Can't install updates

[i6Shot]

Hello,

For a few days now I have had a problem installing my updates. I have the following output:


(Reading database ... 55%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
reading files list for package 'linux-headers-3.2.0-60-generic': Input/output error
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)



I'm really at a loss as to what the problem is and how I can solve it. Let me know what you need from me and I can provide it.

Thanks in advance,

Luke

[Slopsbucket]

Hi Luke,

Looks like you're not the first one to have this problem.

The answer appears to be:

1. Go into the /var/lib/dpkg directory
2. Make a backup of the "status" file
3. Edit the "status" file
4. Search the package that gave the error
5. Just delete the lines from this package (but let all other lines that concern other packages even if they contains the broken package in their "Replaces" or "Depends" fields)

Shamelessly taken from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1232143

Just out of curiosity, did you suffer a power cut just before this happened?

Cheers,

Andrew.

[i6Shot]

Hey Andrew,

Cheers for the post. You know I came across that post and thought I had done it word for word yet upon redoing it I found I hadn't.....whoops!?
Everything seems to be working fine now.

To be honest I can't remember how this issue came about.

Cheers for your post,

Luke