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    Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    Hi,
    i'm trying to upgrade my computer and when i run apt-get upgrade I get the following error message:
    Code:
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages have been kept back:
      aisleriot akonadi-backend-mysql akonadi-server anjuta-common apt
      apt-transport-https apt-utils at-spi banshee banshee-extension-soundmenu
      baobab bind9-host brasero brasero-cdrkit brasero-common brltty brltty-x11
      byobu c2esp cheese cheese-common compiz compiz-core compiz-gnome
      compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-default compiz-plugins-main
      compiz-plugins-main-default compizconfig-backend-gconf couchdb-bin cups
      cups-driver-gutenprint dconf-gsettings-backend deja-dup dnsmasq-base
      dnsutils dolphin ecryptfs-utils empathy empathy-common eog espeak
      espeak-data evince evince-common evolution evolution-common
      evolution-couchdb evolution-couchdb-backend evolution-data-server
      evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-indicator
      evolution-plugins evolution-webcal exiv2 file-roller foo2zjs
      foomatic-db-compressed-ppds fuse-utils gconf-defaults-service gconf-editor
      gconf2 gconf2-common gdm gedit gedit-common geoclue gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
      gir1.2-gconf-2.0 gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0
      gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gir1.2-soup-2.4
      gir1.2-totem-1.0 gir1.2-vte-2.90 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 glib-networking
      gnome-bluetooth gnome-control-center gnome-control-center-data
      gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-dictionary gnome-disk-utility
      gnome-keyring gnome-media gnome-online-accounts gnome-orca
      gnome-power-manager gnome-search-tool gnome-session gnome-session-bin
      gnome-session-common gnome-settings-daemon gnome-sudoku gnome-system-monitor
      gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-user-share gnomine
      gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
      gtkpod gtkpod-data gucharmap gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-fuse gwibber
      gwibber-service hpijs hplip hplip-cups hplip-data ibus icedtea-netx
      icedtea-plugin icedtea6-plugin imagemagick indicator-application
      indicator-appmenu indicator-datetime indicator-messages indicator-power
      indicator-session indicator-sound kamoso katepart kde-baseapps-bin
      kde-runtime kdelibs-bin kdelibs5-data kdelibs5-plugins kdepim-runtime
      kdepimlibs-kio-plugins kdoctools kipi-plugins kipi-plugins-common konqueror
      konqueror-nsplugins libakonadi-contact4 libakonadi-kcal4 libakonadi-kde4
      libakonadi-kmime4 libakonadiprotocolinternals1 libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl
      libanjuta-3-0 libapparmor-perl libappindicator1 libappindicator3-1
      libatk-adaptor libavcodec53 libavformat53 libavutil51 libbonoboui2-0
      libbrasero-media3-1 libcairo-perl libcamel-1.2-29 libcanberra-gtk3-module
      libcap2-bin libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-gst-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0
      libcompizconfig0 libcups2 libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libdecoration0
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      libfolks-telepathy25 libfolks25 libfuse2 libgail-3-0 libgconf2-4 libgcr-3-1
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      libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnomeui-0 libgoa-1.0-0 libgssapi-krb5-2 libgtk-3-0
      libgtk-3-bin libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml-4.0-0
      libgtkhtml-4.0-common libgtkhtml-editor-4.0-0 libgtkmm-3.0-1 libgtkpod1
      libgtksourceview-3.0-0 libgtksourceview-3.0-common libgucharmap-2-90-7
      libgweather-3-0 libgwibber-gtk2 libgwibber2 libhpmud0 libhtml-parser-perl
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      libkdcraw20 libkde3support4 libkdecore5 libkdesu5 libkdeui5 libkdewebkit5
      libkdnssd4 libkemoticons4 libkexiv2-10 libkfile4 libkgeomap1 libkhtml5
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      libmicroblog4 libmission-control-plugins0 libmx-1.0-2 libnepomuk4
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      ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-opensymbol ttf-takao-pgothic ttf-thai-tlwg
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      xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
      xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-apm
      xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips
      xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-geode
      xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-intel
      xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
      xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
      xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon
      xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
      xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage
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      xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xz-utils yelp zeitgeist zeitgeist-core
    The following packages will be upgraded:
      accountsservice acl acpi-support acpid adduser adium-theme-ubuntu alacarte
      alsa-base alsa-utils app-install-data app-install-data-partner apparmor
      apparmor-utils appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt apport apport-gtk
      apt-xapian-index aptdaemon aptdaemon-data apturl apturl-common aspell at
      at-spi2-core avahi-autoipd avahi-daemon avahi-utils b43-fwcutter bamfdaemon
      base-files base-passwd bash bash-completion binfmt-support binutils bluez
      bluez-alsa bluez-cups bluez-gstreamer bogofilter bogofilter-bdb
      bogofilter-common bsdmainutils bsdutils build-essential busybox-initramfs
      busybox-static bzip2 ca-certificates ca-certificates-java checkbox
      checkbox-gtk cli-common colord command-not-found command-not-found-data
      compiz-fusion-plugins-main compizconfig-settings-manager computer-janitor
      computer-janitor-gtk console-setup consolekit coreutils cpio cpp cpp-4.4
      cpp-4.5 cpp-4.6 cpu-checker cron cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-ppdc
      dash dbus dbus-x11 debconf debconf-i18n debianutils desktop-file-utils
      desktopcouch dhcp3-client dhcp3-common dictionaries-common diffutils dkms
      dmidecode dmsetup doc-base docbook-xml docbook-xsl dosfstools dpkg dpkg-dev
      duplicity e2fslibs e2fsprogs ed eject erlang-base erlang-crypto erlang-inets
      erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools erlang-ssl
      erlang-syntax-tools erlang-xmerl example-content fakeroot fancontrol file
      findutils firefox firefox-branding firefox-globalmenu firefox-gnome-support
      firefox-locale-en firmware-b43-installer flashplugin-downloader
      flashplugin-installer fontconfig fontconfig-config foomatic-filters
      friendly-recovery g++ g++-4.6 gamin gbrainy gcalctool gcc gcc-4.4
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      geoip-database gettext-base ghostscript ghostscript-cups ghostscript-x
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    (Reading database ... 55%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
     files list file for package `liba52-0.7.4' contains empty filename
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$
    same when I try to delete the package:
    Code:
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$ sudo apt-get remove liba52-0.7.4
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
      gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly liba52-0.7.4 vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify
      vlc-plugin-pulse
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    (Reading database ... 50%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
     files list file for package `liba52-0.7.4' contains empty filename
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$
    any help would be greatly appreciated

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    Re: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    Hi, try

    Code:
    sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    Please post back in full any errors received. Thanks.

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    Re: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    hi, it's still giving me the same error message:

    Code:
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*
    rm: cannot remove `/var/cache/apt/archives/partial': Is a directory
    then I run sudo apt-get update, with no problems, and then when I do sudo apt-get upgrade it gives me the same error message after downloading all the archives:

    Code:
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages have been kept back:
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    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

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    Re: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    File list corrupt

    Try
    Code:
    rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/liba52*.list
    sudo dpkg -i --force all /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb
    Last edited by sandyd; August 20th, 2012 at 09:58 PM.
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    Re: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    hi,
    the 1st command worked, however for the second command i get this error
    Code:
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force all /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb
    dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb (--install):
     cannot access archive: No such file or directory
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb
    Last edited by ironmaiden943; August 20th, 2012 at 10:50 PM.

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    Re: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    Quote Originally Posted by ironmaiden943 View Post
    hi,
    the 1st command worked, however for the second command i get this error
    Code:
    chiara@chiara-Inspiron-1420:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force all /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb
    dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb (--install):
     cannot access archive: No such file or directory
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*deb
    To amend my original command slightly;

    Code:
    sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/liba52*.deb
    sudo apt-get update

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    Re: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

    Ah well, its not in the cache - installing it from the internet then
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install liba52
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