problem installing new package with apt-get

**aaaaaarko** · 11-03-2012

Whenever i am trying to install any package with

Code:

apt-get install <package_name>

I am getting the bellow error.

HTML Code:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

after pursing dpkg --configure -a the problem is unsolved.
I have tried

Code:

apt-get update

and the same is showing.

need help.

**rokytnji** · 11-03-2012

Post sources.list I guess to elaborate more.

Code:

cat /etc/sources.list

Sometimes for me. I have to do during a testing dist-upgrade to fix apt issues.

Code:

apt-get -f install

To get rid of dpkg errors.

**devils casper** · 11-04-2012

Have you tried to clean cache?

Code:

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get update

**aaaaaarko** · 11-07-2012

Originally Posted by devils casper

Have you tried to clean cache?

Code:

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get update

I have tried all above commands but the result is same(showing the same dpkg error)

below is the sourcelist

Code:

root@v:~# vi /etc/apt/sources.list
#deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main

deb Index of /debian/ stable main contrib
deb Index of /debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb Index of /debian/ testing main contrib
deb-src Index of /debian/ stable main contrib
deb-src Index of /debian/ unstable main contrib
deb-src Index of /debian/ testing main contrib

deb Index of /debian-backports squeeze-backports main
#deb Index of /debian testing main contrib non-free
#deb-src Index of /debian testing main contrib non-free
#deb Index of /debian unstable main contrib non-free
#deb-src Index of /debian unstable main contrib non-free

deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb Debian -- Security Information testing/updates main contrib non-free


#deb http://mirror.peer1.net/debian-non-US/ stable/non-US main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://mirror.peer1.net/debian-non-US/ stable/non-US main contrib non-free

**jayd512** · 11-07-2012

Although I've not run Debian, I'm thinking that you may need to uncomment the non-free repos, depending on what package you are trying to install.

Do you get the above error even when performing an apt-get update?

**aaaaaarko** · 11-07-2012

yes

Code:

apt-get update

is also showing the same error.

**aaaaaarko** · 11-07-2012

now this problem has gone.a new one comes in.whenever i am going to install any package an error message related to python is showing

Code:

root@voxlinenetworks:~# apt-get install samba
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
samba is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up python-setuptools (0.6.14-4) ...
Package `python-setuptools' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
E: pycompile:79: cannot get content of python-setuptools
dpkg: error processing python-setuptools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-setuptools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

**rokytnji** · 11-07-2012

Code:

deb-src Index of /debian/ stable main contrib
deb-src Index of /debian/ unstable main contrib
deb-src Index of /debian/ testing main contrib

In my view. You need to settle with stable and comment out testing and unstable repos. Running a mix of repos like that with

Code:

deb Index of /debian-backports squeeze-backports main

Is just asking for trouble. No wonder you are having troubles. My sources.list is clean and simple.

Code:

$ inxi -r
 Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
           deb http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
           deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

So either go with Stable,Testing,or Unstable. Mixing them up like that you are inducing troubles yourself. I am surprised you even have a working system and no one has caught this yet.

Code:

#deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main

**Sector11** · 11-19-2012

Originally Posted by rokytnji

{snip}

So either go with Stable,Testing,or Unstable. Mixing them up like that you are inducing troubles yourself. I am surprised you even have a working system and no one has caught this yet.

+1 on that.

It is a mix and match situation for sure.
But at least the "cdrom" is commented out. (now!)

@ aaaaaarko
Just curious but what does your /etc/apt/preferences file say?

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