Help repairing a new install

[rudy7]

Firstly, I am new to ubuntu (linux in general) and I appreciate any help or advice on my problem.

I installed 14.04 according to this tutorial: https://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu-14.04-apache2-php-mysql-pureftpd-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3

All went well and I was able to begin working on a website.

I then attempted to install a package that failed and after a reboot, several things stopped working, namely: MySql and php.

Also during reboot "ClamAv" fails as does "stopping cold plug devices".

After logging in I try to run "sudo apt-get install -f" and I get

Reading changelogs... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 137843 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cloud-init (0.7.5-0ubuntu1.10) ...
dpkg: error processing package cloud-init (--remove):
cannot remove `/usr/lib/cloud-init/write-ssh-key-fingerprints': Permission denied
Removing postfix-mysql (2.11.0-1ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing package postfix-mysql (--remove):
cannot remove `/usr/lib/postfix/dict_mysql.so': Permission denied
Removing software-properties-common (0.92.37.3) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.prerm: /usr/bin/py3clean: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package software-properties-common (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 126
/var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.postinst: /usr/bin/py3compile: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
Errors were encountered while processing:
cloud-init
postfix-mysql
software-properties-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Bucky Ball]

Welcome. Please try:



sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade


This will NOT upgrade you Ubuntu install to a newer release. Please post any and all errors.

[rudy7]

Thank you,


sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libacl1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libattr1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libbz2-1.0:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libcap2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
libclass-dbi-mysql-perl : Depends: libdbd-mysql-perl but it is not installed
libcomerr2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libdb5.3:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libdbus-1-3:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
libdrm2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libjson-c2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
liblzma5:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libmysqlclient18 : Depends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is
libtinfo5:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.15) but it is not installed
mysql-server-5.5 : Depends: mysql-client-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but i
Depends: mysql-server-core-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
PreDepends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it
php-auth : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
Recommends: php-file-passwd (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-net-pop3 (>= 1.3.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-mdb but it is not installable
Recommends: php-auth-radius but it is not installable
Recommends: php-crypt-chap (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-file-smbpasswd (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-http-client (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-net-vpopmaild (>= 0.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-vpopmail (>= 0.2) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-kadm5 (>= 0.2.3) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-saprfc but it is not installable
php-auth-sasl : Depends: php5 (>= 4.2.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.3) but it is not installed
php-db : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-gettext : Depends: php5 but it is not installed or
php5-cli but it is not installed
php-http-request : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3) but it is not installed
php-log : Depends: php5 (>= 5.0.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.3) but it is not installed
Recommends: php5-sqlite but it is not installed
php-mail : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.5.6) but it is not installed
php-mail-mime : Depends: php5 (>= 4.3.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.6.0) but it is not installed
php-mdb2 : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-dime : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-smtp : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3.1-4) but it is not installed
php-net-socket : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-url : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-soap : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php5-memcache : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
php5-memcached : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
php5-ps : Depends: php5-gd but it is not installed
python3 : Depends: python3.4 (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
python3-minimal : Depends: python3.4-minimal (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not instal
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (= 0.92.37.3)
zlib1g:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.


sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get upgrade

Reading package lists... Done
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You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libacl1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libattr1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libbz2-1.0:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libcap2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
libclass-dbi-mysql-perl : Depends: libdbd-mysql-perl but it is not installed
libcomerr2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libdb5.3:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libdbus-1-3:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
libdrm2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libjson-c2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
liblzma5:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libmysqlclient18 : Depends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
libtinfo5:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.15) but it is not installed
mysql-server-5.5 : Depends: mysql-client-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
Depends: mysql-server-core-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
PreDepends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
php-auth : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
Recommends: php-file-passwd (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-net-pop3 (>= 1.3.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-mdb but it is not installable
Recommends: php-auth-radius but it is not installable
Recommends: php-crypt-chap (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-file-smbpasswd (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-http-client (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-net-vpopmaild (>= 0.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-vpopmail (>= 0.2) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-kadm5 (>= 0.2.3) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-saprfc but it is not installable
php-auth-sasl : Depends: php5 (>= 4.2.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.3) but it is not installed
php-db : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-gettext : Depends: php5 but it is not installed or
php5-cli but it is not installed
php-http-request : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3) but it is not installed
php-log : Depends: php5 (>= 5.0.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.3) but it is not installed
Recommends: php5-sqlite but it is not installed
php-mail : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.5.6) but it is not installed
php-mail-mime : Depends: php5 (>= 4.3.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.6.0) but it is not installed
php-mdb2 : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-dime : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-smtp : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3.1-4) but it is not installed
php-net-socket : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-url : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-soap : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php5-memcache : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
php5-memcached : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
php5-ps : Depends: php5-gd but it is not installed
python3 : Depends: python3.4 (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
python3-minimal : Depends: python3.4-minimal (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (= 0.92.37.3) but 0.92.37.5 is installed
zlib1g:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.


sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libacl1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libattr1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libbz2-1.0:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libcap2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
libclass-dbi-mysql-perl : Depends: libdbd-mysql-perl but it is not installed
libcomerr2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libdb5.3:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libdbus-1-3:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
libdrm2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.17) but it is not installed
libjson-c2:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
liblzma5:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
libmysqlclient18 : Depends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
libtinfo5:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.15) but it is not installed
mysql-server-5.5 : Depends: mysql-client-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
Depends: mysql-server-core-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
PreDepends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
php-auth : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
Recommends: php-file-passwd (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-net-pop3 (>= 1.3.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-mdb but it is not installable
Recommends: php-auth-radius but it is not installable
Recommends: php-crypt-chap (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-file-smbpasswd (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-http-client (>= 1.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php-net-vpopmaild (>= 0.1.0) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-vpopmail (>= 0.2) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-kadm5 (>= 0.2.3) but it is not installable
Recommends: php5-saprfc but it is not installable
php-auth-sasl : Depends: php5 (>= 4.2.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.3) but it is not installed
php-db : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-gettext : Depends: php5 but it is not installed or
php5-cli but it is not installed
php-http-request : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3) but it is not installed
php-log : Depends: php5 (>= 5.0.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.3) but it is not installed
Recommends: php5-sqlite but it is not installed
php-mail : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.5.6) but it is not installed
php-mail-mime : Depends: php5 (>= 4.3.0) but it is not installed
Depends: php-pear (>= 1.6.0) but it is not installed
php-mdb2 : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-dime : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-smtp : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3.1-4) but it is not installed
php-net-socket : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-url : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-soap : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php5-memcache : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
php5-memcached : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
php5-ps : Depends: php5-gd but it is not installed
python3 : Depends: python3.4 (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
python3-minimal : Depends: python3.4-minimal (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (= 0.92.37.3) but 0.92.37.5 is installed
zlib1g:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

[Bucky Ball]

I then attempted to install a package that failed ...

Would you mind telling us which? I presume you are online when you are trying to do the updating?

I'm presuming your install is a server install and you are specifically wanting to run a Ubuntu server here?

[rudy7]

Would you mind telling us which? I presume you are online when you are trying to do the updating?

I'm presuming your install is a server install and you are specifically wanting to run a Ubuntu server here?

The package i attempted t install is called CentovaCast. (http://www.centova.com/doc/cast/installation_manual/02_quick_installation)

Yes it is the server version, and I am online.

To be honest, I wouldn't mind just formatting and re-installing, however the website I was working on is backed up on the machine (I hadn't downloaded it to an external drive just. yet), I am unable to connect via FTP or Webmin to save the backup. I don't know the file file name or the exact directory, else I would just take a copy and then re-install.

If at all possible I would like to salvage enough to retrieve that backup before re-installing if need be.

[ian-weisser]

sudo apt-get autoremove
[...]
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libacl1:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed

You seem to have introduced a version conflict. Your package manager won't work until you resolve it.

Here, take a look. These are the versions of libc6 in the Ubuntu repositories:

me@me:~$ rmadison libc6
libc6 | 2.15-0ubuntu10 | precise | amd64, armel, armhf, i386, powerpc
libc6 | 2.15-0ubuntu10.11 | precise-security | amd64, armel, armhf, i386, powerpc
libc6 | 2.15-0ubuntu10.12 | precise-updates | amd64, armel, armhf, i386, powerpc
libc6 | 2.19-0ubuntu6 | trusty | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el
libc6 | 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 | trusty-security | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el
libc6 | 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 | trusty-updates | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el
libc6 | 2.21-0ubuntu4 | vivid | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el
libc6 | 2.21-0ubuntu4 | wily | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el

See the highest version for Trusty (14.04)? It's 2.19. Even Debian Sid currently only has 2.21.
Yet you have tried to install _something_ that wants version 2.4 or higher. And 2.4 (or higher) is simply not available in any of your current sources.

Completely uninstall your _something_. Delete it from your package cache. Purge it from your dpkg database.
Then ensure your package manager is properly working...so you will begin receiving security updates and bugfixes again.

That Centova link is not a package. Those are instructions to run some installer script. Totally different way to install software, usually unrelated to packages.
If it's an installer script that tries to install packages, then run away...down that path lies great frustration, and a fool of a developer.

[rudy7]

Completely uninstall your _something_. Delete it from your package cache. Purge it from your dpkg database.
Then ensure your package manager is properly working...so you will begin receiving security updates and bugfixes again.


Can you point me in the direction of instructions on how to do this?

[rudy7]

I ran

sudo dpkg -p for each of the unmet dependencies, and most were removed (I think).

I then ran
sudo apt-get upgrade and I get


sudo apt-get upgradeReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libmysqlclient18 : Depends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
mysql-server-5.5 : Depends: mysql-client-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
Depends: mysql-server-core-5.5 (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
PreDepends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) but it is not installed
php-http-request : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3) but it is not installed
php-net-dime : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-smtp : PreDepends: php-pear (>= 5.3.1-4) but it is not installed
Recommends: php-auth-sasl but it is not installed
php-net-socket : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-net-url : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
php-soap : Depends: php-pear but it is not installed
Recommends: php-mail but it is not installed
Recommends: php-mail-mime but it is not installed
php5-memcache : Depends: php-pear (>= 1.4.0~b1) but it is not installed
python3 : Depends: python3.4 (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
python3-minimal : Depends: python3.4-minimal (>= 3.4.0-0~) but it is not installed
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (= 0.92.37.3) but 0.92.37.5 is installed
zlib1g:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.


I then run

apt-get -f install

and I get



Reading changelogs... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 137519 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cloud-init (0.7.5-0ubuntu1.10) ...
dpkg: error processing package cloud-init (--remove):
cannot remove `/usr/lib/cloud-init/write-ssh-key-fingerprints': Permission denied
Removing postfix-mysql (2.11.0-1ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing package postfix-mysql (--remove):
cannot remove `/usr/lib/postfix/dict_mysql.so': Permission denied
Removing software-properties-common (0.92.37.3) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.prerm: /usr/bin/py3clean: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package software-properties-common (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 126
/var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.postinst: /usr/bin/py3compile: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
Errors were encountered while processing:
cloud-init
postfix-mysql
software-properties-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[ian-weisser]

dpkg: error processing package cloud-init (--remove):
cannot remove `/usr/lib/cloud-init/write-ssh-key-fingerprints': Permission denied
Removing postfix-mysql (2.11.0-1ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing package postfix-mysql (--remove):
cannot remove `/usr/lib/postfix/dict_mysql.so': Permission denied


Oh, dear.
Do you happen to know why the permissions or owner of those two files has been changed?
If not, you would be best advised to completely reinstall. Whatever you did to bork those permissions may (or may not) have caused other widespread damage.




Removing software-properties-common (0.92.37.3) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.prerm: /usr/bin/py3clean: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package software-properties-common (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 126
/var/lib/dpkg/info/software-properties-common.postinst: /usr/bin/py3compile: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory


Oh, dear.
You should reinstall the proper Ubuntu version of Python3 ASAP.

[rudy7]

Oh, dear.
Do you happen to know why the permissions or owner of those two files has been changed?
If not, you would be best advised to completely reinstall. Whatever you did to bork those permissions may (or may not) have caused other widespread damage.



Oh, dear.
You should reinstall the proper Ubuntu version of Python3 ASAP.

I have no idea what was done that resulted in the changed permissions. That said, I managed to take a copy of the file system and now have a good back up of the website I was working on. I can format and re-install. This time I will take copious notes in order to avoid a similar situation.

Many thank to you and Bucky Ball for your help with this.

[Bucky Ball]

All good. Please mark this thread as solved and post a new one for any issues you have with the new install (unless, of course it is identical to this one, which is unlikely). See the first link in my signature, good luck and enjoy! :)