[vox-tech] installation broken packages

[Carl Boettiger]

No luck trying to download and install .deb package:
cboettig at wiglaf:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i
xine-ui_0.99.4+dfsg+cvs20061111-2ubuntu2_i386.deb
[sudo] password for cboettig:
(Reading database ... 195296 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xine-ui 0.99.5-2build1 (using
xine-ui_0.99.4+dfsg+cvs20061111-2ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xine-ui ...
Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 9


On Dec 7, 2007 9:16 AM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

> Carl Boettiger wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have some broken packages which apt-get (also aptitude, synaptic,
> > adept_manager, dpkg) refuse to fix.  Any idea what's wrong?
> >
> > apt-get -f install decides xine-ui is no fully installed.  dpkg
> > identifes the package as being in a bad state:
> >
> > cboettig at wiglaf:~$ sudo dpkg -r xine-ui
> > dpkg: error processing xine-ui (--remove):
> >  Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> >  reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  xine-ui
> >
> >
> > However, any attempt to remove, reinstall, or reconfigure xine-ui with
> > dpkg or any apt program fails.  The error I keep getting is
> > cboettig at wiglaf:~$ dpkg-reconfigure xine-ui
> > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1.
>
> Looks like at least this file is corrupted.  If only a few files
> are corrupted you might be able to extract this file from the deb
> file or the deb source and manually replace this file, and repeat until
> the process starts working.
>
> Or, you can start backing up while the system still works and then
> run hardware diagnostics to insure your hard disk is functioning
> and then re-install.
>
> Or, someone else may suggest something between these extremes...
>
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure line 8.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure line 8.
> >
> > Googling unrecognized character \xDE gives me nothing.  (libperl5.8 is
> > installed).  I'm guessing something with my perl is messed up, but
> > that's just a wild guess.
> >
> > Other packages are also not fully installed: the full output of apt-get
> > -f install is:
> >
> > cboettig at wiglaf:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
> > required:
> >   cvs recode
> > Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> > 9 not fully installed or removed.
> > Need to get 0B/1551kB of archives.
> > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> > debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Unrecognized character \xDE at
> > /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1.
> > Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 2.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 2.
> > ) -- aborting
> > Selecting previously deselected package xine-ui.
> > (Reading database ... 194787 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to replace xine-ui 0.99.5-2build1 (using
> > .../xine-ui_0.99.5-2build1_i386.deb) ...
> > Unpacking replacement xine-ui ...
> > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1.
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line
> 3.
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
> > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 9
> > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1.
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line
> 3.
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
> > dpkg: error processing
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/xine-ui_0.99.5-2build1_i386.deb (--unpack):
> >  subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 9
> > Unrecognized character \xDE at /usr/share/perl/5.8/strict.pm line 1.
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line 3.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/File/Glob.pm line
> 3.
> > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-mime line 54.
> > dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> >  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 9
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  /var/cache/apt/archives/xine-ui_0.99.5-2build1_i386.deb
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> >
> > Help would be very much appreciated, I'm at a loss in what to do.
> >
> > Carl
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