Broken pkg

[Tim Gardner]

On 02/09/2012 03:58 PM, Ilan Younanian wrote:
> hello kernel team
>
> the synaptic pkg manager wants to perform the following three tasks:
>>
> linux-headers-2.6.32-38 (version 2.6.32-38.83) will be installed
> linux-headers-2.6.32-38-generic (version 2.6.32-38.83) will be installed
> linux-headers-generic (version 2.6.32.38.44) will be re-installed
>>
>
> and reports following error:
>
>>
> E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-2.6.32-38_2.6.32-38.83_all.deb:
> unable to create
> `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-38/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg_32.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-38/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg_32.h')
> E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-2.6.32-38-generic_2.6.32-38.83_i386.deb: error creating symbolic link `./usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-38-generic/include/scsi'
>>
>
> are the headers needed to run linux "properly" or are they just needed
> to develop? what shall i do in order to repair the package system? can i
> remove the headers or will this affect user program or api?
> i run 10.04LTS.
>
> thank you
> ilan
>
>
>
>

Is your disk too full ?

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