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Can't download or install programs--get error message: dpkg didn't run.

Bug #141125 reported by Ken Jannot
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #140739: Apt segfaults on gutsy. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Version 7.04, installed just a couple days ago. Suddenly, whenever I try to install or download a program, codec pack or update, I get an error message that dpkg failed to run, and telling me to manually run "dpkg --configure -a". I try to run that in the application run console (alt-f2), and nothing happens--and I get the same error message the next time.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Sep 19 20:42:45 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
Package: nautilus 1:2.18.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id default2
ProcCwd: /home/kathy
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
Uname: Linux Desk 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Fri Aug 31 00:55:27 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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Ken Jannot (kjannot) wrote :
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pivotter (pivotter) wrote :

maybe the same as bug 141096.
can you boot to console (without X)
update, upgrade and see if it reports segmentation fault ? Pivotter

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Ken Jannot (kjannot) wrote :

I don't know what you mean--boot to console? Without X?

I'll look for the segmentation fault report later today--but so far, I've received the same message whether trying to download or trying to update/upgrade: dpkg failed to run.

I can mention: This is on a desktop dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows Vista. Ubuntu is on a separate, usb-connected external hard drive.

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Ken Jannot (kjannot) wrote :

I figured out it wasn't so much a bug as my ignorance. Once I figured out how to open a terminal and enter the command, the problem was solved.

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Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 140739, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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