E: Internal Error, No file name for libapt-pkg4.12

[manvvip]

Upgraded as normal and then:

-------------------------------------------------------------------
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:
libapt-pkg4.12 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 is installed
libapt-pkg4.12:i386 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
--------------------------------------------------------------
also:

----------------------------------------------------------------
dpkg: error processing libapt-pkg4.12 (--configure):
libapt-pkg4.12:amd64 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 cannot be configured because libapt-pkg4.12:i386 is in a different version (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2)
Errors were encountered while processing:
libapt-pkg4.12
anonymou5@anonymou5-kdeBook:~/Documents$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libapt-pkg4.12:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
libapt-pkg4.12:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 24 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/941 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
E: Internal Error, No file name for libapt-pkg4.12
----------------------------------------------------------------


How to solve this? Can no longer upgrade.

[e8hffff]

Same problem. I think this is the result of using 'proposed' packages in say Synaptic Package Manager and faulty apt release.

I hope someone posts the solution or if there is a update to correct the missing information.

[bluedalek]

I am having the same problem..

XXX@XXX-desktop:~/Documents$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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:
 libapt-pkg4.12 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 is installed
 libapt-pkg4.12:i386 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
XXX@XXX-desktop:~/Documents$ sudo apt-get -f install 
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:
  libsmbclient:i386 libopenctl0.8 libtalloc2:i386 libgtlfragment0.8 libgmp10:i386 libqtshiva0.1 gstreamer0.10-alsa:i386 phonon:i386
  libpolkit-gobject-1-0:i386 libwbclient0:i386 libapt-inst1.4:i386 libxmuu1:i386 libboost-test1.46.1 libboost-graph1.46.1 wine-gecko1.6
  wine-gecko1.6:i386 libgtlcore0.8 libapt-pkg4.12:i386 libphonon4:i386 libopenshiva0.8 libhunspell-1.3-0:i386 phonon-backend-gstreamer:i386
  libpolkit-agent-1-0:i386 libboost-serialization1.46.1 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 libssh-4:i386 libusb-1.0-0:i386
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libapt-pkg4.12:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libapt-pkg4.12:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/941 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
E: Internal Error, No file name for libapt-pkg4.12
XXX@XXX-desktop:~/Documents$ 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:
 libapt-pkg4.12 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 is installed
 libapt-pkg4.12:i386 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

Anyone have any thoughts?

[latebeat]

+1 here..
This just happened today, dunno why.

$ sudo apt-get upgrade 
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:
 libapt-pkg4.12 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 is installed
 libapt-pkg4.12:i386 : Breaks: libapt-pkg4.12 (!= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2) but 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

so I did..

$ sudo apt-get -f install 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libapt-pkg4.12:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libapt-pkg4.12:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/941 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
E: Internal Error, No file name for libapt-pkg4.12

I also tried to download it manually and install:

$ sudo dkpg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_i386.deb 
sudo: dkpg: command not found
latebeat@zod:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_i386.deb 
(Reading database ... 216412 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libapt-pkg4.12:i386 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 (using libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libapt-pkg4.12:i386 ...
dpkg: error processing libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (--install):
 libapt-pkg4.12:i386 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 cannot be configured because libapt-pkg4.12:amd64 is in a different version (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libapt-pkg4.12:i386

I'm running out of ideas, any suggestions please?

I am having the same problem..

[e8hffff]

You guys and maybe girls maybe interested in this;

http://translate.google.com/translat...722237&act=url

I was able to eliminate the broken-packages, and upgrade new updates, but I still get some errors over the libapt files. Note I'm on 'proposed' mode hoping to get newer versions that fix the whole problem!

If you ever get the question to remove a heap of installs, then don't do it. Tinker till you get what you want.

[manvvip]

Thanks for the find e8hffff

Turning off proposed worked, hmmm seems we have to wait for a solution.

[manvvip]

I turned off proposed

upgraded and autoremove'd

then proposed on

used Muon (for the first time ever) chose "Full-Ugrade" after update. Muon allowed me to "unmark" libapt-pkg4.12:386 and it auto-unmarked its dependencies.

Then I was able to install all the new packages and the new kernel.

[bluedalek]

I turned off proposed

upgraded and autoremove'd

then proposed on

used Muon (for the first time ever) chose "Full-Ugrade" after update. Muon allowed me to "unmark" libapt-pkg4.12:386 and it auto-unmarked its dependencies.

Then I was able to install all the new packages and the new kernel.

This worked for me too...thanks!

[funicorn]

Thanks for the find e8hffff

Turning off proposed worked, hmmm seems we have to wait for a solution.

I don't understand how. Turning off proposed I stills meet the same mistake. Because apt always show the same message when "apt-get update"

[manvvip]

I don't understand how. Turning off proposed I stills meet the same mistake. Because apt always show the same message when "apt-get update"

Not sure.

Used a mixture of two packet managers and apt-get (but I reckon aptitude could have presented better answers quicker, and finding out only now that aptitude is missing, and can only use apt-get. )

Try one of these:

1st, disable proposed inside of synaptic (or similar)

2nd, apt-get download libapt-pkg4.12/precise-security
3rd, sudo dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_amd64.deb

Then after try, still bad, then

4th, sudo dpkg --force-depends -r libapt-pkg4.12
5th, sudo dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_amd64.deb
6th, wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/po...10.2_amd64.deb

try
Then still maybe bad, then

7th, sudo dpkg --force-depends -r libapt-pkg4.12:i386
8th, sudo dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2_amd64.deb
9th, sudo apt-get -f install
try
(Tried all this random stuff and can't remember exactly, i checked after doing stuff, looking at libapt-pkg4.12:386's status each time in synaptic, to see what it was doing, (without clicking fix broken packages, as this wants the libapt-pkg4.12:386 marked as an upgrade, and we DONT want that. This is why I went to Muon package manager, that allowed me to unmark it)

Then, this is what I did, and this worked for me,

10th, Back into synaptic and enable proposed.

11th, Update within Muon Package manager (because I couldn't unmark libapt-pkg4.12:386 with apt-get or synaptic)

12th, click "Full-Update"
13th, select libapt-pkg4.12:386i and click "unmark" (this also unmarks the other apt stuff)
14th, Press Apply

Hmmm, that's how I solved my problem and installed the latest kernel, etc. , and will wait for libapt*.*:386*blah2.blah and apt.blah etc. to get their problems sorted.