[SOLVED] dict-xdict installation error

[Alfred53]

I am a rookie. Yesterday, I intended to install a dictionary with the command sudo apt-get install dict-xdict, but it turned out to fail with the error. Then, I quited with Ctrl+ c, and I did not care much till today because when I want install something else today, the error keeps coming out.

Therefore, I think I would better remove dict-xdict first, so I use sudo apt-get remove dict-xdict, but the error still appears:

....
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/dictd not found.
dpkg: error processing dict-xdict (--remove):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 100
Errors were encountered while processing:
dict-xdict
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have already tries sudo apt-get -f install dict-xdict and it doesn't work out. I am hoping to install some other applications now, but I have not idea what I could do to fix this problem or just circumvent it, so I ask for help, please! Thank you in advance.

If possible, please help explain what is dpkg?

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Execute this

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update

Try to install any other package now.

[Alfred53]

Thank you for your reply. I tried your solution, but it does not work out. The error is still there. I am trying to install the bind9 package. It seems the download process is all right, but when it comes to its configurations, there comes the error. help!

zyxue@ubu:~$ sudo apt-get install bind9
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
bind9-host bind9utils dnsutils libbind9-50 libdns50 libdns53 libisc50
libisccc50 libisccfg50 liblwres50
Suggested packages:
bind9-doc resolvconf rblcheck
The following packages will be REMOVED:
dict-xdict
The following NEW packages will be installed:
bind9 bind9utils libdns53
The following packages will be upgraded:
bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-50 libdns50 libisc50 libisccc50 libisccfg50
liblwres50
8 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 1,615kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,293kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
....(#I cannot post URLs at present)
Fetched 1,615kB in 13s (123kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 84071 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing dict-xdict ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/dictd not found.
dpkg: error processing dict-xdict (--remove):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 100
Errors were encountered while processing:
dict-xdict
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[devils casper]

Execute this

ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.*

Post output here.

[Alfred53]

Here is the output. Thanks.

zyxue@ubu:~$ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-03-29 21:36 /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 515 2009-04-29 17:53 /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.md5sums
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 538 2009-04-29 17:53 /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.postinst
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 519 2009-04-29 17:53 /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.postrm

looking forward to you suggestion!

[devils casper]

Remove all those files and execute this

sudo apt-get clean all

[Alfred53]

You are great, though I have no idea why I have to remove /var/lib/dpkg/info/dict-xdict.* first.

Thank you so much!!

[devils casper]

Glad to help you !
You had terminated installation and package manager couldn't configure it. Some of its residual files were creating problem. After removing those files, everything worked fine.