Error: BrokenCount > 0

[Tovarishch]

Hi

Let's have a look at the ppa's you have installed on your system as well as tha main sources.list file.

Open a terminal and type

grep -H -v ^# /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*

This command is case sensitive so requires a capital H. Please post back the results.

This is an upgrade from Natty ?

Kind regards

It was a little awhile ago when I installed this, but I think it might of been an upgrade from Natty. I have two different systems with dual-boot, so I sometimes forget which was installed which.

Results:

Terminal:~$ grep -H -v ^# /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneiric-partner.list:deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner #Added by software-center
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneiric-partner.list.distUpgrade:deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner #Added by software-center
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:

[jrog]

It was a little awhile ago when I installed this, but I think it might of been an upgrade from Natty. I have two different systems with dual-boot, so I sometimes forget which was installed which.

Results:

Terminal:~$ grep -H -v ^# /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list:deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneiric-partner.list:deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner #Added by software-center
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneiric-partner.list.distUpgrade:deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner #Added by software-center
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list.distUpgrade:

That output makes it look like you upgraded from Oneiric to Precise.

[matt_symes]

Hi

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneiric-partner.list.distUpgrade:deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner #Added by software-center

This ppa may be causing you a problem, i think, as it is for Oneric and you are using Precise.

Let's move it out the way for the moment.

Open a terminal and type (or copy and paste)..

sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneiric-partner.list.distUpgrade ~

Enter your password. It will not be echoed to the screen. That will move that file to your home directory.

Then type

sudo apt-get update

Then try

sudo apt-get install -f

Do you still get the same error ? You may well do but i suspect that ppa is causing you at least some problems.

Post back on the outcome and we can take it from there

Kind regards

[jrog]

This ppa may be causing you a problem, i think, as it is for Oneric and you are using Precise.

The filename for that PPA ends in '.distUpgrade'. That means APT will already ignore it. APT only processes files ending in '.list'. Notice that there is a duplicate version that ends in '.list' but that has been updated for the 'precise' PPA. This is part of the way that the Ubuntu upgrade process works -- it disables your PPAs by renaming them with .distUpgrade, so that they are backed up but not active. So, this shouldn't be a source of the OP's problems. (If it is, there's a bug somewhere in APT!)

[matt_symes]

Hi

The filename for that PPA ends in '.distUpgrade'. That means APT will already ignore it. APT only processes files ending in '.list'. Notice that there is a duplicate version that ends in '.list' but that has been updated for the 'precise' PPA. This is part of the way that the Ubuntu upgrade process works -- it disables your PPAs by renaming them with .distUpgrade, so that they are backed up but not active. So, this shouldn't be a source of the OP's problems. (If it is, there's a bug somewhere in APT!)

Good call. You are correct here.

Kind regards

[Tovarishch]

Check if that fixes it. If it doesn't, you can try a bit more drastically clearing out old stuff and updating, using the following commands:

sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status-bad
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available-bad
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

This has fixed the issue entirely, and now my distro works great. Thanks!

[jrog]

This has fixed the issue entirely, and now my distro works great. Thanks!

Great! You're welcome!

By the way, if you encounter issues like this again, there is a good reference on the Wiki about troubleshooting package manager issues; it includes many of the commands that I gave you, though we skipped a few and left out some steps that weren't likely to be necessary in your case. You can find it here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pa...otingProcedure