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cannot install or update applications
i get the message: Uunable to update ... when i try to uupdate applications.
I get the same error when i try to install new applications. i have a N800 with dual bootinng and diablo. i run the system from mmc1. the log file shows: hildon-application-manager 2.1.16 apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. ----- Upgrading diskusage 0.2.20081201-1 to 0.2.20081201-1 apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: No such file or directory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libtinymail-maemo-1.0-0 1.0.0-svn3744 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libnss3 1.0.4-60.19 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: modest 1.0-2008.35-1 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: mnotify 2.0.3 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com_certified_dists_chin ook_user_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libtinymail-1.0-0 1.0.0-svn3744 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: fmradio 1.5.8 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com_certified_dists_chin ook_user_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libgtkmozembed 1.2.3-5.7 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libtinymailui-gtk-1.0-0 1.0.0-svn3744 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libosso-gnomevfs2-samba 2.16.3-1osso39 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libtinymailui-1.0-0 1.0.0-svn3744 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libxfont1 1:1.2.8-1osso2 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libcst0 1.7.20 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: apt 0.7.6maemo3 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: maemo-mapper-topomaps-fi 0.10-1 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com_certified_dists_chin ook_user_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libnspr4 1.0.4-60.19 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: microb-engine 1.0.4-60.19 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libcst 1.7.20 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libmodest-dbus-client 1.0-2008.35-1 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libtinymail-camel-1.0-0 1.0.0-svn3744 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libtinymail-gnomevfs-1.0-0 1.0.0-svn3744 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 1.12.8-0osso7 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libnss3-certs 1.0.4-60.19 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: udhcpc 0.9.8cvs20050303-2osso6 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libsofia-sip-ua0 1.12.8-0osso7 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_dists_diablo_sdk_free_binary-armel_Packages i am stuck-up and will appreciate any help |
Re: cannot install or update applications
Here again, I read all I could find in this forum, and tried to do the command line to rebuild the repository, and still I cannot install or update the applications on my N800.
The Application manager log file shows: hildon-application-manager 2.1.16 apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. ----- Upgrading knips 0.4.20081201-1 to 0.4.20081201-1 apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package install-tools. dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: No such file or directory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: mnotify 2.0.3 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com_certified_dists_chin ook_user_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: fmradio 1.5.8 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com_certified_dists_chin ook_user_binary-armel_Packages apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: maemo-mapper-topomaps-fi 0.10-1 apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com_certified_dists_chin ook_user_binary-armel_Packages I think that the problem comes from line: dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: No such file or directory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Any idea on how can I fix this problem? Running diablo from mmc2 (internal SD) Thanks |
Re: cannot install or update applications
Try:
sudo apt-get -f install and (so I just read, so YMMV): sudo dpkg --configure -a I'm not sure what the available file should contain, perhaps an "apt-get update" would refresh it if it's supposed to contain available/installable packages? |
Re: cannot install or update applications
thanks.
i tried and got this: ~ $ sudo apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 65 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: No such file or directory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) ~ $ ~ $ sudo dpkg --configure -a dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading: No such file or directory ~ $ ... and i am still stuck-up :-( |
Re: cannot install or update applications
Try this:
touch /var/lib/dpkg/available then: apt-get update or: apt-get -f install (basically something to fill that file with whatever it should contain) |
Re: cannot install or update applications
Thanks lardman, it fixed the problem.
I think that the problem was a corrupted file |
Re: cannot install or update applications
glad you've got it sorted out :)
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