[Bug 894379] Re: sudo apt-get -f install is not working

[Brian Murray]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.  It seems that there was an error on your system when
trying to install a particular package.  Please execute the following
command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again.  This will likely resolve your
issue, but the failure can be caused by filesystem or memory corruption.
So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test.  If
this does not resolve your bug please set its status back to New.
Thanks in advance!

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Tags added: corrupted-package

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Title:
  sudo apt-get -f install is not working

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I think this is an Apt problem, but after upgrading, I got an error saying try sudo apt-get -f install. And its not working, it is giving me:
  justin at justin-000:~$ 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:
    linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic
  Suggested packages:
    fdutils linux-doc-3.0.0 linux-source-3.0.0 linux-tools
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/36.5 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 117 MB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  (Reading database ... 270736 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic (from .../linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic_3.0.0-13.22_i386.deb) ...
  Done.
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic_3.0.0-13.22_i386.deb (--unpack):
   corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
  dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
  Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-13-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux 3.0.0-13-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic
  P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic...
  P: Installing debian theme... done.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-13-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic_3.0.0-13.22_i386.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  
  I don't know what to do, as its not letting me install anything. Or update.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Nov 24 08:25:39 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-16 (38 days ago)

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