80% and stops

[lewjayjr]

Trying to install a couple of programs, etc. Do the sudo-apt get install "program name" and it starts running. Gets to around 84-86% and then it stalls, and comes back with unable to parse error 5.

Not sure what is going on. I don't think I have a really good install of 10.04 and have tried to update etc and never can get it to install. Running an older Dell Latitude D610 laptop. Any suggestions to a neophyte?

[Kirk Schnable]

Trying to install a couple of programs, etc. Do the sudo-apt get install "program name" and it starts running. Gets to around 84-86% and then it stalls, and comes back with unable to parse error 5.

Not sure what is going on. I don't think I have a really good install of 10.04 and have tried to update etc and never can get it to install. Running an older Dell Latitude D610 laptop. Any suggestions to a neophyte?

Could you copy/paste or screenshot the entire error message for us? The specific file it can't parse might be useful in troubleshooting.

[lewjayjr]

Ok, error message as follows:
Read packing list 84%
E: Read error - read(5: input/output error)
E: The packing list or status file could not be parsed or opened.


That's all she wrote.

[Kirk Schnable]

In my experience, input/output errors generally are a sign that the hard drive is having issues / failing. I would advise making sure important data is backed up, and possibly running an fsck. http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man8/fsck.8.html

[lewjayjr]

Thanks I'll try that.

[ibjsb4]

Open a terminal (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal#Starting_a_Terminal) and enter:


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

And welcome to the forums :)