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[Donny George]

sudo apt-get purge ttf-opensymbol

error were encountered while processing: ttf-opensymbol

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


sudo apt-get install ttf-opensymbol

error were encountered while processing: ttf-opensymbol

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


sudo apt-get reinstall openoffice-common

Invalid operation reinstall


sudo apt-get purge openoffice-common

couldnt find package openoffice-common

and no matter wat all steps i try the main error that is being returned is

error were encountered while processing: ttf-opensymbol

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


so i didnt do the upgrade and update steps or should i do them irrespective
of the other commands being unsuccessful ?


donny



On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:11 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 06/27/2008 01:04 AM, Donny George wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > hello noop
> >
> > apt-get clean went on without error
> >
> > apt-get install -f showed error with openoffice. it says
> >
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > ttf-opensymbol
>
> sudo apt-get reinstall ttf-opensymbol
>
> if it doesnt' work then:
>
> sudo apt-get purge ttf-opensymbol
> sudo apt-get install ttf-opensymbol
>
> > openoffice.org-core
>
> sudo apt-get reinstall openoffice-core
>
> [ditto as above if it fails]
>
> > openoffice.org-common
>
> sudo apt-get reinstall openoffice-common
>
> [ditto as above if it fails]
>
> then
>
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall openoffice.org
>
> apt-get install -f
>
> If you get more errors, do the same as above.
>
> > E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> > sudo apt-get update did the update without error
>
> Good.
>
> >
> > sudo apt-get reinstall ~ixorg says E:Invalid operation reinstall
>
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
>
> And if all above works, then:
>
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
>
> Reboot. Boot to recovery mode and select option 4 to xfix, when
> finished, select option 1 to continue to normal boot. Hopefully that
> will get you back to a gdm.
>
>
>
>
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