E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[neehs]

Masters,

I always got this when make updating at terminal. Kindly advise. TIA

Setting up getdeb-repository (0.1-1~getdeb1) ...
--2010-12-10 14:35:00--  http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key
Resolving archive.getdeb.net... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address `archive.getdeb.net'
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
dpkg: error processing getdeb-repository (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[sikander3786]

Please post the output of these commands.

sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo apt-get install -f

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[neehs]

Hi sikander3786, Thank you for your response. However output below;

First command & second got this output:

sh@sh-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up getdeb-repository (0.1-1~getdeb1) ...
--2010-12-10 16:14:19--  http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key
Resolving archive.getdeb.net... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address `archive.getdeb.net'
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
dpkg: error processing getdeb-repository (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 getdeb-repository


sh@sh-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libglew1.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up getdeb-repository (0.1-1~getdeb1) ...
--2010-12-10 16:16:13--  http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key
Resolving archive.getdeb.net... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address `archive.getdeb.net'
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
dpkg: error processing getdeb-repository (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 getdeb-repository
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
sh@sh-desktop:~$

[sikander3786]

Try removing that package.

sudo apt-get remove --purge getdeb-repository

[neehs]

Thank you so much sikander3786. Its working ok.

[sikander3786]

Thank you so much sikander3786. Its working ok.

You are Welcome

Glad to know that it is fixed. You can now mark this thread Solved using Thread Tools near the top of this page.

Happy Ubuntu-ing!

[zaid zh]

plz hellp me the pc cant download any thing from ubuntu software center and if i update give me run apt apt-install-f
sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for zaid:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
mesa-utils unity-2d-panel libqtgconf1 wine1.3-gecko fortunes-min
libdesktop-agnostic-cfg-gconf unity-2d-launcher linux-headers-2.6.38-8
libunity-2d-private0 libnspr4-0d libqtbamf1 fortune-mod libqtdee2 librecode0
libdesktop-agnostic-vfs-gio libdesktop-agnostic-fdo-glib unity-2d-spread
linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic unity-2d-places
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libogremain-1.7.3
Suggested packages:
libogreproperty-1.7.3 libogrertshadersystem-1.7.3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libogremain-1.7.3
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,875 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,249 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 242971 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libogremain-1.7.3 (from .../libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/etc/OGRE/plugins.cfg', which is also in package libogremain-1.6.4 1.6.4.dfsg1-1ubuntu1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
zaid@zaidzh-HP-Compaq-6710b-GC045ES-ABV:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
mesa-utils unity-2d-panel libqtgconf1 wine1.3-gecko fortunes-min
libdesktop-agnostic-cfg-gconf unity-2d-launcher linux-headers-2.6.38-8
libunity-2d-private0 libnspr4-0d libqtbamf1 fortune-mod libqtdee2 librecode0
libdesktop-agnostic-vfs-gio libdesktop-agnostic-fdo-glib unity-2d-spread
linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic unity-2d-places
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libogremain-1.7.3
Suggested packages:
libogreproperty-1.7.3 libogrertshadersystem-1.7.3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libogremain-1.7.3
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,875 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,249 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 242971 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libogremain-1.7.3 (from .../libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/etc/OGRE/plugins.cfg', which is also in package libogremain-1.6.4 1.6.4.dfsg1-1ubuntu1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[matt_symes]

Hi

Try this. Open a terminal and type

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libogremain-1.7.3_1.7.3-ogredev-natty3_i386.deb

Then type

sudo apt-get autoremove

Lastly type

sudo apt-get update

Kind regards

[zaid zh]

thanx its work thank you

[kaio123]

hi guys i am getting a similar error while installing mythtv. i know its not a mythtv issue since i probably deleted something in mysql out of frustation. i tried all the methods mentioned on this thread. Can anyone help ?


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start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however:
Package mysql-server-5.1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv:
mythtv depends on mysql-server; however:
Package mysql-server is not configured yet.
Package mysql-server-5.1 which provides mysql-server is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
Errors were encountered while processing:
mysql-server-5.1
mysql-server
mythtv