[Bug 746019] Re: Got "The package system is broken" message after installing Volley Brawl

[Gary Lasker]

This error message actually comes from aptdaemon, so I will reassign
this report accordingly.

Thanks!

** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => aptdaemon (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Got "The package system is broken" message after installing Volley
  Brawl

Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  After an installation that had its own issues (bug 746015), I got the
  following frightening message (and it might just be a symptom of that
  other bug, but I figured better safe than sorry):

  "The package system is broken"

  "Check if you are using third party repositories. If so disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
  Furthermore run the following command in a Terminal: apt-get install -f"

  "The following packages have unmet dependencies:

  "

  To be clear, that's not a typo.  The "details" window had a blank line
  where the unmet dependencies should go.  I typed "sudo apt-get install
  -f" in a Terminal, but it didn't want to do anything.

  I just realized that I got this error many times.  Closing one window
  opened another.  So maybe it was just a result of bug 746015 after
  all...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: software-center 3.1.24.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Mar 30 16:18:59 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.utf8
   LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2010-09-28 (183 days ago)

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