Ubuntu fails to update

[AACMasterblaster]

Hi All,

I run Ubunto 13,04 and the new packages will not install anymore. I get:

installArchives() failed: (Reading database ...
(Reading database ... 5%%
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dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
reading files list for package 'linux-image-lowlatency': Input/output error

when i try installing from package manager I get:
"
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
reading files list for package 'linux-image-lowlatency': Input/output error
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
"

I tried a lot but nothing seems to solve my problem.

your help would be highly appreciated

[ibjsb4]

Are you running Ubuntu Studio?

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


uname -r

And please post the output.

[AACMasterblaster]

yes I'm running Ubuntu studio.

Output after uname -r =

3.8.0-19-lowlatency

Output after uname -mrs =

Linux 3.8.0-19-lowlatency i686


Output after uname -a =

Linux media-ThinkPad-T60 3.8.0-19-lowlatency #13-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu Apr 18 09:42:14 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

thanks for your help

[ibjsb4]

I have been searching "linux-image input/output error" without any positive results. From what I have read, there seems to be a possibility of file corruption in /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-lowlatency. If this is indeed the case then possibly reinstalling linux-image-lowlatency would solve the problem.


sudo apt-get remove --reinstall linux-image-lowlatency && sudo apt-get update

[AACMasterblaster]

Thanks again for your suggestion, but even this will not install

sudo apt-get remove --reinstall linux-image-lowlatency && sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for media:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-lowlatency linux-lowlatency
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
After this operation, 55.3 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
reading files list for package 'linux-image-lowlatency': Input/output error
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

I also fear some files are corrupted.

If you have more suggestions, please let me know.

Kind regards