of page and in synaptic there is a menu entry for doing that).
When there was no broken packages at all, update and then upgrade.

[raja.genupula]

I get the following error message when doing upgrade.

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.14.16.6ubuntu4.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
failed in buffer_read(fd): files list for package `dnsutils': Invalid argument
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.14.16.6ubuntu4.2_i386.deb
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have tried apt-get clean, apt-get update, apt-get upgrade again, but i still get the same error message.

I have also tried to do apt-get -f upgrade.

How can I fix this?
First do this things one by one in your terminal


sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

if the problem still there then Remove that file from the archives and try again.
I hope that gonna be fine .

[gsadikin]

There is no red message in bottom of my aptitude page.

I have run
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
and I still get the same error when I do upgrade

removing everything in /var/cache/apt/archives/ folder, then update and upgrade doesn't fix it either..

I should also mention that I removed the files in /var/lib/dpkg/updates/ folder as it was giving me error messages when I do sudo apt-get update. I couldn't remember the message but I read from a forum that I should remove the files in that folder to fix it.

[raja.genupula]

we need terminal output of sudo apt-get update , could you please provide ?

[gsadikin]

sudo apt-get update:
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/restricted Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/universe Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/multiverse Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy Release
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates Release
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ftp.iinet.net.au hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_AU
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_AU
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org hardy/ Release.gpg
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org hardy/ Translation-en_AU
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org alpha/ Release.gpg
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org alpha/ Translation-en_AU
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org hardy/ Release
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org alpha/ Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org hardy/ Packages
Ign ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org alpha/ Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources
Hit ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org hardy/ Packages
Hit ssh://twrepo@rc-gloucesterpark.dyndns.org alpha/ Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources
Reading package lists... Done

[raja.genupula]

now try to do upgrade and if any error again occurs post the out put here .

[gsadikin]

I have this fixed by running
sudo touch /forcefsck
then after reboot, I run fsck

I was referring to this post:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=352766

[bilor]

None of this worked until I found this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1625789.html
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
Now I am happy again.