Problems with software upgrading: aptdaemon

[theKuch]

When I tried to upgrade the ubuntu s/w, I received the following error messages:

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An unhandleable error occured

There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon, the software that allows you to install/remove software and to perform other package management related tasks.

Details:
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:The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package ubufox.
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Any ideas what may be causing this?

Thanks

[cortman]

When I tried to upgrade the ubuntu s/w, I received the following error messages:

================================================== ==============
An unhandleable error occured

There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon, the software that allows you to install/remove software and to perform other package management related tasks.

Details:
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:The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package ubufox.
================================================== ==============

Any ideas what may be causing this?

Thanks

Apparently your packages are a bit out of whack. Try running


sudo apt-get install -f

and


sudo apt-get update

And post the results here, if you get an error. Good luck!

[theKuch]

Thanks, but it didn't seem to loke that :-(

me@Ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for me:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libgladeui-1-11 libhighgui2.2 linux-headers-3.0.0-12 libcvaux2.2 libunicap2
linux-headers-3.0.0-12-generic-pae libcv2.2 oxygen-cursor-theme
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 146 not upgraded.

me@Ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Unknown id: apt-get
me@Ubuntu:~$

[cortman]

Hm... It looks as though ubufox is causing trouble. Try uninstalling it and (if you want) reinstalling it-


sudo apt-get purge ubufox
sudo apt-get install ubufox

[theKuch]

Maybe more is corrupted.

sudo apt-get purge ubufox
[sudo] password for me:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
ubufox*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 165 not upgraded.
After this operation, 41.0 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 226411 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ubufox ...
me@Ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ubufox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ubufox
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 165 not upgraded.
E: The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package ubufox.
me@Ubuntu:~$

[cortman]

Ok, run this, but copy/paste so you don't total your system!


sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
sudo apt-get update

[theKuch]

Didn't like that!

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/apt/lists/partial': Is a directory

[theKuch]

me@Ubuntu:~$ sudo ls /var/lib/apt/lists/
partial

and partial is an empty directory

[cortman]

me@Ubuntu:~$ sudo ls /var/lib/apt/lists/
partial

and partial is an empty directory


sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/partial

Then run the update and see if that fixes it.

[theKuch]

Great -- seems to be working now! Thanks!!!

[cortman]

Great -- seems to be working now! Thanks!!!

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