looks like im experiencing this same problem everytime ive installed, which has been about 2 times a day for the past week... if its not this error is something else snagging it up and causing it not to update or remove anything...
i was trying to install yahoo messenger(deb version) in my knoppix box but there were some errors
btw, i am a noob
below is the error msg i got
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dpkg -i '//home/knoppix/yahoo.deb' ;echo RESULT=$?
(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing //home/knoppix/yahoo.deb (--install):
files list file for package `libgcj4-dev' is missing final newline
Errors were encountered while processing:
//home/knoppix/yahoo.deb
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
RESULT=1
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i tried uninstalling some applications as well(gaim) and was prompted
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< export DEBIAN_FRONTEND; apt-get remove --purge --yes gaim ;echo RESULT=$?
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gaim*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 274 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 6345kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing gaim (--purge):
files list file for package `libgcj4-dev' is missing final newline
Errors were encountered while processing:
gaim
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://non-us.debian.org ./ Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/non-us.debian.org_%7ekitame_mozilla_._Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://people.debian.org sid/i386/ Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/people.debian.org_%7ebranden_packages_sid_i386_Pac kages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://people.debian.org ./ Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/people.debian.org_%7eblade_testing_._Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
RESULT=100
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this line always pops up wheneevr i tried to install/uninstall any app
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files list file for package `libgcj4-dev' is missing final newline
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any help is sincerely appreciated
looks like im experiencing this same problem everytime ive installed, which has been about 2 times a day for the past week... if its not this error is something else snagging it up and causing it not to update or remove anything...
You must install klik. Try this site http://klik.berlios.de/. It helped me install yahoo with no problems.
Klik may help w/ ym but it does not fix apt. Try:Originally Posted by mayhammer
Post any error messages.Code:apt-get update apt-get -f install apt-get remove gaim
Try install synaptic. Synaptic can be use to remove broken application.
try their recomendation but in a worse case scenario there is another solution (use as last case scenariio)
first off use apt for getting all your deb files it will resolve your dependency issues for you
but if apt gets hung on a loop about errors installing a file sometimes it cant overwite exsisting files etc...
cd /var/cahce/apt/archives
dpkg -i --force-all (package name)
will force it to setup said install
ive had to use this one a time or two even useing apt....
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