Help !!! Dependency Problems ...

[james_bandido]

my son turned off the computer while it was doing an update now i get this message :

E: python-awn-trunk: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: awn-manager-trunk: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

i already performed a dpkg --configure -a and this came up :
james@bandido-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up python-awn-trunk (0.3.1~bzr306-hardy1-1) ...
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
dpkg: error processing python-awn-trunk (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of awn-manager-trunk:
awn-manager-trunk depends on python-awn-trunk; however:
Package python-awn-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing awn-manager-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-awn-trunk
awn-manager-trunk
james@bandido-laptop:~$

what do i do now ?

[Pumalite]

Try sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[mpm]

having a similar problem
dpkg --configure -a output:
Setting up python-awn-trunk (0.3.1~bzr467-hardy1-1) ...
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
dpkg: error processing python-awn-trunk (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of awn-manager-trunk:
awn-manager-trunk depends on python-awn-trunk; however:
Package python-awn-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing awn-manager-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of avant-window-navigator-trunk:
avant-window-navigator-trunk depends on python-awn-trunk (>= 0.3.1~bzr467-hardy1-1); however:
Package python-awn-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing avant-window-navigator-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of avant-window-navigator-data-trunk:
avant-window-navigator-data-trunk depends on avant-window-navigator-trunk (>= 0.3.1~bzr467-hardy1-1); however:
Package avant-window-navigator-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing avant-window-navigator-data-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-awn-trunk
awn-manager-trunk
avant-window-navigator-trunk
avant-window-navigator-data-trunk

the recommended package upgrades resulted in no new packages, terminal output:
michael@michael-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
vorbis-tools cd-discid
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
michael@michael-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release [27.6kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources
Fetched 1B in 22s (0B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
michael@michael-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory

I've been trying a few days to get awn to work correctly and was hoping that updates would resolve the situation.

Any help you could provide would be appreciated.

[mpm]

having a similar problem
dpkg --configure -a output:
Setting up python-awn-trunk (0.3.1~bzr467-hardy1-1) ...
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
dpkg: error processing python-awn-trunk (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of awn-manager-trunk:
awn-manager-trunk depends on python-awn-trunk; however:
Package python-awn-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing awn-manager-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of avant-window-navigator-trunk:
avant-window-navigator-trunk depends on python-awn-trunk (>= 0.3.1~bzr467-hardy1-1); however:
Package python-awn-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing avant-window-navigator-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of avant-window-navigator-data-trunk:
avant-window-navigator-data-trunk depends on avant-window-navigator-trunk (>= 0.3.1~bzr467-hardy1-1); however:
Package avant-window-navigator-trunk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing avant-window-navigator-data-trunk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-awn-trunk
awn-manager-trunk
avant-window-navigator-trunk
avant-window-navigator-data-trunk

the recommended package upgrades resulted in no new packages, terminal output:
michael@michael-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
vorbis-tools cd-discid
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
michael@michael-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release [27.6kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources
Fetched 1B in 22s (0B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
michael@michael-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory

I've been trying a few days to get awn to work correctly and was hoping that updates would resolve the situation.

Any help you could provide would be appreciated.

[Pumalite]

Make sure all other apt-get processes are closed (Synaptic, etc)