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apt-get won't install: dpkg: files list for package 'gnome-themes-standard-data' is not a regular file
I'm trying to install packages to get a webcam stream running on my raspberry pi. All of a sudden, apt-get is totally busted -- every time I try to install, reinstall or purge something that might fix ...
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Weird issue with unmet dependencies when cloning package states from earlier installation on same machine
I've been doing the usual routine of saving the package selections and also marking the packages as auto or manual as outlined in the question and answer here: Restoring all data from backup of dpkg ...
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Understanding aptitude's behavior on a machine with multiple archives enabled
I'm having to deal with a Debian server, which initially was Squeeze, I believe, but where administrator enabled several distributions:
deb http://mirror.yandex.ru/debian/ stable main contrib ...
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Ubuntu Could not purge package
I've tried to install oracle-java7-installer package from custom repository onto Ubuntu 12. It was failed during executing some post-installation script.
So. I want just to rollback it and proceed ...
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Aptitude Search reports package installed, while Aptitude Show reports it not installed - how is that possible?
me@friedly_server:~$ aptitude search samba-tools
i samba-tools - Samba testing utilities
me@friendly_server:~$ aptitude show samba-tools
...
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Installed using apt-get, then ran out of storage
I attempted to install a large package, forgetting that I had little space left, and now I am a little stuck.
When I attempt to remove any packages I get the following error:
E: dpkg was ...
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How can I reliably “hold” a package in Debian?
I have a package in Debian that has been manually patched (not ideal, I know) that I must hold at its current version so upgrades don't overwrite the patched changes (I will manually inspect and apply ...
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debian: Remove or reinstall package in a very bad inconsistent state
I'm having a package management problem:
At some point, I must have interrupted an update or something, because the bluez package has broken. I've tried removing and/or reinstalling, but I get ...
