Update manager crashes/hangs on error

Bug #204192 reported by SarahBartnik
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

I was attempting to install printer drivers from Brother. These drivers would not install.

Now, every time I open the Update Manager (Ubuntu 7.10) I get the following:

Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:The package hl1430lpr needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.'

.
Not sure what's wrong

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Michael Nagel (nailor) wrote :

is this still an issue? could you please attach the complete output when trying to update?

where did get the brother drivers from? if the driver installation did not succeed anyways, try to remove the "hl1430lpr" package and see if this at least fixes you apt system.

Changed in update-manager:
status: New → Incomplete
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SarahBartnik (poppabass) wrote : Re: [Bug 204192] Re: Update manager crashes/hangs on error

Hi Michael,

I cannot remember exactly how I fixed my system but I did get apt to work
again. The drivers were from Brother.

Sarah

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 6:35 AM, Michael Nagel <email address hidden>
wrote:

> is this still an issue? could you please attach the complete output
> when trying to update?
>
> where did get the brother drivers from? if the driver installation did
> not succeed anyways, try to remove the "hl1430lpr" package and see if
> this at least fixes you apt system.
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Update manager crashes/hangs on error
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204192
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "update-manager" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I was attempting to install printer drivers from Brother. These drivers
> would not install.
>
> Now, every time I open the Update Manager (Ubuntu 7.10) I get the
> following:
>
> Could not initialize the package information
>
> An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
> information.
>
> Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the
> following error message:
>
> 'E:The package hl1430lpr needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an
> archive for it.'
>
> .
> Not sure what's wrong
>

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Michael Nagel (nailor) wrote :

closing this, then, as probably nothing will be done...

feel free to reopen this bug or file a new one should you experience any problems.

regards,
michael

Changed in update-manager:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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